King Duncan of Scotland, Macbeth's brother, highly valued and appreciated Macbeth's fearless warfare accomplishments. ... Lady Macbeth, Macbeth's "dearest partner of greatness"(1.5, line 11), has greater ambition and desire to make her husband king. ... Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth suffer a tragic fall shortly after accomplishing their goal. ... Lady Macbeth en! ... In the end, both Macbeth and Lady MacBeth come to absolute ruin, distinguishing both as tragic figures in a tragic play which ends as Macbeth cries out, "And damned be him that first cries "Hold! ...

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Macbeth experiences the mystical power of fate when the three witches confront Macbeth with his future destiny. ... Hecate believes that Macbeth has a destiny to fulfill. ... The audience is fearful that if they perform a dirty deed like Macbeth, they will receive the same outcome as Macbeth. ... Macbeth is killed because it was a part of his fate. The head symbolizes Macbeth's death, but it also symbolizes the pain and sorrow the people had to ordeal because of Macbeth. ...

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Macbeth's action's lead to his very nemises. ... Lady Macbeth is the second reason for Macbeth's tragedy; without her support in aiding his decision, Macbeth would have never had the strength to lie, scheme, and destroy to such extremes. ... The witches first address Macbeth as king, and Banguo as one "Lesser than Macbeth... But now we are introduced to Lady Macbeth. ... So at this point it is Lady Macbeth's to encourage Macbeth into following his dreams, despite what is right or wrong. ...

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Macduff and Macbeth are no exception. ... Macbeth can be considered a tragic hero. ... He is so noble that he was only one who dared to ask why Macbeth killed the guards senselessly. ... Macbeth and Macduff were similar in their bravery and skill on the battlefield. ... In the end Macbeth and Macduff are very similar in some ways, but are different in more ways. ...

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All events in Macbeth coincide with the predetermined fates given to the main character, Macbeth. ... After much deliberation and persuasion by his wife, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth finally commits the sinister crime of the murder of King Duncan. After his death, Macbeth became king. ... / Macbeth does murder sleep (Act II, scene ii, 47-48). ... At a fancy banquet in the Macbeth household, Macbeth begins to see Banquos ghost staring back at him with a look of disappointment. ...

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In the first scene of Macbeth, we are introduced to three witches. ... But once Lady Macbeth toys at the idea of Macbeth's manliness and bravery, Macbeth comes up with a plan to achieve the other prophecies the witches told him.   ... The decision in which  Macbeth committed seemed out of his guilt and misery.   ... The actions of Macbeth and the other characters were not manipulated by the witches. ... Responsibility for introducing the prophecies to Macbeth and for the introduction of other ideas came from the three old women, but they are not responsible for the actions of Macbet...

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A good example of tragedy can be found in one of Macbeth's lines right before he is crowned king of Scotland,The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees is left this vault to brag of.? ... Macbeth's mind experiences tragedy in the form of grief, which he explainsO, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!? ... It is in our literature, such as Beowulf, Macbeth, and Paradise Lost. ...

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As such, Shakespeare's works are first taught at a high school level, and usually the tragedies such as Hamlet and Macbeth are introduced. ... Similarly, Macbeth's ambition to become king eventually leads to his demise. ... The most obvious example is the appearance of Banquo's ghost to Macbeth in which only Macbeth can see; everyone else around him is oblivious to his vision and therefore considers him mad. ... Macbeth for one murders his best friend Banquo in fear that his children will overthrow his position as king. ... In Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers commit suicide,...

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For example, MacBeth was evil, yet he was a tragic hero, because he had free will. ... In MacBeth, although MacBeth commits many murders, one almost feels sorry for him and his fate. ...

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For example, MacBeth was evil, yet he was a tragic hero, because he had free will. ... In MacBeth, although MacBeth commits many murders, one almost feels sorry for him and his fate. ...

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Oedipus, Macbeth, Lear, Hamlet, Othello "or Willy Loman. Must classic tragedy embrace just the Aristotelian "fall of princes," or may it also include the modern common man? Playwright Arthur Miller believes that the common man can be a center of dramatic interest, and he demonstrated this belief i...

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In Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, the main character is a classic example of a Shakespearean tragic hero. Hamlet is considered to be a tragic hero because he has a tragic flaw that in the end, is the cause of his downfall. The play is an example of a Shakespearean tragic play because it h...

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