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    Macbeth’s decisions and action made him believe the prophecies of the three witches and he wants to make them come true and not let it play out, this will lead Macbeth to his death. Macbeth let’s his action interfere with his real personality and let Lady Macbeth influence him to do things that should not be done. Macbeth and Banquo were coming back from battle; they were like partners against the enemy. Then they ran up on three weird women. They were witches and Banquo couldn't tell if they…

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    three witches, Macbeth's ambition is awoken and he kills King Duncan and takes the throne for himself. After killing the king Duncan to become king, Macbeth is clearly consumed by his guilt saying that “Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more: Macbeth shall sleep no more.” . Once king, Macbeth feels as though he has to commit more and more murders in order to protect himself from suspicion and opposition. In order to secure his place as king, he orders that his…

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    top-full of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood, stop up th’ access and passage to remorse (Shakespeare 334)”. Once word is out that king Duncan has been murdered Banquo is suspicious about how Macbeth obtained these titles. “Thou hast it now: King, Cawdor, Glamis, all as the weird women promised, and I fear thou play’dst most foully for’t (Shakespeare 361)”. Banquo and Macbeths friendship is shaken just from encounter from the three witches but just not from the witches but also from the change…

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    Macbeth Passage Analysis: Lady Macbeth According to the FBI, a violent crime happens every 25.3 seconds. With so many crimes happening every few seconds, what drives those people to transgress such an act. But also, how does it affect the people who commit the crime or play apart in it. Lady Macbeth was deeply affected in act 1, scene 5 of the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. She was ready to commit any act if it allowed her husband to be king. As well as after playing a part in the murder…

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    be remembered was a descendant of Banquo’ (Brown: 21). Macbeth accounts the story of Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, a Scottish General of the King army who receives the prophecy of The Three Witches, the Weird Sisters, that he will become Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland.…

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    Macbeth's Fate

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    The Elizabethans believed that everything in the universe was interconnected, and that what caused things to happen were parallels between different realms. Shakespeare manages to incorporate some of these beliefs into The Tragedy of Macbeth. For example, Macbeth comes into contact with three witches who possess certain supernatural powers, such as telling one his or her destiny by seeing into the future. These witches shared with him what his future supposedly held in store. Would Macbeth’s…

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    Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!” (I. iii. 49). However, the first witch tells Banquo that he will be, “Lesser than Macbeth, and greater.” (I. iii. 65) and the second witch tells him “Not so happy, yet much happier.” (I. ii. 66). Later in the play, in act four, Macbeth decided to…

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    information but little did he know that some of it meant trouble in the future. The three witches told Macbeth that later on he would be King of Cawdor, which caused Macbeth to believe that it will be true. Come to find out Macbeth discovers out that someone else is still the King of Cawdor, so he becomes viciously angry. After the killing of Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth and Banquo are confronted by King Duncan that likes Macbeth and Banquo he believes that he can “make them grow”. Later on in the…

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    Legacy Of Macbeth

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    I hath rewarded the worthy Macduff for his loyal and heroic acts in defeating the foul Macbeth. I hath given Macduff the worthy titles (as well as the title of earl): Thane of Glamis and Thane of Cawdor, the two titles that were formerly held by the wicked Macbeth. Ironically, the title of thane of Cawdor was given consecutively to two different traitors in a row. Well I suppose, in Macduff’s good hands, the third time is charmed fair.…

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    William Shakespeare and performed worldwide, we see the rise and fall of the main character Macbeth. He starts out as just your average medieval soldier who just so happen to impress the King on the battlefield. After hearing of his future (becoming Cawdor and King) from the witches his mind quickly jumps to murder. At the start of it all, he is scared of his thoughts and feelings but only because it brings out that hidden desire for power that causes his ultimate fall. Although there are many…

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