elements of mystery‚ tension‚ and surprise to draw the audience into the story. The first of these structural choices is starting the play with the witches. It causes a great amount of mystery because most people had gone to watch a play about the king of Scotland. This causes people to wonder why the play is about the king if it starts with three witches. Also‚ because the audience isn’t going to decipher what every line means in the play‚ lines such as “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair; Hover through
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world or even just gaining universal life lessons. The people needed something to believe that led their lives and gave them reason for living‚ doing courageous acts and bringing themselves and their families honor. Fate has been portrayed in the three stories Sir Gawain‚ Macbeth‚ and The Pardoners Tale very well and had a key effect of each of the hero’s lives. Wyrd was portrayed in Sir Gawain through the story and life of Sir Gawain. When the Green Knight came to King Arthurs kingdom it was fate
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which originally‚ he is satisfied with this title alone‚ until he has the encounter with three witches‚ and learns of a prophecy where he becomes king. Once told of this‚ the theme that pride‚ greed‚ and ambition can overpower morality and human nature emerges‚ and this is perfectly exemplified in the actions‚ changes in moral standpoint‚ and character of Macbeth overall thus far; from Act 1 to Act 3. When the witches inform Macbeth and Banquo of the prophecy whereas Macbeth will become king‚ it does
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Macbeth who was told about his prophecy by three witches and one of them was him being king‚ in which he succeeds by killing all in his way. The term tragic hero applies to Macbeth. Through three witch’s predications‚ Lady Macbeth’s encouragements‚ and the fact that he is a courageous man. The first reason why Macbeth is a tragic hero is related to the three witch’s predictions. As Macbeth and Banquo return from one of their fights they encounter three
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eventually leads to his failure. Ultimately‚ the reasons for his downfall were his lack of self-worth‚ uncontrollable lust for power and his overconfidence. Each of these factors were heavily influenced by characters such as Lady Macbeth and the witches‚ both of them having negative effects on Macbeth. One of the main reasons for Macbeth’s downfall was his lack of self-worth. Macbeth is never completely happy with where he is‚ even when he was made Thane of Cawdor he still searched for more. If
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he seems almost relieved—with the English army at his gates‚ he can finally return to life as a warrior‚ and he displays a kind of reckless bravado as his enemies surround him and drag him down. In part‚ this stems from his fatal confidence in the witches’ prophecies‚ but it also seems to derive from the fact that he has returned to the arena where he has been most successful and where his internal turmoil need not affect him—namely‚ the battlefield. Unlike many of Shakespeare’s other tragic heroes
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pedestal straight away as he is not even introduced properly yet‚ the first impression is that he is a tragic hero‚ masked in mystery and bravery. However as the play proceeds it is evident that there is a tragic flaw in his character‚ his ambition. The witches‚ who are an embodiment of evil themselves‚ feed on this crippling flaw and awaken the bad side of Macbeth’s character which causes him to brutally murder the natural king and others‚ also causing the world of “Macbeth” to spiral into a world where
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intuition that he ends up relying on are entirely his own. In the beginning‚ Macbeth is a good man. He fights for his king and his country‚ and he is honored for his good deeds and is made prosperous. Yet‚ it all changes with the meeting of witches along
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In the first scene‚ we are introduced to three witches who foresee what is about to happen ‘when the battle’s lost‚ and won”. To add to their image and idea of magic‚ Shakespeare uses rhyme for their dialogue‚ to create a spell like rhythm and sound. Shakespeare then introduces us to the character Macbeth for the first time‚ when the witches mention his name. This again arouses our interest in Macbeth‚ as we begin to assume he is associated with the witches and therefore; with evil. However‚ in the
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in Scotland. It is about a man who becomes very greedy thinks to three which sisters. Macbeth speaks to three ladies who are witches tell him that he will be Thane of Cawdor he becomes selfish because of this and hie writes a letter to his wife Who calls for the king’s blood. After they kill the king in his chambers McBeth starts to grow crazy‚ Lady McBeth tells him not to worry. Later the witches tell Macbeth that they have three masters that can help him. The first is a bloody head and hand that
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