your sanity. Shakespeare shows this through his main character Macbeth as he kills to gain and keep his place as king but become more and more guilty as the story progresses and more and more insane. Macbeth guilt changes him making him not able to think clearly and making him regret what he had done. After he commits his first murder to claim the throne by killing the king Duncan. He shows signs of guilt and how he
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or emotion and these three colors fit Macbeth very well. The color black is most commonly associated with mystery‚ death‚ and atrocity. Throughout the novel it is seen that Macbeth committed many malicious acts to satisfy his ambition to becoming King and keeping that position. According to a quote from Act 4 Scene 1‚ “The castle of Macduff I will surprise‚ Seize upon Fife‚ give to th’ edge o’ th’ sword. His wife‚ his babes‚ and all unfortunate souls” This shows how evil Macbeth can be since he
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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 showed drive‚ and motivation when he murdered King Duncan to obtain the position as the King of Scotland. This shows ambition because it proves he is persistent
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capability of feeling when she shows remorse for her father: “Had he not resembled may father was he slept‚ I had done’t” (II.ii. 12-13). Lady Macbeth expresses that if King Duncan did not resemble her father she would have killed him which indicates she does contain emotional feelings. Lady Macbeth realizes that the murder of King Duncan transforms Macbeth into a murderous savage. In this realization‚ Lady Macbeth feels remorseful for Macbeth’s numerous wrongdoings. In a conversation with Macbeth she
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believed that Macbeth had to take the life of King Duncan . SHe urged that if his life were to remain intact‚ It would take years before the prophecy before his destiny would come into fruition. At this point Macbeth was faced with two options; either he would kill the king and hasten his ascension into the crown or wait for allow time to pass and let him acquire the crown by natural means thus diverting him from his utter demise. Macbeth chose to kill the king‚ and thus chose his own death‚ but was he
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Macbeth” by William Shakespeare is a play that takes place in Scotland during the Middle Ages. In the beginning‚ Macbeth and his friend Banquo have just defeated two armies for King Duncan. After the battle‚ Macbeth and Banquo run into three witches that prophecy that Macbeth will become the Thane of Cawdor and eventually King of Scotland. Macbeth‚ now blinded by his obsession for power‚ betrays his closest friends in order to fulfill his prophecy. Shakespeare uses the theme of appearance versus reality
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HOW MACBETH RELATES TO BULLYING Macbeth and other characters were being bullies in a lot of ways. The characters used a lot of violence. For example Macbeth wanted to kill the king. A bully is someone who thinks of themselves above everyone else and someone who pushes people around. The witches in the macbeth story bullied people simply by starting trouble and messing with Macbeth’s head. The story of Macbeth relates to bullying very well. Macbeth was not the only bully in the story there are others
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to rule Scotland and Hitler wanted to rule the World. Macbeth was ambitious because he wanted to become the king after hearing his prophecy from the witches. “Is this a dagger which I see before me‚ The handle toward my hand? Come‚ let me clutch thee. I have thee not‚ and yet I see thee still” (White 5). Macbeth’s craze after seeing a metaphoric dagger that will be used to kill King Duncan insinuates that he wanted to do it himself. He did the crime himself because he wanted to look like a “man”
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the play the weird sisters make predictions to be used to make Macbeth think that he will become king. When Macbeth hears their many predictions‚ he does not know that they only use their words for evil instead of good. The witches’ predictions about him becoming king‚ lead Macbeth to go above and beyond to make sure that their prediction is certain to become true. When Macbeth is actually crowned king‚ he continues to go and listen to the rest of the witches’ predictions so that he can hear what
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Fate or Fatality David Mamet correctly stated that‚ “…it is the human lot to try and fail…” This quote means that human beings are destined to always attempt to improve their lives although they are seldom successful. The two works of literature that best support this interpretation are the The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison and “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare. Pecola and Macbeth‚ the protagonists from both works‚ strive to improve their “current” situations but fail miserably. In The Bluest
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