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    Macduff has walked a similar path to Macbeth, in killing the traitor of their battles, the true loyalty to their king and country, and in the end they are able to be trusted confidants of their king and powerful monarchs. Macduff’s grief and anger would not be settled by not only by his family's blood of the murderer, rather it would grow inside him until it consumed him which is when the witches, with greed as their partner, they would be able to trick Macduff him unto him his fate…

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    Quotes On Fate In Macbeth

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    fall for the witches which made him think that no one can harm him. "I bear a charmed life, which must not yield and to one of woman born" (5.8.12-13). As Macbeth and Macduff are fighting each other, Macbeth tells him to leave, for he does not want the blood of another Macduff on his hands. Macduff refuses and charges at Macbeth. Macduff reveals that he was not woman of born, but from his mother's womb. Macbeth realizes that the Witches evil plan have only helped him in his destruction. At the…

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    corruption being punished by an act closely relatable to a character’s own conduct. Shakespeare used this technique, in addition to many others, including the slaying of Macbeth, Macduff finding peace over his family’s murder and Lady Macbeth’s role in convincing Macbeth to slay the king. The first example of poetic justice was Macduff slaying Macbeth in battle. Lady Macbeth and the three witches convinced Macbeth to pursue the opportunity of becoming King, resulting in numerous deaths of…

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    Macbeth's Foil

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    It should be no wonder that Macduff is Macbeth’s greatest foe, as they share so many similar yet polar qualities. As one of the first people to notice the transparency of Macbeth’s innocence in the killing of King Duncan, Macduff presents himself as a determined, loyal, and brilliant noblemen of Scotland, who will eventually defend his country against tyranny. By calling for the help of England to overthrow Macbeth, Macduff gives “faithful homage and… free honors” to the men…

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    when LAdy Macduff says "To abandon his wife, his children, his mansion, and his possessions, leaving them here to flee somewhere else? He does not love us." (IV.II.8-10) Lady Macduff is claiming that since all this happens Macduff must have no love for them anymore. However, just because this happened doesn't necessarily mean that is true. Just because he left to avoid being killed doesn't mean that he cared about them any…

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    but cannot sleep because he starts to think about evil things while asleep, showing how his inner struggle can affect sleep. Further, the way that sleep is affected by moral struggles is shown later, when Macbeth resolves to kill Macduff. Macbeth swears that Macduff "shalt not live; / That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies / And sleep in spite of thunder" (4.1.83-86). By saying this, Macbeth shows that he…

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    commit appalling actions. The most influential to Macbeth in the play were the weird sisters. The weird sisters were the furthermost influential in the play because they prophesied Macbeth would become king and they told Macbeth to be mindful of Macduff. The first reason the weird sisters were the most influential in the play is that they had the power to tell prophesy’s. The second witch tells Macbeth, “All hail Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!” (I.i.54). Macbeth later becomes the thane…

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    bring him to his ultimate downfall. I will elucidate the importance of the theme by examining the witches and their prophecies, the actions that transpire at MacBeth’s castle, the parallels viewed by Lady MacBeth and Lady MacDuff, the intriguing discussion between Malcolm and MacDuff, and finally, the contributing impact of the apparitions. The witches and their prophecies contribute to the theme early in the play, when…

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    Macduff suspects something fishy with the way Macbeth runs Scotland. Malcolm made up all these things about himself to see if Macduff was really there about taking down Macbeth or if he was setting him up. He told him that if he was king he’d sleep with all the women, also would steal things from the people that earned it. Macduff realize that Malcolm wasn’t the one for this job so he was getting ready to leave when…

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    The three weird sisters play a big role in Macbeth they are the main reason for all of the caiuas that has happened. Their impact on Macbeth leads to a tragic downfall and a ironic climax. The three witches cause mischiefs and are the most dangerous characters in the play. They are very convincing, but only a foul like Macbeth would fall for their prophesies. Their prophecies foreshadow future events, Which lead to Macbeth's unfortunate destiny. Macbeth started out as a faithful man…

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