Robert I of Scotland

This is portrayed in the story when Macbeth takes things into his own hands in order to become king because the witches predicted that he will become king. In Act I, the witches tell Macbeth “All hail, Macbeth! In the future, you shall be king!” However the witches tell Banquo “You will not be king, but your children will be kings.” Throughout the play, Macbeth goes on a killing spree because he has become greedy…

A theme of the novel Pulse by Jeremy Robinson is not to underestimate people. This theme occurs again and again throughout the novel. One example occurs at the beginning, before Maddox gets hired by Ridley. Maddox meets Olive Reinhart, the head of security at the Manifold facility. Reinhart is twenty-five years old, and when questioned why people of such a young age are hired to be head of security, Reinhart simply replies, “Killers are born, not made,” (Robinson 9). Afterwards, Maddox realizes…

then the paly would have ended very differantly. Like Every tragice hero Macbeth had suffered from a tragic flaw, in his case it was his ambition, combined with a love of power. Macbeth himself recognises this ambition in act I, scene 7 where he states in a soliloquy “I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent but only vaulting ambition”. When he says this it suggests that he knows the only thing that prompts his actions is his ambition. While ambition alone is not a bad trait, it can be…

King Duncan puts too much trust in Macbeth. From the beginning, King Duncan thinks of Macbeth as a hero as well as a faithful follower. Macbeth fights and kills the traitor, Macdonwald, and due to this heroic deed, the king offers Macbeth the title of the Thane of Cawdor. This is how Macbeth appears to the king, but shortly after Macbeth visits the three witches, his intentions change. At first, Macbeth is wary of the idea and can’t face the reality of killing the king. He states, “Stars, hide…

Sooyoung Yoon Period F 2-4-16 Macbeth Reading Log For my first reading log, I will being doing an analysis on Act 2 Scene 2. Before this scene, we already know that Macbeth has murdered King Duncan. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are the main characters in this certain scene. This scene is the first scene that truly unravels Macbeth’s and his wife’s characteristics. Before this scene, Macbeth came off as a very courageous and honorable soldier. However, the three witches Macbeth met in the…

This is an obvious prediction of the chaos ending in Scotland, and of the battle coming to a close. Not only is this an ominous prediction, but it is also a display of how powerful The Witches can be. Witches were portrayed as mysterious women who lived to cause trouble. This is evident in the play, specifically when one of the witches replied with "Killing swine." (1.3,2) upon being asked where she previously was. She was simply out in Scotland, causing trouble and displaying The Witches…

Daisy Ignacio Crockett 2nd February 1, 2016 Violence in Macbeth In the tragic play of Williams Shakespeare a Macbeth, violence was very present throughout the play, the violence was what grabbed my attention in the play, and because of that, my chosen theme is Violence. The play begins in a desert place with the three witches discussing when they will first meet Macbeth and tell him. His prophecy. Soon after, they greet Macbeth and Ban quo and unexpected visit sues ruining eh they are. They…

Every tale ever told leaves the reader with something to be taken away as a lesson. Macbeth is no exception to this. In the play deceit is used as a lesson for the reader, and the numerous amounts of deceit seem to be never ending. Perhaps the most ominous of these deceitful characters however is the witches. The witches are other worldly figures, who use chicanery to their aid, and enjoy watching the pain and suffering of mere mortals. The physical looks, language, and conduct that the…

The characters in Macbeth all possess their own unique attributes that are easily detected within their demeanor. Macbeth has an alternative side to him that is not exposed to the other characters. He keeps hidden and his selfishness is only identifiable when he lets it slip out. His vicious attitude and lack of confidence are introduced to the audience, but never to other characters. The audience is privy to Macbeth’s true self through his soliloquies; when he becomes greedy, violent, and as he…

In Euripides play, Medea, Medea struggles internally of whether she should kill her children or not before finally coming to a decision. After the death of the king and the princess, Medea is faced with the choice between killing her own children or sparing them. She continually tells herself that she can save them and run to Athens for safety. However, that would mean leaving them in Corinth in the hands of the enemies. In her mind, if the kids were to die, she wanted it done by her own hands.…