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    surrounded him. Macbeth was manipulated throughout the play by many different characters. He was influenced by the evil that surrounded him that dwelled in the witches and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth was a brave soldier for Scotland who was fooled and forced into killing Duncan who was the king of Scotland. The evil that was implanted in him grew and it influenced people around him. He killed many people after he became king. The greed and ambition in him did not stop growing which affected many people around him

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    Macbeth Ambition Analysis

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    In the dramatic play‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ which took place in Scotland‚ the author‚ William Shakespeare‚ wrote about Macbeth. He was a cold blooded killer who was pushed to his limits‚ while feeding his desire to be the King of Scotland. The essential theme of this play is ambition‚ as it is shown through the actions and dialogue of the characters. To start off‚ the characters‚ Macbeth and Malcolm are two men who portray ambition and determination throughout the entire play. For example‚ Macbeth

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    about the wild events of the night during which in his 70 years on this earth he’s never seen. The brutal and unnatural killing of Duncan is mirrored by all the abnormal things happening to the natural world entailing the start of King MacBeth of Scotland. Macbeth being the unnatural taking rule of the natural. This scene appears extremely important as it signifies the start of the unnatural ruling. The language used in this scene is full of imagery‚ principally animals. With a scene almost re-enacting

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    Macbeth Literary Analysis Rough Draft The motif of appearance versus reality is used in multiple places throughout The Tragedy of Macbeth. It appears in many forms; deception‚ irony‚ murder‚ etc. However‚ perhaps its most startling development occurs in the personality swap between Macbeth and his wife‚ Lady Macbeth. Macbeth begins as an honest man who feels tremendous horror when asked to commit murder‚ and Lady Macbeth begins as a power hungry wife who will not let anyone get in the way of her

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    While Macbeth only ruled Scotland for a short period a time‚ he still made a great impact. However compared to other Machiavellian princes‚ he is not considered a successful prince. Macbeth does not fit the Machiavellian prince criteria for many reasons. This is mainly due to him not maintain the appearance of a good‚ stable ruler and eventually losing power after being killed by his own kinsmen. Macbeth was not able to follow these simple rules causing his ultimate tragedy at the end of the play

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    The Shakespearean play "Macbeth" follows what is expected in a Shakespearean tragedy by containing characteristics similar to all Shakespearean tragedies. These are the fatal flaws in Macbeth‚ the fall of noble‚ respectable man with great qualities‚ Macbeth‚ and Macbeth’s terrible murder of the King in order to obtain the crown‚ which causes absolute chaos. Macbeth’s character contains fatal flaws that cause him to do evil. These fatal flaws are a limitation to Macbeth’s otherwise worthy character

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    Macbeth Scene Summaries ACT/SCENE PLOT/MAJOR EVENTS SUMMARISED (DOT POINTS) WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT THE CHARACTERS? LINKS TO THEMES/SYMBOLS? 1/1 Three witches meet upon there heath and arrange to meet with Macbeth. CHARACTERS INCLUDED Three witches THINGS LEARNT ABOUT THE CHARACTERS That the witches’ have some sort of power which allows them to tell or make up the future. Supernatural. Fate Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair. 1/2 King Duncan‚ Malcolm‚ Donalbain and Lennox wait for news on the battle

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    and control and pursue a determination without keeping their behaviors in check. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ the Scottish General Macbeth‚ also known as the Thane of Cawdor‚ is a valiant and courageous soldier who desires to become the King of Scotland. Despite the motivations and efforts of others to influence his behavior‚ Macbeth schemes to improve his position of power. He begins winding a web of decisions that drive him to commit the most atrocious deeds. As the play unfolds‚

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    Macbeth Guilt Analysis

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    In William Shakespeare’s‚ Macbeth‚ sin‚ deceitfulness‚ and betrayal consume his characters. These terrible attributes lead to their gruesome downfalls. As Shakespeare’s characters have a plethora of power‚ the choices they make can never be taken back‚ thus leading to self destruction. Folding under the pressure of their tasks at hand‚ these characters cannot distinguish right from wrong‚ good versus evil‚ or guilt from conscience. Shakespeare’s protagonist‚ Macbeth‚ primarily struggles with distinguishing

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    character will be forever changed. Lady Macbeth intentionally tries to ignore consequence and concentrates on securing Macbeth’s future as king of Scotland. She looks to the ‘quickest way’ as one that may lack rationality‚ but shortens their path to the throne. She receives a letter from Macbeth with the news that he was prophesied as the king of Scotland. As soon as her eyes ran across the words‚ she said‚ "thou… shalt be / What thou art promised" (I.V.14-15). She suggests‚ by this quick

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