In reading Shakespeare''s well-known play, Macbeth, one will always notice the many influences that Macbeth encounters before his downfall. ... This scene brings into the play the idea of fate and the role with which it has in the play. ... These images may have been messages from the witches, as yet another cause of Macbeth''s insanity. ... Nearing the end of the play, Macbeth''s castle is invaded by Macduff and Malcolm''s army. ... From the start of the play, Macbeth began to change as a character for the worse. ...

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The story of Macbeth is an example of power at the expense of everything else, he begins the play as a strong character who is greatly admired, however as the play progresses Macbeth's personality and actions become more and more deceitful which eventually leads to his destruction. ... This demonstrates that Macbeth is deeply ashamed of what he has done. ... In Act 4 Scene 1, it becomes apparent that Macbeth has now become the most evil character in the play. ... Macbeth is also becoming more attached to the witches, as the play nears the end, Macbeth starts to speak in rhyme as the witch...

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Ross doesn't only deliver messages though; he also gave Macbeth the clothing needed for the thane of Cawdor. ... He might be a professional message deliverer. ... This is what gets the guests to stay and not think that Macbeth is crazy. ... The witches know what Macbeth will and would do to become king and keep his throne. ... These three Characters, rather they lead to the death of Macbeth, pushed him to do things or relied messages to him, helped make the play of Macbeth a great masterpiece....

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Which is probably why fate and karma hit her hard in the stomach towards the end of the play. ... She plays the role of a woman but she has a demeanor and a mindset of a man or as a king. ... " (CliffNotes Hardbound Literary Libraries: Shakespeare's Macbeth Page 30) She continuously down plays his ability to do anything that will show he is a man. ... "The fact is that what Lady Macbeth "would do" her husband has actually done. The total reversal of roles that she anticipated cannt now occur because, despite his stricken conscience, Macbeth has done what she could never do....

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Oedipus, Macbeth, Lear, Hamlet, Othello "or Willy Loman. ... If this modern story is destined to challenge classic tragedy, or perhaps to take its place alongside, one must look behind the glitz and glitter to find a message. ... When the audience is brought to feel what Willy Loman feels, the play expands its vision and moves from the specific toward the fate of man. ... Willy Loman is incapable of discerning what is real from what is not. ... CHARLEY: Good, keep playing; you'll sleep better. ...

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In his play Macbeth, Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth was a textbook example of someone with OCD. ... To read what Darcie said about her life with OCD is tragic. ... It is very painful to imagine what OCD doe to the life of someone who suffers from it. ... Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that relays messages between these two parts of the brain. Many psychologists believe that it is low levels of serotonin that play a key role in the communication problem, and in turn OCD itself (OCF, 2000). ...

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