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ruthlessness. Throughout the rest of the play, Lady Macbeth persists to her characterization of manhood, and frequently uses it to spur Macbeth into proving his manhood by ruthlessly killing those who stood in the way of Macbeth’s bid to become ruler of Scotland. Before murdering Duncan, Lady Macbeth reprimands Macbeth in that fashion, saying, “When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man” (V.vii.56-58). Lady Macbeth is saying…

Macbeth did the “unnatural” which mean he murdered the King Duncan and Macduff’s family. He was evil person who learned lesson from witches, they are bad people. Witches predict Macbeth’s future but Macbeth was in control of himself and used power to murder. Later on, Macbeth don’t have a power and don't want to murder people, it was his witches and his wife. Macbeth did horrible things to do like as blood on his hands as killer. He agreement with witches because he really want to shut Macduff,…

Or is there free will with a set fate no matter what choices we make? Shakespeare’s Macbeth dwells upon this subject often. Three witches, who claim to know Macbeth’s future approach him. They hail him as thane of Glamis, Cawdor, and as King of Scotland. The audience knows that he is the thane of Glamis and that Cawdor will soon be given to him, but the idea of becoming king never occurred to him until this moment. So the question remaining is: Did the weird sisters plant this in his head and he…

misguided actions. During the beginning of the play, Macbeth is seen as a nobleman who stands by honour and justice; however, he soon becomes compelled by the prophecies of the three weird sisters. The prophecies claim Macbeth will be King of Scotland which leads him down a dangerous path. Guilt plays a strong role…

Analysis: The natural day and night cycle consists of being up and awake during the day when it is light out and in bed asleep during the night when it is dark outside. However, Ross makes a general observation about the cycle and how the night is slowly enveloping the day. The dreadful darkness broods over the tragedy of king Duncan’s murder and you can see that almost all scenes take place either at night or in a dark location either by coincidence or due to the change in the day and night…

he illustrious author John Huebert once wrote, "Power corrupts, incorruptably". Huebert pokes at the cliche theme of life that views the idea of power as an innate evil within all men. All men strive to achieve it and, in this endavour, many fall prey to destructive moral behavior. Behavior that inevitably corrupts a man whom attains power. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, this issue holds both political and social relevance as the protagonist aims to become King. Through the use of symbolism and…

Hazlitt is a known literary critic. Hazlitt uses quotes to clearly portray the people truly at fault for Duncan’s murder, the Witches and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth, throughout the essay, is dismissed as being at fault for Duncan’s murder. Hazlitt mentions Macbeths mind is “assailed by the stings of remorse, and full of “preternatural soliciting’s.” Hazlitt is suggesting Macbeth is an unfit character, one that is not able to keep his emotions intact. Although Macbeth executed the plan, he was not…

Throughout literature, symbolism exists as a pivotal tool in revealing the motifs and themes of a writer's piece. A simple outlining of events shallows the intent of a literary work because it provides no familiar connections to the readers mind. An audience connects more to a piece through symbolism, revealing the intentions of the work. In drama, symbolism centers the structure of a plot. It moves the piece to different dimensions of worldy analysis and brings the audience into the realm of…

Prince Caspian: Conflict Analysis Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis is a fantasy book chronicling the four siblings Edmund, Lucy, Peter, and Susan’s travels to Narnia. In Prince Caspian, the siblings travel back to the magical land Narnia. Since they were last back in Narnia, hundreds of years have passed. In this book in the series The Chronicles of Narnia, the siblings help Prince Caspian regain his rightful throne. The four siblings and Prince Caspian struggle with an external conflict of person…

In Macbeth, all the characters are responsible for what they’ve done, and also the aftermath of their deeds. Instead of setting his mind at being the Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth’s fate is largely affected by his greed, his fears, and his ruthlessness. Once he arouses these monsters, his fate is changing with them. Macbeth’s greed largely determines his fate. Macbeth is a national hero, a man of honor before everything has changed. After King Duncan decides to execute the traitor, he says:”what he…