At the beginning, Macbeth is not driven to do evil until he takes the witches' ramblings to heart. ... Macbeth uses imagery of darkness to show that good prevails over evil. ... Darkness symbolizes evil as opposed to light symbolizing good. ... Darkness and evil go away once peace is restored in the kingdom. ... Macbeth and Lady Macbeth seem to achieve what their hearts desire, but in reality they only gain torment and death. ...

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But he has a deep desire inside his heart. ... The witches, like in most other situations, are used to symolise "the intruments of darkness" and evil spirits. ... After listening to the prophecies, the seed of evil is planted in his heart, and he could not stop thinking about them. ... While the witches appeal to Macbeth's dark side, Banquo is set as a contrast to the dark Macbeth. ... Throughout the play, the witches appeal and bring out Macbeth's dark sid...

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During the play, he suffers because of his dark secrets and battles his conscience even after his specific desire is reached or accomplished. ... Or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heart-oppressed brain? ... All events in this play, take place at night, in a dark environment, or during a storm. This symbolizes the darkness, evil, and confusion that are lurking inside Macbeth's mind. ... As the poison in his mind grows, Macbeth begins to make unbalanced decisions, lose all passion for his wife, and fall deeper into darkness. ...

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Then, Macbeth uses dark imagery such as "ere to black Hecate's summons The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums, Hath rung night's yawning peal" (45-47), and "[c]ome seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day" (51-52)[.] By invoking evil, the dark imagery reveals Macbeth's affinity to darkness as he resolves to have Banquo and Fleance killed. Macbeth calls on night to fall so darkness will hide his horrible deed. ... Macbeth's rhyme displays his affinity to darkness and shows how he is resolute while invoking evil to fulfill his deed. ... ...

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"Fair is foul and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air"" This quote implies that nothing is that it appears: the natural order of civilization has been turned to one of disorder and darkness. ... Macbeths ambition is deep in his heart and starts growing at that time. ... In Act one, scene four, Macbeth in his aside states that this announcement is a block on his ambition and calls upon darkness to cover what he wishes to be done: "The Prince of Cumberland! ... Charles Dickens once said, "His heart leapt with terror"" while watching Macbeth. ...

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Macbeth has a change of heart before he reaches home until his wife persuades him that it can be done safely. ... She prays to the powers of darkness to make her become less feminine when she says 'unsex me here' so that she can have no natural feelings of pity and carry out the procedure selfishly. ... She acts like a woman with a warm heart and charm. ... In Shakespearean times it have been said that he was the victim of the powers of darkness such when Lady Macbeth thought up the powers of evil and pr...

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The BBC used red and yellows which I thought showed royalty where as the RSC was all dark with barely any colour, at first you would think it was black and white. ... I prefered this compared to the dark colours in the RSC. ... Macbeth began by saying, "At first and last, the hearty welcome" and then Lady Macbeth said, "My heart speaks, they are all welcome" I think they wanted everything to go well as Macbeth has just become King, but they are maybe trying too hard. ...

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This had changed Macbeth from an exceedingly loyal and dedicated general of Duncan, to a gory and vicious, non-merciful murderer with a heart full of evil and hatred. ... It was completely his fault and because of his dark and evil intentions being so full of greed and power, he has now messed up his life along with friends he used to love, treasure, and cherish. ... The witches, out of pure evil and darkness, had told Macbeth that he would be Thane and that Banquo's children would also be Thane some day. ...

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It was combination of three dark forces: supernatural, external, and internal. The three witches and dark powers behind them represent supernatural forces. ... He says, "from this moment, the very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand." ...

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Her evil ambition makes her call upon the forces of darkness to support her in her purposes: Come you spirits And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full Of direst cruelty! ... Lady Macbeth is more evil than Macbeth she has no sympathy inside her heart towards herself and her husband: I have given suck, and know How tender tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it is smiling in my face, Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums, And dashed the brains out. ... Ambition is not an evil emotion inside a person's heart. ...

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The image of "Make my seated heart knock at my ribs" portrays Macbeth's anxiety. ... The reference to "stars hide your fires, let not light see my dark and deep desires" shows that Macbeth is prepared to commit the murder but doesn't want to live with the guilt. ... Lady Macbeth immediately questions Macbeth about him being half - hearted about the murder. ...

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She calls up the spirits of darkness and asks them to "unsex" her to take away all that makes her a woman. ... It is better to listen to one's heart, than to listen to one's mind. The mind tells us what we truly want, but it is the heart that stops individuals from becoming greedy and doing whatever it takes to achieve personal gain and what is wanted. ...

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A tragic hero's exceptional nature generally raises him above the average level of humanity. The greatest tragic heroes are extolled to the degree that we sometimes realize all that is implied in their words and actions, and we become conscious that in real life we have scarcely known anyone resemb...

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She begins realizing the impact that she had on Macbeth by convincing him to kill Duncan and she sees how darkly his character has changed. ... Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth "my hands are of your color, but I [Lady Macbeth] shame to wear a heart so white" (II.II.82-83) after the murder of Duncan. ... He turns from a content, good man to one consumed by ambition who decides that "the very firstlings of my [Macbeth's] heart shall be the firstlings of my [Macbeth's] hand" (IV.I.167-168) and therefore instinctively slaughters the family of Macduff ruthlessly. ...

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"King James encountered a change of heart and attempted to remedy the mistakes caused by his statute. ... (Bloom, pg. 26-30) "Throughout the play, the witches lurk like dark thoughts and unconscious temptations to evil."" ...

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The hurly-burly of insurrection combines with the "fog and filthy air- of the atmosphere; the impression is one of dark mystery. ... Their fast paced dialogue sets on irregular pace like a racing heart beat connoting anxiety and confusion and is strikingly dramatic during these first moments following the murder. ...

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She does this when she calls upon the spirits of darkness to rid her of her natural womanliness and to instead "make thick" her blood and to fill her "direst cruelty". ... He is like this until Lady Macbeth takes the situation into her hands and says "tis the eye of childhood." and even though her "hands are of Macbeth's colour" she claims she would be ashamed to act like him, "I shame to wear heart so white." ...

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As is only expected in traditional tragedy, Shakespeare's dark tale Macbeth, concludes with a righteous character, Malcolm, the heir to the Throne of Scotland, commenting on what has passed. ... More pointedly, though, when he determines that 'the very firstlings of [his] heart shall be the firstlings of [his] hand', he sends others to complete the dirty deeds of killing Banquo, attempting the murder of Fleance his son, and he orchestrates Lady MacDuff's family's deaths. ...

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These demons in the guise of witches cannot read his inner-most thoughts, but from observing his facial expressions and body language, they surmise what passions drive him and what dark desires lie in wait. ... The individual who once prized mutable goods in the form of respect and admiration from those about him, now discovers that even such satisfactions are denied him: "And that which should accompany old age, as honor, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have; but, in their stead, curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, which the poor heart would fain deny, and...

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In her soliloquy she asked the spirits to: " Unsex me here, And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full Of direst cruelty Come, thick night, And pull thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark, To cry "Hold, hold!"" ... Customarily a woman is remarkably weak, but contrary, a woman's heart can be just as powerful. ...

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These demons in the guise of witches cannot read his inmost thoughts, but from observation of facial expression and other bodily manifestations they surmise with comparative accuracy what passions drive him and what dark desires await their fostering. ... The individual who once prized mutable goods in the form of respect and admiration from those about him, now discovers that even such evanescent satisfactions are denied him: And that which should accompany old age, As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have; but, in their stead, Curses, not loud but deep, mou...

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Banquo a bit more cautious than Macbeth warns him (the good is bad thing, remember) "oftentimes, to win us to our harm, / The instruments of darkness (the witches) tell us truths, / Win us with honest trifle, to betray's / In deepest consequence." ...

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