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    he thought he had no worries. Macbeth knows that Banquo knew of his plan to kill Duncan, so Macbeth hired three murders to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. They killed Banquo, but Fleance got away. After Macbeth heard of the success of the murder he went crazy. Macbeth went to the witches to see what he had to fear. The witches showed him some ghosts that told him what to fear. There were three of them. The first one said to look out for the Thane of Fife, which was Macduff. The second…

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    Is Macbeth To Blame

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    ridiculous prophecies, but is macbeth really the one to blame? In fact so the blame is for the first person to put the thoughts in the head, the witches. The witches are the main reason for Macbeth's thoughts and inspiration for the killing. They mention three prophecies to Macbeth that change his whole world and view. The first prophecy states “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis!” (1.3. 49) The first prophecy specifically states that he has been hailed for killing Glamis.…

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    The witches have a very strong effect on Macbeth’s character; they highly influence him in his achievements and expose him to his ambitions. They give Macbeth a false sense of security with their illusions of truths. Instead, they prove to be harmful for Macbeth, who buys into their truths and becomes too comfortable and confident in them. They are the one’s who initially plant the idea of murdering Duncan into Macbeth’s thoughts. Ever since the beginning, the predictions that were made by…

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    Shakespeare wrote a play called macbeth based on the actual man that took the throne of scotland in 1040 Just like in the play macbeth killed his cousin king duncan in order to become king. The play is mainly based on two characters Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Throughout the play Lady Macbeth shows symptoms that would be diagnosed as post-traumatic stress disorder. Post traumatic stress disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. Lady Macbeth…

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    Act 4 Scene 1 Macbeth

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    story all about bloodshed, death, and loyalty. And In the three Scenes for Macbeth Act 4 shows many qualities of a striving king. Act 4, Scene 1 shows that a good king embodies God instead of relying on Satanism. In Scene 1 Macbeth can be seen going up to the witches showing that he is relying on Satanism to predict what will happen if he does continue to kill. When Macbeth finds out about Banquo's ghost, he sets out to find the three witches so that with the help of witchcraft they can…

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    Guilt is a recurring theme in Act II Scene ii. In this scene, Macbeth feels guilty about killing Duncan and his servants. This is demonstrated when Macbeth blames himself as a murderer, saying “Macbeth does murder sleep- the innocent sleep” (II.ii 48-49). In addition, Macbeth refuses Lady Macbeth’s request to smear blood over the servants, saying “I’ll go on no more. I am afraid to think what I have done.” (II.ii 65-66). Macbeth regrets murdering Duncan because he is a “worthy thane” (II. ii 58)…

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    Macbeth's Ambitions

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    Macbeth’s Ambitions In 1606 William Shakespeare wrote the Tragedy of Macbeth. When Shakespeare composed this work he managed to create a brilliantly dynamic character, Macbeth. When the story opens we are presented with three witches that reveal to Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, that he will become Thane of Cawdor, and then King. Upon this revelation Macbeth was surprised. To his knowledge the Thane of Cawdor was alive and well, and Macbeth could not become King without being the Thane of Cawdor.…

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    Witchcraft In Macbeth

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    In the first scene Macbeth appears, the three witches already influenced the course of Macbeth's life forever. The three witches say the first part of Macbeth's prophecy, " All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter" (1.3.51-53)…

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    Apparitions In Macbeth

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    In “Macbeth” by Shakespeare, In Act 4 scenes 1 pages 130-144, I read about Three witches in a cave stirring a cauldron with a mix of disgusting ingredients, all the while chanting “double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble” (p130 lines 10-11). Hecate makes an appearance and sing along but leaves before Macbeth enters. He demands answers from the witches about his future. The witches use a spell to summon some apparitions. The first apparition is an armed head that warns…

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    Potter’s face went slack, morphing into a defensive glare which burned Draco with ire, “So still all blood purity with you then? I can’t say I’m disappointed Malfoy. I thought you’d changed.” He had changed damn it! How could he believe in blood purity when one of the brightest witches of our age, and perhaps all time was a muggleborn? “Just a faux pas! I haven’t believed in blood purity for years now. My parents just brought me up that way! I didn’t know any better.” Potter looked soft now as…

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