Lady Macbeth says, "When you durst do it, then you were a man; and you be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man." (1.7.56-58) Men were superior in the time of Macbeth, for Lady Macbeth to take away his manliness was an insult and making Macbeth want to prove her wrong. ... The witches tell Macbeth to fear Macduff and appear eight visions, all kings and the last king was a mirage of Fleance, Banquo's only child. ... Now his only reason for living is to get the generation of kings in his family line. ... Macbeth says, "His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls ...

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First Witch: All hail, Macbeth! ... Third Witch: All hail Macbeth!... Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none:? ... They hailed [Banquo] father to a line of kings. ... lines 103-105 Macbeth, playing the role of the ultimate bad guy, orders his men to kill those in Macduff's castle in Fife. ...

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In addition, the witches had also predicted that Banquo's descendants would be kings of Scotland. ... Macbeth's men killed Banquo, but Fleance escapes. ... They all answered "nervous" as usual. ...

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That's probably the main reason that all their problems begin in the first place. Their ambition and lust for power is what causes them to murder the reigning kings of their countries so they can assume the throne, eventually succeeding on it. However their methods for doing all the horrible things they did are different. ... While in difference from Lady Macbeth, Ophelia is pushed around by the men in her life. ... She was just trying to please the men in her life and was pushed around too much because of what everybody wanted from her, and she only knew that she loved Hamlet but her fa...

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God was the first chain, following were angels and kings. ... They possessed both qualities of kings but also those of the lower orders. ... Macbeth still unable to control himself says, "Will all great Neptune's oceans wash this blood/Clean from my hand?" ... She says to her husband, "Leave all the rest to me." ... However, Shakespeare seems to construct their appearances to suggest that they are men. ...

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Such as in Act I, Scene 5, lines 60-61: "Your face, my thane, is as a book where men/May read strange matters. ... - Already, Lady Macbeth is hinting at ways to cover up for the Kings' murder. ... All of which leads up to Macbeth has his set backs, but knows what has to be done. ... In Act II, Scene 3, lines 87-88: "There's nothing serious in mortality:/All is but toys. ... In Act V, Scene 8, lines 4-6: "Of all men else I have avoided thee....

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"Macbeth" "Marquis de Luc de Clapiers Vauvenargues once said, "The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small talents and great ambition." ... Macbeth says to Banquo "Do you not hope your children shall be kings," when "those that promised the thane of Cawdor to me" also "promised no less to them?" ... If the prophecy has come true for Macbeth, he reasons, then perhaps it will too for him and he will father a line of kings. ... Although he has accomplished his goal of becoming King of Scotland, his guilt for all the evil he now represents is becoming unbear...

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scene ii All right, now for some of the background stuff. ... It seems that Sweno, King of Norway, figured he could mount a second attack with fresh men; but Macbeth and Banquo fought like men possessed ("cannons overcharged with double cracks") Now the bloody whatever is too pooped to continue, so Duncan ever concerned with his men says it's OK to get him a doctor, now. ... Facial hair problem so bad Banquo suggests they might pass for men. ... Now Macbeth is no longer laughing and asks Banquo if this is good news or what: I'm Thane of Cawdor and you might father kings. ... Af...

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An example of Macbeth's greed is seen when he posses complete power over Scotland and yet believes it to be fruitless if his children were not also kings. ... It is true that ambition lies in all of us but in the case of Macbeth his ambition lead to his downfall. ... In act 5 scene 3 line 1, he boldly declared: "Bring me no more reports, let them fly all, till Birnam wood remove to Dunsaine. ... There in front of all the lords" lady Macbeth cried: (act 3 scene 4 line 64) "This is the drawn dagger which you said led you to Duncan?" ... Aye, and wisely too, for it would have angered any ...

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They predict that Macbeth will be named Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland and that Banquo will be the father of kings. ... All three men then go to the Palace of Forres, where King Duncan reassures Macbeth of his entitlement. ... This is where the audience begins to see that Macbeth is blinded by his ambition and acts solely on it; Not even his wife is involved with all of his affairs anymore and bids her to "Stay in ignorance" (3.2.45) of his decisions. ...

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They also tell Banquo that he will be the father a line of Scottish Kings. This prophecy from the witches builds up tension because MacBeth and Banquo treat these prophecies sceptically, until some of King Duncan's men come and inform MacBeth that he has been made Thane of Cawdor. ... She desires that MacBeth to go to all measures to make sure he becomes King and wants him to kill Duncan in order to obtain it. ...

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He is a tragic hero, as he falls from grace after being at the top, and suffers with dignity when all have deserted him, especially when the English armies are on the brink of attacking him and he refuses to submit, as he dies fighting or his beliefs. ... His ego seems to grow and grow when he hears this, and he begins to thrive on all the attention he is receiving. ... She asks Duncan whether he will murder Duncan that night, and when he replies that he will not because, "He [Duncan] hath honoured me of late, and I have bought/ Golden opinions from all sorts of people," she tries her up m...

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According to that Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and that he will become king, but Banquo will never be king, only his children will be kings. ... The three send-out men kill Banquo but Fleance manages to escape. ... When Macduff gets to know about this he and Malcom start with thousand men straight to overthrow Macbeth on his position. ... When Macbeth realizes that Birnam Wood seems to be moving (2nd prediction becomes reality) he really gets frightened and calls out his men for the fight. ... So also the 3rd predictions is fulfilled and Macbeth is killed by Malcom who carries Macbeth...

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All hail, Macbeth! ... All hail. ... He is stunned, yet is obviously curious to know more, however his acquaintance Banquo is not very affected by his prophecy, "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none: So, all hail, Macbeth and Banquo! ... Macbeth decides Banquo and Fleance will have to die, therefore he hires men to kill them. ... He then sends men to kill Macduff's wife and children too. ...

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He told four men of his plan in May of 1604. ... The King's men found the barrels and tortured the conspirators. ... He became the patron of Shakespeare's troop, which came to be known as the King's Men. ... All in all, James" death seemed to be more of a release from troubles than a horrible event. ... Both later returned and reigned as kings. ...

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Its diagnosis of evil is as apt today as it was when The King's Men first presented the play. ... All of which have been referred to as icons of to be studied within literature. ... One of the strongest and most virtuous characters in the play, Banquo is said to have been the father of the first of the Stuart kings. ... The prophesy of the Kings death to come by the witches reach Macbeth's wife. ... All of the murders haunt Lady Macbeth who sleepwalks and goes mad. ...

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"All hail Macbeth! ... "All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!" ... Macbeth's guilt is portrayed when he states, "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood from my hand? ... Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none" This was astronomically intimidating for Macbeth, this was due to the fact that the witches had cast such an accurate forecast of his fate, the same must therefore apply to Banquo's. ... Macbeth's vaulting ambition to maintain his status as king, drove him to then deviously conspire with three men to arrange Banquo and his son Fleance's death...

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Neither moon nor stars showed themselves, the owl screamed, and the crickets cried; all signs of a fateful night. ... Furthermore, he intended to kill the sons of Duncan and all the noblemen who remained loyal to them. ... ""(38) By falling under the lure of the Sisters' promise of kingship, he effectively removed all trustworthy human relationships from his life and lived a life of fear and frustration. ... ""(6) While on the surface it may appear that Macbeth is better of because he becomes king, Banquo did not suffer the guilt of Hamlet, but also became the ancestor of the kings t...

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They also greet Banquo with, "lesser than Macbeth, and greater," as "not so happy, yet much happier," and tell him "thou shalt get kings, though thou be none." ... Just as Eve gave the forbidden fruit to Adam, women supply men with evil temptation that will inevitably lead to misfortune... Lady Macbeth also plays a strong role in his moral corruption. "... the influence of Lady Macbeth (though she too has an inarticulate angel struggling against her own evil), and the instigation of a supernatural power all combine to crush his better nature." ... It was because Lady Macbeth constantly harass...

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This also shows that he doesn't care about his well being and that he has killed many men before. ... "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis" "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor" "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, that shalt be King hereafter". ... He is saying that he must find a way round the Kings son Malcolm being heir to the throne, because now he has even less of a chance of becoming King. ... In my opinion, all three factors affect Macbeth's actions equally. They all work together to make Macbeths final decision. ...

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However, this would not support all of the events that took place in Macbeth. ... One of these men is his partner in war, Banquo. Macbeth hires three men to kill he and his son. ... In his visit to his witches in act four, scene one, Macbeth is given four apparitions by the witches which include a floating head with a crown on it, a bloody baby, a child with a crown on its head, holding a tree branch and a series of kings who all resemble Banquo, one of the people that Macbeth assigned to be killed. ... He has found protection in the strength of the spirit''s words and having possess...

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The reason a person was or became king was because the power was given to him by God, the Divine Right of Kings. ... The Weird Sisters" plan is to make Macbeth secure about his future, "And you all know security / Is mortals" chiefest enemy" (III.5.32-III.5.33). ... Animals, the Earth, and even men betray their nature; owls hunt falcons, horses eat horses, whole forests are moved, man is not born of woman, and a loyal subject murders his king. ...

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(1.iii.51-52) and "All hail, MacBeth! ... The third witches prophecy was "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none"(1.iii.70) This means that Banquo will have a long line of children who will all become king, starting with his son Fleance. If MacBeth was to stay in power he could not have his friend's children coming around to replace him so he convinces some of his men to kill Banquo and Fleance. ... MacBeth went from the Thane of Glamis all the way to being the all powerful King but it came at the price of many lives. ... All these events point to one single fact. ...

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The first time we see this is in his soliloquy "if th" assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch With his surcease, success: that but this blow Might be the be-all, and the end-all" Again before he murders Duncan his imagination takes over he sees images relating to murder "Is this a dagger, which I see before me," he sees that aftermath of murder on it "I see thee still; And on thy blade, and dudgeon, gouts of blood," It is possible that Macbeth has already considered the possibility of himself becoming King as he is ambitious. ... Despite all these regretf...

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The third witch states; "All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter." ... This belief is brought into the play in the very first scene when the witches stand together and all say; "Hover through the filthy air." ... It was not long before he took Shakespeare's company, "The Chamberlain's Men" under his wing, renaming them "The King's Men". The King's Men were sponsored by James, which was a great relief for them. ... It is also shown that the witches" prophecy concerning Banquo's sons, and havin...

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