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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• Grade Level: High School

Between 1560 and 1603 over 16,000 people were convicted of being witches and were burned to death. These people were predominantly women but some were men. ... These people were singled out for things like owning black cats, when washing clothes theirs came out cleaner, if you lived alone and wore black clothes then you put forward as being a witch. Macbeth was a popular play at the time because the people at the time were scared by witchcraft but were also intrigued so they wanted to know more. ... Macbeth makes it clear that he fears Banquo, " There is none but he Whose being I do ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The weather's excessive reaction to the act exposes its evil: it is so evil that none of the characters has ever seen such horrible consequences. ... This sin then happens in the dark, associating it with evil. ... On the other hand, there is Macbeth who wishes to be in the dark to be able to commit his evil acts: "Stars, hide your fires!... He then wants darkness to prevail to hide his unnatural, evil acts and qualities. ... Also, when, in act four, scene one, whenever one of the apparitions comes, there is thunder. ...

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The first witch hails Macbeth, then calls him Thane Of Glamis. ... Then Duncan announces that Malcolm shall be his heir. ... At one point of her soliloquy, she says ",unsex me here," This is asking evil to make her witch because witches were thought to be of no gender. ... There is a lot of irony in this small penultimate scene of act 1. Duncan comments on the pleasant atmosphere of the castle and how there is a very welcoming mood in the air. ...

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At the time when the play was written, there was witch-mania in Britain. ... Witches were thought to be able to have an effect on the weather. ... They were often accused of harming livestock such as pigs. ... This is there to show how close and similar the witches are as well as to make them seem more mysterious. ... The apparition moves on to declare; "The pow"r of man, for none of woman born Shall harm Macbeth." ...

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These phrases show that Macbeth, at point, is human and that there is uncertainty in his heart. ... If the prophecy has come true for Macbeth, he reasons, then perhaps it will too for him and he will father a line of kings. ... The soldier then explains to King Duncan of Macbeth's heroics in battle. ...

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There are only a few good people out there today. In Macbeth William Shakespeare proves to us that there is evil in all of us but in the end the good triupths. ... He then decides he should kill Banquo because he could betray him, the witches said that Banquo would be the father to the line of kings and that means Macbeth will not be king for a long time. ... Banquo is Macbeth's former best friend who knows about the witches and knows that there is something-weird going on. ... If Macbeth were mentally deranged he would not be responsible for the outcome of his actions. ...

• Word Count: 12917
• Approx Pages: 52
• Grade Level: High School