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    Lady Macbeth

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    Major May 23‚ 2013 The Fall of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s Marriage In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the lead roles Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth’s marriage drastically changes throughout the play as a result of violence and cruelty. Throughout the play we see the couples relationship plummet‚ drawing the end of their marriage. The murder of King Duncan began the tension and mistrust in their marriage. The paranoia created distance between the two after Macbeth began killing innocent people

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    Darkness In Macbeth

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    amazing talent in play writing. His use of intense detail builds up the setting and personality of the characters in his plays. In the play MacbethMacbeth himself‚ drowned by greed and complete darkness‚ kills the king in an effort to be crowned. His reign of terror‚ driven by insanity and darkness builds the suspense in the play. The evil atmosphere in Macbeth grows darker with every pain staking casualty the characters encounter. The use of pathetic fallacy darkens the mood and atmosphere of the

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    How is Macbeth portrayed?

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    How is Macbeth Portrayed in the First Act? At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is known as the ‘bravest’ soldier and after the battle the Captain exclaims‚ ‘But all’s too weak‚ for brave Macbeth’. This shows that Macbeth is heroic and is a valiant soldier. I think that it is important that Shakespeare has depicted Macbeth as being a brave character because this influences him in murdering Duncan later on and it is crucial that we‚ as the reader‚ believe that Macbeth is capable of doing this

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    It has often been said that Macbeth is a character of powerful contradictions. He is evil and all-powerful. Are his violent acts and his criminal activities simply the result of Macbeth’s ambition to be King of Scotland? Why is he willing to kill his king and his best friend with apparently no remorse? Are his acts the result of blind ambition? No‚ Macbeth is the target of manipulation. He is not the manipulator‚ but instead is manipulated by different people and different forces

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    Fate In Macbeth

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    Shakespeare‚ two topics seen throughout Macbeth. In the tragedy Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth is a victim of his fate; the influences by Lady Macbeth and by the Witches‚ as well as his downfall‚ are consequences of fate and not his own free will. As a result of fate‚ Lady Macbeth influences Macbeth and challenges his use of free will. Lady Macbeth pressures Macbeth to murder and commit sinful acts by taunting his abilities and assuring him her way is best. Macbeth questions murdering Duncan: “To

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    Tyranny in Macbeth

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    responsible for the tyranny of Macbeth is the man himself. Discuss. In the Shakespearian play‚ Macbeth cannot be solely responsibly for the tyranny that he causes. Macbeths close relationship with lady Macbeth and his own ambitions to become king lead him to many evil actions. This relationship causes many fatalities‚ which is turn leads to changes in the personality of lady Macbeth and this can be seen‚ as she has difficulty in coping with the situation that she has put herself in. However‚ slow

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    people. Other times it has been for the greater good. People like Adolf Hitler became corrupt because of the goals he set out. On the other hand the goal of someone like Mother Theresa has helped all of mankind. In the case of Shakespeare’s play "Macbeth" the goal and desire for power corrupts the two main characters. However‚ to Macbeth’s credit‚ it takes a lot more deceiving to convert Macbeth to evil than it does Lady Macbeth. Macbeth seems to still have a conscience and has to debate evil deeds

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    Macbeth - Ambition

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    Duncan begins with the witches prophesying that Macbeth will be king. Macbeth wants to fulfil this prophecy due to his high ambitions. However‚ the prophecy is fulfilled only because Lady Macbeth leads her husband through the barriers. It is Macbeth’s wife who causes the death of Duncan. <br> <br>Lady Macbeth acts as Macbeth’s superior while the murder of Duncan occurs. Lady Macbeth has high ambitions for her husband. She understands that Macbeth has a lust for the throne. However‚ she fears that

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    banquo in macbeth

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    a foil and a contrast to Macbeth. Macbeth‚ for example‚ eagerly accepts the Three Witches’ prophecy as true and seeks to help it along. Banquo‚ on the other hand‚ doubts the prophecies and the intentions of these seemingly evil creatures. Whereas Macbeth places his hope in the prediction that he will be king‚ Banquo argues that evil only offers gifts that lead to destruction. Banquo steadily resists the temptations of evil within the play‚ praying to heaven for help‚ while Macbeth seeks darkness‚ and

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    Macbeth Stereotyping

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    Man Stereotyping “The raven himself is hoarse‚” Lady Macbeth says‚ speaking of the atrocious act of murder she must commit. Lady Macbeth cannot simply go through with the act in her feminine state‚ so she calls to the spirits to make her more like a man‚ the seemingly more malicious sex. Through his own words‚ Shakespeare is able to tell a story from not only his point of view‚ but the view of his era. In the soliloquy spoken by Lady Macbeth in Act 1 Scene 3‚ she is speaking of her paradigm of the

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