The role of a set designer is a very important thing in the play Macbeth because the set designer captures the overall image of the play that the audience will be interpreting by how the set designer sets up a certain scene. ... I believe that the play Macbeth shows a lot of deceitfulness through characters that are portrayed as good people, but over time you can see how they develop into different people than the ones that you started the play with. The play Macbeth is a very dark and mysterious play throughout most of it with all the murders and deceit that go on in the play. ... Here you ca...

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FATE AND FORESHADOWING IN MACBETH Fate plays a large role in Shakespeare's Macbeth. ... Macbeth does it, as does Lady Macbeth. Then, later in the play, even Malcolm, Macduff and the other revolutionaries try to alter fate. Throughout the play of Macbeth, Shakespeare chooses to use animals to portray foreshadowing, to develop character and to get a wide variety of emotions from the audience. ... This ability leads to some interesting and important moments in the play. ...

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A Comparison of Time in Macbeth and As You Like It In Shakespearean drama, a dynamic and explosive fusion of jealousy, pride, anger and ambition is characteristic for heroes" behaviour. ... In "Macbeth" the first scene presents a meeting of three witches during stormy weather. ... In both plays the succession of the scenes is very swift; in tragedy the impression is that longer time elapsed than provided for because passage from thought to a critical resolution is difficult. The outcome of the comedy is obvious while Macbeth enters the spiral of decline within his imagination. ... All i...

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In Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, Macbeth's sanity gradually diminishes. ... But to Macbeth it seems to him that he is hearing things. The interpretation of this quote from the play can be that, "what Macbeth hears is not Macduff and Lennox trying to awaken the Porter, but all the powers of hell and heaven knocking simultaneously at his heart- (Goddard 120). ... Macbeth is now to the point where men fear him. ... This shows that Macbeth is now over the edge of craziness. ...

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At the beginning of the play, three witches prophesied that Macbeth would become King of Scotland. ... Blood represents guilt, as it is a significant form of imagery in the play. ... Further more, blood also serve as a symbol of guilt that Lady Macbeth faces towards the end of the play. At the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth keeps Macbeth sane and prevents him from breaking. ... Throughout the play, Lady Macbeth, supports Macbeth action until the end of the play where her guilt took control of her, causing her to sleep walk and tell the story of the murder. ...

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In Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," the issue of predestination vs. free will arises. ... This point can be argued either way, however in Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," an emphasis on free will is displayed throughout the play. ... When Lady Macbeth finds out about the witches prophecy for Macbeth, she gets herself prepared to convince Macbeth. ... Also, Macbeth wanted to cancel the plan of murdering King Duncan earlier in the play, "We will proceed no further in this business. ... Lady Macbeth is, in a way, is insulting Macbeth. ...

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Act 2 Journal Essays In act one of Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth, the reader is introduced to the character, Macbeth. ... Almost as soon as the play begins the King listens as the captain tells him a story of Macbeth's bravery. ... Finally, Macbeth tries to speak to Lady Macbeth about putting an end to their plan of killing the king altogether. ... This ability is undoubtedly seen in Macbeth. ... However, by the end of the play, Macbeth grows into a man who has committed such a multitude of crimes that he can no longer live with himself. ...

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Macbeth is a play rich with Gothic images including many references to dreams and sleep. ... Macbeth does murder sleep"-the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care, The death of each day's life, sore labor's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast. ... Macbeth acknowledges the gravity of his actions with these words. ... In Romeo and Juliet, dreams and premonitions are also a recurring motif throughout the play. ... (Act II, 3) Again we have a reference to sleep as the spoils of the innocent, untro...

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