John Hersey once said, "The final test of a work of art, is not whether it has beauty, but whether it has power." ... In his attempt to gain more power, he killed his good friends King Duncan and Banquo, as well as MacDuff's family. ... Macbeth was once a good and loyal servant to his kingdom, but his greed led to his evil end. ... Macbeth visited the three Weird Sisters, who prophesied that Macbeth would become the king of Scotland. They could have truly known the future and that Macbeth would become king. ...

• Word Count: 1104
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In the beginning of the play, when the witches tell Macbeth of his promising future, Lady Macbeth is the first person he writes to. ... Once Lady Macbeth brainwashes Macbeth into murdering the king, she begins to plan the murder. ... Once the king arrives at Macbeth's castle, Lady Macbeth does what she told her husband to do. ... Macbeth believes that his ambition is the only reason to murder the king. ... That method was successful into killing the king. ...

• Word Count: 498
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Shortly after Macbeth is told he is going to be king, he starts to plan a way to make him king even faster. ... Once again the reader sees that Macbeth will not stop until he is crowned king. ... After Macbeth has died all evil disappears Macduff preaches, "Hail, King! ... And that everything in the future is going to be good. ... Juvenal once said, "No one becomes depraved all at once," and one may see this as they read Macbeth. ...

• Word Count: 907
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

His father convinces him that it was all a dream and he is imprisoned once again in the tower. ... He had once given that sword to Rosaura's mother. ... He falls asleep and then is taken to the king's palace. ... Segismundo lets Clotaldo return to the king because he knew how loyal he was to the king. ... Segismundo finds out about Astolfo dishonoring Rosaura and promises to help him in the future. ...

• Word Count: 1110
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Once the oracle had told the two of what was to come of their family's lives, they decided to get rid of Oedipus. ... Instead, the shepherd gave Oedipus to another shepherd, who in turn gave him to a foreign King and Queen. ... This proves that the King and Queen of Thebes had the control to put an end to the events of the future before they began, but chose not to. ... The man was his real father, the King of Thebes. ...

• Word Count: 729
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School