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    Macbeth Even the tallest building will crumble, and the mightiest man will deteriorate, this is a well-proven cycle in our world. Shakespeare’s Macbeth proves this lesson extremely well. We see the titular character’s cortege of mistakes follow him into the well of madness as he slides deeper and deeper toward his doom without his own realization. From his almost pure indecision over the matter of slaughter of his beloved King, to his fearful hallucinations leading up to the disposal of his…

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    To Be A Man Macbeth, a tragic play written by William Shakespeare, portrays the story of a hero turned villain who is consumed by greed, and later fear. The play is based off true events and gives insight into the gender roles of 11th century Scotland. In the play, Macbeth takes great offense when anyone questions his manliness, and is willing to do anything to prove that he is, indeed a man. According to Macbeth, keeping your word, getting revenge and having courage describes what a real man is…

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    Everyone has control over something. Whether it be themselves, someone else, or a possession, they have control. In Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth, there is a question as to whether or not Macbeth is driven by fate or free will. Throughout the play Macbeth, written by Shakespeare, Macbeth is controlled by three witches. Some may consider the satisfaction of these witches' expectations as a reasonable sign that Macbeth's way is a destined one, bound to happen. Instead, the witches' control…

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    Into play Macbeth by Shakespeare, Macbeth's character changes a lot over the course of the play. In the beginning Macbeth is seen as an devoted husband and a nobleman of Scotland. He is respected by his Kinsman whom he served for, by putting down Macdonwald’s rebellion. But this all changes with the three witches. The three witches encountered Macbeth and Banquo as the two soldiers rode from the battlefield. The sisters make three prophecies, the first two regarding Macbeth and the last…

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    Is Lady Macbeth more responsible than Macbeth for the murder of King Duncan? Is Lady Macbeth a more evil character than her husband and, if so, why? In the play Macbeth there are many murders throughout the play, but the murder of King Duncan greatly affected Macbeth and Lady Macbeth throughout the rest of the play. Lady Macbeth is more responsible for the murder of King Duncan because she pressured Macbeth to kill him. After Macbeth meets with the witches and tells him his fate he sends a…

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    Is Macbeth A Good Man

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    warrior. One instance where Macduff never stopped caring for his family even when they all get killed while he was England. Macduff was very angry at Macbeth for doing so. He even said, “within my sword I set him upon and he he leaves forgive him.” (Iv,iii,220)Macduff is saying that when I get the chance to kill him and if he gets away from me then I should forgive him. After this he goes to England to get revenge on Macbeth. When he finally gets to Macbeth they start fighting right away and…

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    Power can blind you and make you do things that are not right. In Lady Macbeth’s position, her husband was prophesied to be a king, but in order for that to happen, they would need to make a sacrifice. As a wife, you would always want to support your husband and help him, but in this case, Lady Macbeth conspired with his husband Macbeth into killing the king in order for Macbeth to get the crown. What they didn’t realize is that in every action there would be consequences and that they would not…

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    Lady Macbeth's Soliloquy

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    prophecies with best friend Banquo, finds himself seeking a reality of the fateful words given to him. His wife Lady Macbeth also shares in the dream of those realities, that is, becoming Kind and Queen of Scotland. Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth into killing his own cousin, Duncan, the King of Scotland to make their dreams their forever reality. As Macbeth does not feel secure in his new title as King, he becomes more ambitious. He decides to follow through with the murder of his best friend…

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    In conducting the survival, every human need some strategies to keep alive or save their life. In here, Katniss Everdeen used some tricks to survive in the arena which put her life in danger. The victory gained by Katniss and Peeta in the first Hunger Games is the victory caused by pretend act by Katniss, when she was dividing poison berries on her hands to Peeta, make the headgame maker, Seneca Crane, decided to raise them as winners. He thinks to let them both to live, than there was no…

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    Ambition is the want for something and the willingness to gain it. In Macbeth’s case, he has the ambition to become king. Macbeth’s ambition leads him to kill the other king. I presume that Macbeth would have killed King Duncan without any outside factors eventually. Macbeth was impacted by three main things- the witches, his wife, and his own hunger for power. The witches appear in the very beginning of the play and give Macbeth a prophecy. The prophecy tells Macbeth that he will become…

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