This is an unfortunate theme in "Macbeth", one of William Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. ... By giving him a piece of her mind, she assures him that it is his duty to murder his own cousin Duncan, King of Scotland. ... Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe, top-full Of direst cruelty! ... (3.2 5-7) "Macbeth" is one of William Shakespeare's greatest tragic stories of all time. It is a story full of violence and disorderly desire to gain power by any means necessary. ...

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Poetic phrases like: "Hie thee hither,"" begin to appear, giving the audience the impression that Lady Macbeth is using black magic or evil hexes to gain her means. ... She demands of these "murd'ring ministers-: "unsex me here direst cruelty stop remorse nature's mischief."" This theme of Lacy Macbeth being so closely linked to the witches is strong throughout the whole play. ... When she is told, along with the other guests at Dunsinane, that Duncan is dead, and then after Macbeth says that he has killed the grooms, she exclaims: "Help me hence ho!... Shakespeare usually only...

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The supernatural element within the play is one of the stronger themes and it affects Macbeth the most. ... This kind of system is like a story having its different components; a beginning, middle and an end. ... "Thou canst not say I did it; never shake thy gory locks at me!" ... He may have thought the world owed him something that not just anyone could give him. ... "He bade me, from him, call thee Thane of Cawdor: In which addition, hail most worthy thane, For it is thine." ...

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"Macbeth with all its artistry and complex structure dealt with themes of contemporary immediacy in a language and style readily accessible to its audience." ... It begins in a similar style to a horror story; "a shrieking owl" accompanies Lady Macbeth when she is waiting for Macbeth to return. ... She says "That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold." ... However right at the opening of the scene the audience can tell that she is anxious; she repeats herself, "That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold" and "What hath quenched them hath given me fire." ... Sleep gives the impres...

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Macbeth tells the story of a good, loyal man that has gone bad, driven to murder by his ambition and fueled by his power-hungry wife. ... "Stay you imperfect speakers, tell me more-. The prophecy gives Macbeth a false sense of security and inevitability. ... When Duncan does arrive, he gives her gifts and thanks her for being his host, but she is actually planning to kill him. ... (Act I, Scene V, Line 60) Macbeth's third theme is that it is free will, not fate alone, influences destiny and our actions. ...

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There are many different possible viewpoints to take in answering this question, as it is possible to argue many different cases and give good reason for them all so it is my opinion that there are many different people who are responsible for the tragedy in Macbeth. ... Another example is during this soliloquy when Macbeth says, "is this a dagger I see before me?" ... He reveals himself when says to the ghost of Banquo, " Thou canst say I did it; never shake thy gory locks at me." ... They are the ones who kick off the whole story with their mysterious predictions to Macbeth. ... This is...

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