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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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    Macbeth Character Journal Assignment Guidelines Over the course of this 3 week unit‚ you will have the opportunity to explore the nuances of Macbeth by putting yourself into the mindset of a character you have selected. You will write a series of diary entries as if you were this character‚ that means from his or her point of view and create an appropriate and creative cover. Requirements: 1. You will be assigned 6 entries‚ with the option of skipping one entry at any time. If you choose‚ you may

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    Lady Macbeth is well respected like Macbeth. King Duncan calls her "our honored hostess." She is loving to her husband but at the same time very ambitious‚ she has a strong need for Macbeth to be king. This outcome will not benefit her and her husband equally. She says that "the fastest way" for Macbeth to become king is by murdering King Duncan. Lady Macbeth’s thoughts make her appear as cold and ambitious. To prepare for what she feels must be done she calls on evil spirits to "stop up th’ access

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    "Macbeth" is a Shakespearean tragedy focused solely on the tragic hero Macbeth. All major events that take place in the play involve the presence of Macbeth‚ including the witches’ prophecies‚ the death of King Duncan‚ and the return of the rightful King Malcolm. Being so intricately tied to all aspects of the play allows the character of Macbeth to be completely developed‚ and become of considerable interest to the reader. Because we first hear of Macbeth in the wounded captain’s account of his

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    Macbeth Theme Songs King Duncan: Betrayed by Avenged Sevenfold I think that the song Betrayed would be an appropriate theme song for King Duncan for a few different reasons. First off‚ as it says in the title of the song he betrayed by Macbeth. The song itself is written about a guitarist of a very popular band from the 80s and 90s called Pantera‚ who was shot and killed while on stage by one of his fans. Fans to rock and roll bands are like their loyal subjects and this fan betrayed him by

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    forbid: Weary se’n nights nine times nine Shall he dwindle‚ peak and pine: Though his bark cannot be lost Yet it shall be tempest-tost.” Much more than the other elements‚ the Witches introduce an element of supernatural mystery and fear into Macbeth. As Coleridge says‚ “as true a creation of Shakespeare’s as his Ariel and Caliban” and “wholly different from the representation of witches in the contemporary writers‚ and yet presented a sufficient external resemblance to the creatures of vulgar

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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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    explore Macbeth’s changing character. Within the play ‘Macbeth’‚ Macbeth’s character changes considerably. Macbeth starts a very noble and praiseworthy general in the army; however throughout the play various yet similar events cause Macbeth to become an evil and vicious man. This essay will comment on how Shakespeare presents the changing character of Macbeth through a comparison of the three key murder scenes. The witches is ‘Macbeth’ are full of evil and make Macbeth do things he would never

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    Shakespeare present the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Act 1? Macbeth is a dramatic play which tells the story of the downfall of a ‘Nobleman’ who becomes a ‘tyrant’. In Act one Shakespeare introduces the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth using a range of dramatic devices. At the start of the play Macbeth is introduced from two different perspectives. He is firstly introduced by the three witches whom are discussing a meeting with him ‘There to meet with Macbeth’. This scene would create

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    How Does Macbeth’s Character Change over the Play? At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth’s character starts off as a loyal and brave soldier‚ who is admired by many people. Throughout the play‚ however‚ it is evident that his character and the personality of his character change a lot. There are many aspects that changed his character. What the witches said to him I think changed him the most. Before the witches spoke to him‚ he didn’t think of what it would be like to be king‚ or any of the other

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