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    Super Power In Macbeth

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    in Macbeth through various events and mannerisms. Macbeth struggles and interacts with many supernatural entities. They have a lasting effect on his decisions and judgement. Before Macbeth was named the thane of Glamis and Cawdor he was greeted by three witches. These witches pull the strings of life throughout Shakespeare’s story. In the story Macbeth ordered two of his men to locate and assassinate Banquo and his son. Their death would further solidify Macbeth’s place as king. The ascalences…

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    John Proctor is the tragic hero in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. The downfall of John in the play is due to a human flaw, which largely qualifies him as a tragic hero. John is a respectable farmer, who has a high social status .The tragic flaw was the physical attraction he had towards Abigail Williams, yet he had a wife. His wife realizes his husband’s acts of adultery and gets jealous. Proctor knows that he has the option to confess the deed. However, his pride comes in his way and he is…

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    In Shakespeare's play "Macbeth" act four, witches tell Macbeth three prophecies about his nobleman, Macduff. The predictions are intentionally vague, and Macbeth interprets them to be in his favor, he later discovers that they are not. As the story unfolds the witches' premonitions come true one by one, but not as expected. While the reader knows that these witches do not have Macbeth's best interests at heart, they have led him to his greatest success. And since he no longer has a reason to…

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    eventually he will become the next King. Banquo did not trust or believe in the three witches and their prophecy while Macbeth did. Even though the three witches somewhat had a role in Macbeth’s downfall, they are not responsible for what Macbeth did. That is, the witches never told Macbeth to murder King Duncan, yet, their prophecy may have given him the idea of it for him to take over the throne. Therefore, the three witches are not the most responsible for Macbeth’s fall, yet their prophecy…

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    introduces three nurses surrounding three dead bodies in a morgue - nurses being an obvious contrast to the setting; it is unnatural, just as the three disguised witches are. Ominous music begins as the witches chant an eerie spell, brewing a poisonous potion. In the film, Macbeth, directed by Rupert Goold, and in the play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, act 4, scene 1, is a reflection of the first scene where Macbeth and Banquo encounter the Weird Sisters. Once again, the witches equivocate…

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    Lady Macbeth We all first get introduced to the menacing and ruthless Lady Macbeth in Scene 5 of Act 1 of her reading a letter from her husband, Macbeth, discussing his meeting with the three witches. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s diabolical plan is to kill Duncan, so that he will fulfill the witches’ second prophecy. Lady Macbeth firmly believes that her husband is too weak and less cold-blooded than she is, so when she finds out about Duncan’s near visit, she calls upon supernatural agents to…

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    Ibsen, H. Act 3(1926) Hedda will be unpleasant coming from within the lady rejoices simply by injuring some others. She deliberately will try to make a misconception in between them as well as Lovborg. At the conclusion or at the final decision connected with suicide will be more harmful. No woman desires for you to leave your ex loved ones behind for practically nothing. Hedda stages connected with suicide could have recently been normal in the event the lady have been residing in a repressing…

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    Lady Macbeth's Madness

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    In Macbeth, Shakespeare portrays Lady Macbeth as a character plagued with madness. He continues this trend all throughout the play starting with Lady Macbeth’s satanic prayer in Act 1, her numerous attempts to persuade her husband to kill, and the very way she took her life. In Act 1 Scene V, Lady Macbeth partakes in a satanic prayer. “…That which cries 'Thus thou must do, if thou have it; / And that which rather thou dost fear to do / Than wishest should be undone.' Hie thee hither, / That I…

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    told the King about the bravery of Macbeth that he showed in the war. “but all's too weak for brave Macbeth well he deserves that name” Act1 Scene2 Line 15. As the play further continues it is proved that main cause of Macbeth's turnover was the three witches and his wife.The witches filled his mind by fake prophecies and he started to believe them.His wife also continued to force him to kill the King. By the end of the play he proves the words said by the sergeant totally unbelievable as he…

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    We can easily see that he went from everyone hero from war to a cold, evil murder. In the beginning of the story he was leading his country into war. He was a brave leader which made him a great character, but on his way home he was stopped by the three witches. They told him his prophecy, that he would be king, he needed to be king now.…

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