Many themes are recurring throughout the play and this passage. ... In this passage, the theme of illusion and reality is clearly shown. ... Those questions are at stake in this passage. ... The second predominant theme in Macbeth and particularly in this passage is order and disorder and how Macbeth's figure dramatically changes from one to the other. ... All of his questions are rhetorical but they help us understand the way he thinks and how he struggles. ...

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Question How violence in the play is so excessive that is ceases to have any effect on the audience.' ... Yet, Macbeth uses a dagger to act on Duncan which can be agreed of how 'excessive' the violence appears: "such an instrument I was to use.... Primarily, after Macbeth and the Scottish army overthrow the rebel Macdonald's army, a bleeding sergeant enters the scene and portrays the bravery of Macbeth and Banquo in battle when he states, "For brave Macbeth (well he deserves that name),/ Disdaining Fortune, with his brandished steel/ Which smoked with bloody execution...

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To begin with, I found the word "blood", or different forms of it forty-two times (ironically, the word fear is used forty-two times), with several other passages dealing with the symbol. Perhaps the best way to show how the symbol of blood changes throughout the play, is to follow the character changes in Macbeth. ... In the next passage, in which the sergeant says "Which smok'd with bloody execution", he is referring to Macbeth's braveness in which his sword is covered in the hot blood of the enemy. ... When Banquo states "and question this most bloody piece of work," and Ros...

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The word "blood," or different forms of it, is mentioned forty-two times, with several other passages dealing with the symbol. To follow the character changes in Macbeth is the best way to show how the symbol of blood changes throughout the play. ... In the next passage, in which the sergeant says "Which smok'd with bloody execution," he is referring to Macbeth's stalwartness in which his sword is covered in the blood of the enemy. ... When Banquo states "and question this most bloody piece of work," and Ross says "is't known who did this more than bloody deed?" ... ...

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I am going to prove that in the play Macbeth, a symbol of blood is portrayed often (and with different meanings), and that it is a symbol that is developed until it is the dominating theme of the play towards the end. To begin with, I found the word "blood", or different forms of it forty-two times (ironically, the word fear is used forty-two times), with several other passages dealing with the symbol. Perhaps the best way to show how the symbol of blood changes throughout the play is to follow the character changes in Macbeth. ... In the next passage, in which the sergeant says, "W...

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For brave Macbeth (he deserves that name), Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel, Which smoked with bloody execution, Like valor's minion, carved out his passage Till he faced the slave; Which ne"er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, Till he unseamed him from the nave to th" chops, And fixed his head upon her battlements. ... He kills the traitor without question in a most vile way in the name of King Duncan of Scotland. ... Later on, after the murder of Duncan, blood is no longer an accomplishment to be proud of but, a constant, flowing, symbol of guilt that canno...

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He can only chose how he reacts to the set of chosen events. ... This is best represented by the passage from, The Seven Deadly Sins. ... " ( AngusWilson, p6) This passage directly represents the rise and downfall of Macbeth. ... To achieve he personal desires she questioned Macbeth manhood (Act 1 scene 7, l 35) and even took part in the cover up of the murders (act 2 scene 2 l 52). ... Surly, if someone knew how he or she was going to die they would try to avoid death. ...

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Macbeth is rapt with this, and questions them further, but the witches refuse, giving him no details of when and how Macbeth will become king. This puts Macbeth in an uneasy mindset, and is too obsessed with the idea to abandon it. ... Later on, the witches toy with Macbeth again. ... The witches also show dramatically how Banquo's descendents will indeed become king. ... She appeals to evil spirits to give her courage for the deed, and to "Stop up th" access and passage to remorse" so that no guilt would be felt or revealed. ...

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Discuss this statement with reference to the play. ... "Macbeth- is, in many ways, a play with a moral, showing us how power and ambition can corrupt a person, and, in the case of Lady Macbeth, how a guilty conscience can be their demise. ... She admits in her speech as much, that she has: "passage to remorse-, so she knows her weaknesses, and must have assistance to rid her of them. ... She asks many rhetorical questions to emphasise her point: "Was the hope drunk ?... He is the sort of man who would be riled at having his courage and purpose questioned, least of all by a woman, and ...

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The question, however, that needs to be asked is, was she a self-made monster of ambition and evil or an emotionally imbalanced woman driven by love? ... To prepare for what she feels must be done she calls on evil spirits to "stop up th"access and passage to remorse". ... There are many passages in the play to suggest that it was Lady Macbeth's own ambition to become queen. ... As Macbeth progresses with his evil acts, however, Lady Macbeth starts to go mad. ... Lady Macbeth has lost that noble distance with which she spoke before. ...

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As May notes, these people more that other people questioned matters beyond their vision (39). ... Although the court sometimes pressured his into including some form of the supernatural in his plays that had nothing to do with his themes, he rarely allowed Elizabethans' demands to affect his own conception of how the supernatural should be used. To understand how far Shakespeare exceeded other writers, a comparison of their supernatural characters is necessary. ... The passage of years replaced it with seriousness and later with pessimism. ... Hamlet reveals that his mind is darkened by...

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By careful study of the play, decide, in committing Duncan's murder, how far Macbeth is driven by his ambition, how far he is dominated by his wife's and how far he is influenced by the witches. ... However, the witches vanish and leave Macbeth's questions unanswered. ... He struggles with the idea of killing Duncan just so that he could become king. ... Lady Macbeth also asks these spirits to "Stop up th"access and passage to remorse" so that she herself can become cruel and will be able to go through the task of aiding Macbeth in murdering Duncan. ... How ambitious Lady Ma...

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The Witches" prophecy only stated that he would become King, no specifics as to how or when. ... After she found him, her short breathed questions showed signs of fright and tension as if something might have went wrong with their agreement. ... He had spent some time deciding if he should continue with the plan or abandon it. ... (Shakespeare, I, v, 41-54) This passage proved her to be bold and strong. ... Furthermore, she questioned Macbeth's manhood. ...

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Body type: typical woman , but not with a typical mind. ... When Macbeth's motives are questioned, Lady Macbeth distracts the confused company. ... To prepare for what she feels must be done she calls on evil spirits to "stop up th' access and passage to remorse" in order to be relentless. ... In the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband with remarkable effectiveness, overriding all his objections; when he hesitates to murder, she repeatedly questions his manhood until he feels that he must commit murder to prove himself. ... She saw nothing wrong with killing th...

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He takes this prophecy from three strange witches brooding in the deep night without question and without good judgment. ... Their first meeting is a good example of how the three sisters make Macbeth seem very gullible. ... A bloody man with many wounds tells the story of a hero whose "brandished steel smoked with bloody execution,' 'carved out a passage' to his enemy, and 'unseam'd him from the nave to the chaps."" ... Throughout the play many people end up being the opposite of how their peers perceive them. ... Even though the witches made this prophecy, they di...

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Originally called the "bravest soldier," his descent into murder and betrayal is the tale of how ambition can tarnish even the purest of souls. ... To prepare for what she feels must be done she calls on evil spirits to "stop up th' access and passage to remorse" in order to be relentless. ... Nonetheless, when Macbeth does as little as question her plan, she attacks him, telling him to "screw [his] courage to the sticking place..." ... Banquo replies to Macbeth's question "oftentimes, to win us to our harm," the tools "of darkness tell us truths." ... The soldier describes Macbe...

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Banquo questions the witches" speech and remains calm. ... He questions them of how these prophecies are so. ... Macbeth begins to get frightened of how he will become king. ... She also wants to feel no regret when the deed is done: "And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty; make thick my blood, Stop up th"access and passage to remorse," She continues saying she wants to be bitter and evil, but with no eventual consequence to follow. ... Duncan comments on the pleasant atmosphere of the castle and how there is a very welcoming mood in the air. ...

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This is how Macbeth reduces some of the responsibility of the incident of the murder by accepting her guidance and advice. ... Finally Lady Macbeth questions Macbeth's manhood and persuades him to go through with the murder. ... 'Stop up th' access and passage to remorse, That no compunctious visitings of Nature.' ... She acts like a woman with a warm heart and charm. ... Macbeth, who is reluctant about his wife's plans is questioned by her on a number of occasions about his manhood. ...

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With her words and her love for her husband she changed his mind. ... She could not sleep because she could not stop dreaming about Duncan and his body that was scattered with blood. ... Macbeth is vexed at the Duncan's choice of successor and wishes to overleap the situation with murder. ... Macbeth agrees with the plan, determined to win the throne. ... Macbeth, reveals that he knows what he is about to do is immoral, and that justice will be repay him with evil. ...

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