The story of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a tragic one indeed. Full of betrayal and paranoia‚ this play ranks high on Shakespeare’s list of plays. Macbeth tells the story of the Thane of Glamis‚ Macbeth. He learns prophecies from three witches and seeks to fulfill them. In this quest‚ he gets what he wants‚ but loses what he had before. Macbeth’s main reason for committing the heinous act against Duncan in act II is his vivid imagination. The definition of imagination is the faculty or action of forming
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walks upon three witches and was told what he had to do in order to become king not realizing the consequences that awaits him. Although the main idea was quite similar there were events throughout the movie that differed from the original movie such as; Macbeth and Washizu‚ Lady Macbeth and Lady Washizu‚ as well as the witch from Throne of Blood and the witches from Macbeth. The first encounter of the witches by Macbeth and Washizu triggered different reactions. When he first met the witches‚ Macbeth
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the war. As the play continue he becomes a solitary tyrant who kills anyone who gets in his way. Although the witches and Lady Macbeth are partially responsible for the murder of Duncan and the downfall of Macbeth‚ Macbeth is solely responsible. Macbeth’s ambition is a reason he is accountable for the death of the King and his downfall. In the beginning‚ Macbeth runs into three witches and they tell him “All hail‚ Macbeth‚ that shalt be King hereafter!” (Act 1‚ scene 3) Macbeth blindly believes
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that the three sisters control Macbeth’s fate and that he is as much a victim as King Duncan and his grooms‚ while others believe that Macbeth‚ alone‚ is responsible for his actions. Although fate has a part in Macbeth’s decisions‚ the story is a tragedy of character. The witches prophesy that Macbeth will someday be king and Lady Macbeth rouses his hidden aspirations and desires‚ but it is Macbeth’s ambition that gives rise to the poor decisions he makes to fulfill the prophecy. The witches’ prophecy
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telling of their stories. In each of these tales‚ a supernatural force rooted itself in the main characters. Macbeth had the three witches and the Whites had the monkey’s paw. These two forces had inevitable consequences powered by choice. They were warned of the effect of challenging fate‚ but they failed to heed. In “Macbeth”‚ the notorious general met the three witches. They used their powers to show him a clue to his future and what would become of him. Although Macbeth ultimately had a choice
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primarily motivated by the witches prophecies because it is a temptation of power. In the middle of ACT 2 Macbeth and Banquo are talking. Both have thoughts in their heads about the prophecy. Macbeth is planning to kill King Duncan in less than an hour. While Banquo keeps his thoughts deeper in his mind. “I dreamt last night of the three Weïrd Sisters./ To you they have showed some truth.” (2.1.24-26) Banquo shows her he has in fact dreamt about the prophecies the witches told him. He‚ along with
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physiological fixation in our nervous tissues makes the inherent associations‚ clinging around objects and processes once mysterious (but now explainable)‚ become operative even when the conscious mind has been purged of all wonder. The appearance of the three Weird sisters at the inception of Shakespeare’s timeless play‚ Macbeth‚ excites a sense of awe coupled with a subtle dread due to contact with unknown spheres and forces and their re-appearance in the third scene after the King’s order establishes
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was impulsive from the witches’ prophecies. Macbeth wanted to control their fate instead of just letting it happen. The witches then foretold‚ “Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill Shall come against him” (IV.i.92-94). Lo and behold later the army decided to hide behind the trees as camouflage from Birnam Woods. Everything that the came true no matter what the circumstance. The witches have made everything come true in the witches foretold the prophecies
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Nevertheless the encouragement of the witches and Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth is entirely accountable for his downfall. Throughout the play‚ Macbeth‚ Macbeth is a tragic hero who abolishes himself by his own wicked and selfish determinations. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is portrayed as a brave‚ noble hero of Scotland who has fearlessly won the war. As the story progresses‚ Macbeth soon becomes a tyrant king who is willing to kill anyone who becomes a danger to his kingdom. Although Macbeth is
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The tragic masterpiece “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare‚ starts with the evil curse of three witches. Act 1 Scene 1 introduces the audience to the witches‚ showing them what malevolence they are capable of‚ and how then plan to deceive Macbeth‚ in fact the scene is the crafting of the trick they plot for him. Once the witches decide when they shall meet and when the act finishes with a chorused three lines‚ creating mystery before exiting the stage. Making a statement‚ Lady Macbeth enters
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