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    The play Macbeth is about a man who slowly goes insane because of his poor and morally wrong decisions. In real life‚ Macbeth was not the crazy man that he is portrayed to be. The true crazy one was Duncan. He was power hungry‚ tyrannical‚ and could be classified as a poor decision maker that split his army to both northern and southern territories to attack different peoples. Macbeth and Duncan’s personalities were switched by Shakespeare in order to appease King James I of England who was extremely

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    In Act 1 scene 2 we find out that Macbeth is a brave and great soldier "noble Macbeth"‚ who is ready to die for Duncan. Nevertheless‚ the prophecies of the witches have an influential effect on him - which shows that he is easily persuaded and believes all the good things about his future that he is told whether or not it is true‚ especially when he learns the first prophecy had in fact actually come true‚ when he becomes the Thane of Cawdor. After Macbeth became the Thane of Cawdor he beings to

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    Macbeth is a tragic hero in William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth due to his tragic flaw and the events leading to his death. Macbeth evolves as a character due to his tragic flaw of unchecked ambition. Macbeth’s ambition changes drastically throughout the events leading to his demise. The prophecies of the Weird Sisters are interpreted differently by Macbeth and the Weird Sisters. A series of uncontrollable events affect Macbeth and his future kingship. Macbeth’s lineage is threatened by Banquo and

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    Within the play of MacbethShakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as ambitious and vicious when she is first introduced in Act 1 Scene 5. Lady Macbeth is the one of the main reasons the play played out like it did. Although‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth treat each other as friends‚ they both have an equal say in what happens‚ but Lady Macbeth seems to contribute more opinion than Macbeth does. When her husband writes to Lady Macbeth about the witches‚ she was excited‚ she wanted to be queen and she did not

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    better man that Macbeth anyway. Not only does Banquo fight alongside Macbeth in the major battle‚ but he is also given prophesies by the three witches and doesn’t take them to hear too much. Banquo takes the words of the witches as lies and really doesn’t even think twice of them until after Macbeth is given the title of Thane of Cawdor; Macbeth on the other hand decides to live by those words from minute one. Another reason that Banquo is considered to be a better man that Macbeth is quite obvious

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    before us. Macbeth is a dark play written by William Shakespeare. Macbeth was written around the year 1606. It is a story that has been acted out and told and retold in every generation since it was first performed. Macbeth is important today since individuals are still influenced by desire and greed today like in Shakespearean circumstances. The establish storyline of Macbeth still relates with our present day generation. as it shows the social toxins brought on by too much desire. Macbeth stated‚

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    Macbeth Characterization Graphic Organizer Use this graphic organizer to collect your thoughts about characterization in Macbeth. As you read each scene‚ record what you learn about the character. Add the line from the play that supports your idea. Lady Macbeth   Observations Text Support Looks     Actions It is assumed that she committed suicide. She couldn’t handle the guilt. She is sleep walking showing that she is greatly disturbed. The queen‚ my lord‚ is dead. Lady Macbeth has taken to sleep

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    and without blood‚ we could not live. This is known to everyone‚ and because of this‚ when Shakespeare uses the symbol of blood to represent treason‚ murder and death‚ it is easily understood and fits in perfectly with the ideas we have of blood.<br><br>Blood is mentioned often in the play and most times in reference to murder or treason. The first sinister reference to blood is in Act 2‚ Scene 1‚ when Macbeth sees the dagger floating in the air leading him to Duncan’s room and he sees "on the blade

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    The Character Traits of Macbeth William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth shows us that cheating will not get you were you want to go. Macbeth was written in the 16th century England during the Elizabethan period‚ because of this the story has a complex plot and many themes that the people in the Elizabethan period would enjoy. The character Macbeth has many traits that Shakespeare used to develop Macbeth throughout the play and even how the character Macbeth advances the theme of the play.

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    As well as showing respect to his subject he also held in utmost respect‚ as he is frequently called great king and chants of god save the king are also frequent throughout act 1 scene 3. Even after his death people still speak highly of Duncan. Macbeth the man who killed Duncan refers to him as gracious in act 3 scene 1. Macduff also tells Malcolm that his father was “a most sainted king”‚ Malcolm later comments that “angels are bright still‚ though the brightest fell”. Duncan also proves

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