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    sends two messengers out to hail Macbeth to inform him of his promotion as the Thane of Cawdor. In the midst of all of the excitement, Macbeth and Banquo are walking to Forres but encounter the Weird Sisters (witches). The Witches address Macbeth as the Thane of Glamis, the Thane of Cawdor, and the Future King foretelling him his future. Confused, Macbeth begins to explain how he is not the Thane of Cawdor nor the future King. Banquo feels left out so he then asks the witches what they can…

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    the Thane of Cawdor. His reward from Duncan “My worthy Cawdor.”. Now to backup a little the witches have all hailed to him saying, “Thane of Glamis”. “Thane of Cawdor”, and “King hereafter.” He’s vulnerable and clueless because he was so worried about a title, he didn’t know the other Thane of Cawdor was dead, nor did he know why they were calling him that. “ Stay, you imperfect speakers. Tell me more. By Sinel’s death I know I am Thane of Glamis. But how of Cawdor? The Thane of Cawdor…

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    During the war, Macbeth killed Macdonwald, thane of Cawdor. After the war, King Duncan names Macbeth thane of Cawdor. Returning from battle, Macbeth and Banquo meet three witches. These witches give Macbeth and Banquo predictions about the future. They predict Macbeth will become thane of Cawdor and soon after become king. Then they predict that Banquo’s descendants will become king. After Ross and Angus tell Macbeth that he is the new thane of Cawdor, Macbeth begins to believe in the…

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    They greet him with three titles, ‘Thane of Glamis,’ ‘Thane of Cawdor.’ and king hereafter. ‘The last two titles are used as foreshadowing for things to come. Macbeth himself sees them, but as prophecies that might come true the tittle of thane of thane of Cawdor foreshadows a tittle that is soon announced to him in scene four due to the execution of Cawdor. (para. 6) The problems in the story all have to do something with the supernatural. For example, when…

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    throughout the play are key contributing factors as to why the tragedy in Macbeth unfolds. These characters include the original Thane of Cawdor, Lady Macbeth and the protagonist of the play, Macbeth. The original Thane of Cawdor’s ambition to gain more power subsequently results in his execution by King Duncan–it is here that Macbeth assumes thaneship of Cawdor and begins fulfilling the witches’ prophesy. Consequently, Lady Macbeth’s ambition for husband to become…

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    Wouldn’t it be cool if Macbeth had a mustache like Jean-Claude Duvalier? Macbeth was a Scottish general for the king of Scotland, Duncan. Macbeth was also the Thane of Glamis. Three witches predicted the future for Macbeth and said that he would later be the king of Scotland which he took it into his own hands to get to that point. On the other hand, dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier was the youngest president in the world and ruled Haiti after his father, François Duvalier, died. Jean-Claude ruled…

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    Theme Of Trust In Macbeth

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    Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the trust between Macbeth and King Duncan soon becomes broken. In this play, Macbeth and his friend, Banquo, go to war, fight, kill, and gut a man. Duncan, hearing of Macbeth’s great honor, names the warrior the Thane of Cawdor. King-Kok Cheung stated in his article, “Hearing of this bloody victory, Duncan declares, ‘O valiant cousin! Worthy gentlemen!’ Then meets with Ross and Angus who report that the Thane of Cawdor’s should be awarded to the noblest warrior,…

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    courage, as if they wanted a blood bath of their enemies, as if they wanted the day to be as famous as Golgotha. 3. Why did Ross come? Ross came to tell of the news. He came from Fife, where the Norwegians had flew their flag high. Where the Thane of Cawdor assisted the army of Norway, but where Macbeth fought in the battle and matched each one of their blows, and then eventually…

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    The only true reason for Macbeth’s destruction is the Weïrd Sisters. Now, the Weïrd Sisters aren’t the only ones to blame for Macbeth’s destruction, his wife, Lady Macbeth also played a small part in it. Macbeth was told he was going to be Thane of Cawdor, and king thereafter, and the first…

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    just recently been deemed Thane of Cawdor! Congratulations on the news! So how do you feel about receiving this position, were you surprised?” We started off by trying to make Macbeth feel comfortable and make him feel like the center of attention so that he will be more willing to talk. Having small talk with him will make him more open and give him the chance to brag about himself and his work. Then we asked him how he felt about being named Thane of Cawdor and how surprised he was. The…

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