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    [MACBETH ESSAY] “Security is mortal’s chiefest enemy” - Hecate (III‚ v‚ 32-33)‚ Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare comments through Hecate that the greatest enemy of mankind is seeking security. In this scene‚ Hecate is planning the destruction of Macbeth by building his confidence and in the process; she gives us a hint to our lives. This can also be related to our society when one tries to gain a higher rank that results in becoming his nemesis. An example of this is Tiger

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    Lady Macbeth is responsible for the fall of her husband It can be said that Lady Macbeth is responsible for the fall of Macbeth. I believe that she was partly responsible for this. I believe that two sets of people are responsible for the fall of Macbeth.. Secondly I believe that Lady Macbeth is responsible for his fall. She urges him to kill Duncan questioning his manly-hood and saying that he was too kind. Finally I believe that the witches played a huge part in the fall of Macbeth. The witches

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    history is Macbeth of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is introduced as an ambitious‚ valiant warrior who cares for both his country and his people. Soon after the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is corrupted by the prediction of the 3 witches that he will soon be king. As the play progresses‚ Macbeth is driven to kill Duncan‚ and from there he hires 3 murderers to kill Banquo and Macduffs wife‚ along with everyone in his house.

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    Macbeth killing Duncan The twilight dimmed and waned above the untamed forestry embedded with lies and deceptions which enfolded around the castle‚ the final resting place of Duncan the spineless former king of Scotland. The pathetic slab of cement they so call a gravestone will mark a new era for Scotland. One simplistically swift slice and a barricade of emotions are the only barrier from me‚ heroic Macbeth conquering the rights to king and the riches that in lie within the very title of king

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    Lady Macbeth is responsible for Macbeth’s downfall Lady Macbeth is shown early as an ambitious woman who can manipulate Macbeth easily.  It is shown in the line "That I may pour my spirits in thine ear" Act 1 Scene 5. She manipulates his self-esteem by playing with his manliness and his bravery.  (Act 1 scene 5 lines 16-18)  “yet do I fear thy nature‚ It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way”  You are too full of the milk of human kindness

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    Blood‚ Act 3 1. a. Quotation Macbeth: We hear our bloody cousins are bestowed in England and in and speaker Ireland‚ not confessing their cruel parricide... (3.1. 29-31) b. Paraphrase I’ve heard that Duncan’s sons are hiding in England and Ireland and are and clarification not confessing that they killed their father. c. Conclusions First quote; no comparison yet. Macbeth is trying to make Banquo believe that Duncan’s sons‚ not Macbeth‚ killed Duncan. 2. a. Quotation Macbeth: So is he mine‚ and in such

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    William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”‚ Lady Macbeth is responsible for the death of King Duncan. Although other characters did contribute to the death of the king‚ such as the three witches and Macbeth himself‚ Lady Macbeth’s role in his death is the most prominent and influential. Upon first reading her husband’s letter‚ Lady Macbeth instantly believes that the way to achieve the crown is to kill King Duncan. Furthermore‚ when Macbeth is doubtful about whether or not he should kill Duncan‚ his wife manipulates

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    Initially‚ the witches are the cause to leading Macbeth’s actions; although‚ Lady Macbeth encourages Macbeth to do these terrible actions. Similar to Macbeth’s character‚ Lady Macbeth becomes very ambitious for Macbeth to have his seat on the throne because she wants to have her throne along with Macbeth. In the footnotes of the play Margaret Kortes explains what Lady Macbeth says‚ “When you want something passionately‚ you also want to obtain it by fair means. You would not act dishonestly‚ yet

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    Macbeth was written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. This great tragedy belongs to the period of Great Tragedies and Bitter Comedies‚ 1601-1607. This is a period of gloom and depression and it marks the full maturity of his powers. His dramatic power‚ his intellectual power and his power of expression are at their highest. In this period‚ he wrote his supreme masterpieces. His attention is‚ however‚ occupied exclusively with the darker side of human experience. The sins and

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    Lady Macbeth: The slayer of King Duncan In the 7th grade I was suspended from school for being an “instigator.” I would cause disputes by persuading individuals who didn’t like one another‚ to hate one another. I’d gradually use my dynamic lingo to provoke the victims in the so called scuffle to get to that final step where they’d lose it and fight. I got what I wanted by manipulating the ones who were vulnerable and unsure what to do when placed in a troubling situation. Understanding the

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