A main topic that people in the 1600's were fearful and afraid of were witches and anything that they felt was associated with witches, such as lightning & thunder. ... Some even believed that they were being affected by the scenes of witchcraft that they were seeing! ... The witches tell Macbeth this, they then tell him of his possible kingship. ... The gentry were the higher class people and would sit in the stands. ... Macbeth is not scared as he knows of his power against women born children but there's a twist. ...

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The witches were the ultimate perpetrators of deception in Macbeth. ... The witches" trickery did not stop there. The second time the witches meet with Macbeth they told him "none of woman born should harm Macbeth." ... She pressured Macbeth into the murder by questioning his manhood, "when you durst do, then you were a man." ... Lady Macbeth then enters the room wondering what the alarm bells were about and "fainted." ...

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There is not only one particular person who was responsible for the downfall of Macbeth. ... He was then led to believe that these predictions would come true, but they would need to be acted upon. ... She placed his manhood on his decision, "When you durst d it, then you were a man; and to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man." ... Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none. ...

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But Lady Macbeth manipulatively influences his decisions by belittling his manhood as she knows this provokes him "when you durst do it then you were a man" Macbeth then becomes unsure of their capabilities, and asks her "If we should fail?" ... This is a turning point as up until then he has been bullied by Lady Macbeth but now keeps her ignorant of the plans to kill Banquo. ... Macbeth feels threatened by Banquo he claims that " there is none but he, whose being I do fear: and under him, my genius is rebuked". ... At the end of the banquet scene which precedes Banquo's murder, ...

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When Lady Macbeth finds out about the prophecies in a letter to her from Macbeth, she analyses his nature, and then says, "What thou art promised, yet so I fear thy nature/ It is too full o'th"milk of human kindness." ... She then says, "And that which rather thou dost fear to do/ Than wishest should be undone." ... She says, "I dare do all that may become a man/ Who dares more is none." ... Then Macbeth decides to try and tempt Banquo onto his side. ... Once Banquo leaves there is another soliloquy, in which Macbeth hallucinates about a dagger, even though he hasn't killed Duncan ye...

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In the play "MacBeth" there is a build up of tension in the characters and the plot itself that leads to justice. ... This then leads to MacBeth and Banquo encountering the three witches. ... MacBeth then orders that MacDuff's castle be seized and that Lady MacDuff and her children be murdered. ... MacBeth then learns that Lady MacBeth has killed herself, causing him to sink into a deep despair. ... They were both fuelled by evil and their guilt that ate away at their minds proved to be their downfall. ...

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Some of the predictions begin to come true as if it were fate that they happened. ... Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is near no more. ... When he is about to kill King Duncan a dagger is there and he says it must be fate. ... Even when the predictions were coming true he says: Banquo. ... If Macbeth had approached the situation as Banquo had, then it could be said that is was fate that caused Macbeth to murder King Duncan. ...

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In the play "Macbeth", there were many interesting sections that could be concentrated on due to the suspense and the involvement of the supernatural. ... Then the bell rings and Macbeth stealthily proceeds up the staircase to Duncan's chamber. ... There is constantly more guilt and fear inside Macbeth and his wife that they decide to have Banquo killed. ... Then the second apparition appears (a bloody child), and says: "Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth." ...

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However, when it was proven that the witches were correct, Macbeth believed in the prediction that he would become king, which at the moment it was given, may or may not have been the future reality. ... He then dismisses it saying that the future will come "Without [his] stir"" (Act 1, Scene 3, line 143). ... As Macbeth prepares for war, nearing the time of his death, he speaks with the witches once more whose spirits tell Macbeth, "Laugh to scorn The power of man, for none of woman born Shall harm Macbeth. ... There are two powerful external influencers that help sway Macbeth's thought...

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When the witches tell him he will be King Macbeth's reaction is one of shock then a wish to know more. ... "Two truths were told, as happy prologues to the swelling act of the imperial theme." ... (IV, I) The second apparition a bloody child, "none of woman born shall harm Macbeth" (IV, I) held a hidden clue which Macbeth missed. ... She then makes sure he will perform the deed by taking an active role in preparing for the murder. ... There is none but he whose being I do fear; and under him my genius is rebuked, as it is said Mark Antony's was by Caesar." ...

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In the meantime, Malcom and Macduff were gathering an army in order to overthrow Macbeth. ... To be aware of Macduff, that none of woman borne can harm him and that he would be king until Birnam Wood came to Dunsinane Hill. ... At Dunsinane Castle, a doctor informed Macbeth that his wife was sick and that there was no cure for that kind of sickness. ... Then, he was told that an army from England was coming in order to overthrow him. ... Macduff replied that he was ripped by his mothers womb and then killed him. ...

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The witches also predicted that Banquo's children would be kings by stating, "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none". ... As Fleance's survival suggests, it seems there can be no escape from the supernatural prophecies of the witches. ... As the ghost is present, Macbeth exclaims, "If trembling I inhabit then, protest me / The baby of a girl. ... All three of the supernatural apparitions set forth by the witches were accurate, and led to the collapse of Macbeth's rule. ...

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In Macbeth, there were many interesting sections, which concentrated on the suspense and the involvement of the supernatural. ... He encountered the witches who had beards, thus causing him to question whether they were actually women. ... Then, the second apparition appears which is a bloody child, and says: "Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth." ... Hamlet was then convinced of the ghost and no longer harbored any suspicion. ... There are many similarities and differences between Hamlet and Macbeth on this subject. ...

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When you durst do it, then you were a man, And, to be more that what you were, you would Be so much more a man." ... So instead she thinks that if they just get rid of all the evidence, then they will both be fine and no one will find out. ... How easy is it then!" ... Apart from Lady Macbeth's taunting and pressuring, he feels that there is nothing pushing him into murdering King Duncan, only ambition. ... Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none: So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo!" ...

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He will have a dinner and Banquo is invited, but Banquo and his son were going horseback riding. ... When he learned of this he decided since Macduff was not there he would kill his family. ... The most important one is the second one, "The pow"r of man, for none of woman born Shall harm Macbeth. ... He then learns of the death of the queen. ... (p 323)" Macbeth then lays down his sword knowing that he has met his dumb. ...

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Throughout history, there has been strict gender roles set in place for people to follow. During Shakespearean times, women were considered the weaker sex, emotionally and physically. Women were expected to always listen and obey their husbands and never make the rules. ... While Macbeth knows that murder must occur in order for him to become King, he,"dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none (I, VII, 47-48)." ... Lady Macbeth goes as far to tell Macbeth,"When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would Be so much more the ma...

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In the play there are many evil deeds that Macbeth committed. ... This portrays a character as being much worse if the audience's first impressions of that character were positive. ... He says that he is going to investigate the murder as there are hidden motives. ... There could have been a number of reasons for this. ... Macbeth is doing this without the conferring with his wife and that none of Macbeth's actions to plunge deeper into evil have much to do with Lady Macbeth. ...

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According to Lady Macbeth, there is no "illness" or badness in his personality. ... But her words aren't as powerful as they were in Act 1, Scene VII. ... One; two: why, then 'tis time to do't. ... What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account? ... " In the beginning, they were bound together by a great love, but now this love has completely disappeared. ...

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He then is forced to burn the books and his house by his firemen "friends"." ... In all three stories the characters are lead to their demise for actions that were absolutely unnecessary. ... Better yet, give him none. Let him forget there is such a thing as war. ... Yet every one of them can feel that there is something missing, a part of them that just does not exist. ...

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Liam and his girlfriend Gabriella were off hiking and exploring in the woods and while resting, they got into a little fight and Gabriella started walking away as Liam followed her. ... Liam saw the scene and started slowly backing away, and then he started to run. ... The deadman's knell Is there scarce ask"d for who, and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken." ... (pg. 220, line 6-10) Although this child seems dysfunctional, there does seem to be a part of his mentality that is still conscious. ... In everything that Macbeth pr...

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King Duncan and his army were locked in all out war with Norwegian forces. ... After being told by the witches that he would soon become king he simply believes that, "if chance may crown [him] king, [then] chance may crown [him], without [his] stir," (1.3.143-144). ... It was never Macbeth's place to become a king, he was a great warrior and Duncan was a great king and there was no reason to upset that balance. ... We see this more towards the end of the play when the witches convince Macbeth to, "laugh at scorn, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth.... This shows tha...

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King Duncan and his army were locked in all out war with Norwegian forces. ... After being told by the witches that he would soon become king he simply believes that "if chance may crown [him] king, [then] chance may crown [him], without [his] stir"(1.3.143-144). ... It was never Macbeth's place to become a king, he was a great warrior and Duncan was a great king and there was no reason to upset that balance. ... We see this more towards the end of the play when the witches convince Macbeth to "laugh at scorn, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth." ... This shows that ...

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There were rumors that he was illegitimate. ... He had a few playmates, none of which were female. ... On her way to meet him in Scotland, Anne's ship went off course due to a horrible storm and then ended up in Oslo. ... There were plots to kill him at every turn, the most famous of which was the Gunpowder plot which has its roots in the religious tumults and intolerance of the time. ... His legs were handicapped. ...

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In his earlier years, he demonstrated none the hatred towards witches that he showed in the later years of his rule of Scotland. ... (Fraser, pg. 57-59) "However, there was a middle period, critical years in which James shivered in his royal shoes at the mention of witches, and finally wrote his own tract on the subject, the Demonologie of 1597."" ... After the King's warning, judges were much more careful in deciding if witchcraft cases were fraudulent (Hole, pg. 140). ... In 1763, all the Witchcraft Acts were repealed. ... "At the outset there is something mysterious and wonderful abo...

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This is evident when the Sergeant says, " For Brave Macbeth (well he does deserve that name)" (I, ii, 16) There is also evidence that King Duncan himself regards Macbeth very highly when he says, " O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman!" ... s Macbeth as a hero at the very beginning of the play, putting him high in the readers mind, and then afterwards the reader can see very clearly his descent from an obvious hero to a person with fewer or no worthy qualities at all, and of much lesser stature in the world. ... The prophecies, which the witches spoke to Macbeth, were one of the factors that con...

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