In Macbeth, Shakespeare develops many themes, such as ambition or the supernatural, which all revolve around the nature of the ever-present evil within the play. ... To begin with, the play is embellished by many images which actually foreshadow or represent the ever-present evil. ... As aforementioned, the weather holds great importance on the foreshadowing of evil in this particular play. ... In fact, the first line of the play is the opposite of "iam": "When shall we three meet again" (I.i.1). ... It is then logical to begin the play with a scene gathering the three most evil characters tog...

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While his good qualities bring him to the status he enjoys at the beginning of the play his 'vaulting ambition' (I.vii) exemplifies his less desirable characteristics. ... At the beginning of the play Macbeth is introduced to the audience through the words of other characters. ... At this point in the play it is acceptable for him to be a brutal killer and as it is on behalf of his country. ... Macbeth's 'deep desires' about killing Duncan are not expected and are a dramatic change from the 'noble' Macbeth the audience met at the beginning of the play. .....

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Throughout the entire play, Macbeth and his wife are faced with extreme guilt over sins against their fellow man, as well as against God. ... With Lady Macbeth as the main driving power behind Macbeth's own will to become king, he commits some terrible crimes that are the exact opposite of moral. ... The best symbol for goodness in Macbeth is Banquo. ... Even though Macbeth does some awful things throughout the play, it seems more logical to deem Lady Macbeth as the symbol for evil in the story. ... Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are taken to their graves and Malcom takes over the thro...

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Shakespeare's characterization of Macbeth exonerates the impact he had on the play. The tone in Macbeth remains sinister and depressing throughout the play. Symbolism, on the other hand, kept the tragedy in tact, and if understood, revealed the whole play in the very beginning of her pages. The character of Macbeth profoundly effects the play, by means of transpiring his actions to hurt others. ... When Macbeth arrives home, Lady Macbeth seems so enthusiastic to see him. ...

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Shakespeare's timeless play, Hamlet, is a prime example of the origin of evil in most Shakespearean plays. ... For these reasons, namely his greedy lust for Desdemona and his need for power and authority, Iago Of all of Shakespeare's powerful females, one of the most recognized is Lady Macbeth, from the play Macbeth. (Kimple, p366) In this play, Lady Macbeth coerces her husband into murdering Duncan, the King of Scotland to satisfy her own lust for power. ... However, murder isn't the only evil act that Lady Macbeth commits in this play. ... Lady Macbeth can easily be se...

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From Julius Caesar to Macbeth, from Othello to Hamlet, Shakespeare presented at least one machiavel. Typically, the Machiavellian character is the essence of evil in the play: the villain. ... Of all of Shakespeare's plays, King Lear contains Machiavellism in the villain aspect and one can say that Edmund is this type of tragic Shakespearian villain. ... Edmund plays his Machiavellian politics in using the animalistic characteristics and natural evil in Goneril and Regan to bring him closer to ultimate victory. ... King Lear's Edmund is a devout reader of that bible and practices r...

• Word Count: 1654
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• Grade Level: High School

From Julius Caesar to Macbeth, from Othello to Hamlet, Shakespeare presented at least one machiavel. Typically, the Machiavellian character is the essence of evil in the play: the villain. ... Of all of Shakespeare's plays, King Lear contains Machiavellism in the villain aspect and one can say that Edmund is this type of tragic Shakespearian villain. ... Edmund plays his Machiavellian politics in using the animalistic characteristics and natural evil in Goneril and Regan to bring him closer to ultimate victory. ... King Lear's Edmund is a devout reader of that bible and practices r...

• Word Count: 1653
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School