In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, we discover that Macbeth is a tragic hero. ... At the beginning of the play, Shakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very clearly. ... She threatens his manhood by saying 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 man (act I, scene vii, l 49-51). ... He is now considered a man, but he doesn't like the fact that he has killed all these people. ... Like a child, Macbeth attempts to run away from his problems, yet he has no where to go. ...

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This is of course because it would have been highly offensive to the king if you suggested that he had descended from a ruthless murderer of a king. In addition, Shakespeare also knew that James I was extremely interested in witchcraft. ... Like the witches, Lady Macbeth plays an important role in the murder of King Duncan. ... Also like the witches, Lady Macbeth calls upon evil and asks to be filled with cruelty to overcome Macbeth's kind nature. ... One common phrase you could use to defend her is: if someone tells you to jump off a cliff, will you do it? ...

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Shakespeare uses characters, motifs, and tone throughout the novel to portray this theme. The most obvious way that Shakespeare shows the theme is through the characters. ... He is willing to be swayed by his wife, but also has the force of character to follow difficult actions - like killing King Duncan - once he has been convinced. ... [T] Another motif used to exemplify Shakespeare's theme is blood. ... One assumes that Macbeth is bloody just like the soldier. ...

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Macbeth is the first one of the many of Shakespeare's great tragedies. ... Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon. ... Shakespeare finished Macbeth in 1606. ... Macbeth like his wife is loosing contact with reality. ... A great play like Macbeth intertwines a variety of elements into a unified whole. ...

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Macbeth Coursework Essay Throughout Shakespeare's "Macbeth," the main character, Macbeth, is conveyed both as a tragic hero and as an evil tyrant. ... The King's escape may have influenced Shakespeare to contain this theme and show that anyone who tried to murder the King and take his divine right away would be killed. ... Therefore, in order to please the King, Shakespeare did not illustrate Banquo as an accomplice to the murder of Duncan, but placed full responsibility on Macbeth. ... She tells Macbeth to deceive Duncan by being, " like th"innocent flower/ But be the serpe...

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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. ... (Shakespeare, II.iii.49-56) These unfamiliar events show that nature has already reacted to the murderous deed. ... These rhymes make the text to sound like a spell or curse that invokes evil. ... His description of them is important in seeing how unnatural they are: "you should be women,/ And yet your beards forbid me to interpret/ That you are so" (I.iii.45-47). ... She is then the one who is ordering her husband around, tellin...

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In Macbeth William Shakespeare proves to us that there is evil in all of us but in the end the good triupths. ... And live a coward in thine own esteem, letting I dare not Wait, wait upon I would, like the poor cat I the adage."... The only way to prove to himself and his wife that he cares about her like he did before is to kill Macbeth. ... Besides, this Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been So clear in his great office, that his virtues Will plead like angel, trumpet-tongued, against The deep damnation of his taking off;" (I, vii, 8-20). ... After reading the text MACBETH, by S...

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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. ... When you are playing a part in Macbeth you have to call it the Scottish play because Shakespeare had supposedly used real spells to write the play so it is assumed that the witches have cursed the play. ... Shakespeare has set them in their own world to scare the audience at the time. ... Then Banquo goes on to say, "Upon her skinny lips: you should be women; And yet your beards forbid me to...

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In Shakespeare's time, when this play would be shown in the theatres, the audience would be confused at this first scene, because they knew Macbeth as a heroic fighter and king from the 11th Century. ... They are seen talking to each other, and bringing up many dark and evil spell-like phrases. ... Why do you dress me In borrowed robes?" ... You should be women, And yet your beards forbid me to interpret That you are so." ... "Your hand, your tongue; look like th" innocent flower, But be the serpent under't. ...

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Such a piece of literature is The Tragedy of Macbeth, a play written by William Shakespeare in 1606 for King James I, the king of England. ... In their home, at this time Lady Macbeth says, "When you durst do it, then you were a man" (I.vii.56). ...

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