Paulo César Calvo Redondo Rhetoric III July 7th, 2003 Fear: A Persistent Torture for Macbeth One can affirm that Macbeth changes from a conscious honorable nobleman to a pitiless cruel murderer. ... My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man (Act I, scene III, line 134) Undoubtedly, the only thought of murdering the king becomes a scary idea to Macbeth. ... In addition, Macbeth shows his fears even more clearly in the Third Play: "Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep In the affliction of these terrible dreams That shake ...

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In the Act I Scene iii, when Macbeth has his first encounter with the witches, he says, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen." ... (Act I, Scene iii) "Not so happy, yet much happier." (Act I, Scene iii) These two lines are asserted in reference to Banquo. ... (Act III, Scene i) Macbeth's farewell is another aspect of appreance versus reality. ... (Act III, Scene iv) In doing this, Macbeth tries to act as if he has control over the throne, and ultimately, his life. ...

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Her shocking and persuasive effect on Macbeth convinces him that he is "settled," (I-iii, 79). ... She says "You must leave this" (III-ii, 36), which sounds calming and unworried. ... She begins to ask Macbeth "what's to be done" (III-ii, 44), which is a drastic change in control. ... She uses a half-witted lie, calling this outburst "But as a thing of custom: "tis no other" (III-iv, 96). ... Macbeth started to succumb to the belief that deeds "must be acted ere they be scann"d,"(III, iv 140). ...

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In Act I, scene iii, Macbeth and Banquo first meet with the witches, and learn of their prophecies. ... Banquo wonders if he and Macbeth have "eaten on the insane root (I, iii, 82). ... Seeing Macbeth consumed in thought, Banquo comments, "Look how our partner's rapt" (I, iii, 141). ... (I, iii, 132-134). ... He understands that "...stepped in blood so far that he can wade no more"" (III, iv, 137). ...

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His ambitions are raised when he recalls the prophecy in which he would become King of Scotland, and immediately thinks of murdering King Duncan: I am Thane of Cawdor: / If good, why do I yield to that suggestion / Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair / And make my seated heart knock at my ribs (I, iii, 133-136) At this moment Macbeth's evil and dark side is shown. ... (I, iii, 50-53) Macbeth is surprised and displeased by this decision, and decides to murder Duncan. ... (I, iii, 139-142). ...

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Unlike Shakespeare's great villains, such as Iago in Othello and Richard III in Richard III, Macbeth is never comfortable in his role as a criminal. ... Act I, scene iii On the heath near the battlefield, thunder rolls and the three witches appear. ...

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The three sisters are capable of leading people into danger resulting in death, such as the sailor who never slept (Act I, Scene III, ll.1-37). ... (Act III, Scene VI, ll.31-120). ... (Act III, Scene V, ll.1-35). ...

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" ( III, i, 128-138) Macbeth lacks security in his kingship and is obsessed by the witches" prophecies to Banquo. ... " ( III, v, 27-33) The witches make Macbeth feel over-confident, and by this they eventually destroy him. ... When Macbeth is talking about how he is waiting for the night, so that he can murder Banquo, he says, "And with thy bloody and invisible hand- ( III, ii, 53) The word blood is used to describe Macbeth's hand after he kills Banquo. At the banquet, after seeing Banquo's ghost, Macbeth reassures himself that there is nothing wrong with killing, "Bloo...

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When Macbeth is approached by the witches and told his fate, he believes that,"to be King Stands not within the prospect of belief, No more than to be Cawdor (I, III, 74-76)." ... Present fears Are less than horrible imaginings (I, III, 138-142)," because he wants to be King, but does not want to have to murder his way to the throne. ... Macbeth feels an overwhelming sense of guilt and claims to see an,"air-drawn dagger (III, IV, 65)," and that he is,"in blood Stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er (III, IV, 142-144)." ...

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Joanna Gillen October 14, 2003 MACBETH AP English An eating scene is common in drama and fiction, it may be a simple meal or a banquet, a holiday party or an ordinary family dinner, but the work would not be quite the same without it. Macbeth contains such a scene of eating in A...

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In Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare uses relationships to show how Macbeth becomes corrupt and turns his back on friends and loved ones as he becomes obsessed with the witches prophecy. An important relationship is the one between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. At the start of the play, M...

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In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth's life was based on his free will. He was brought to ruins by his own greed, fear, and guilt. Therefore, these three characteristics Macbeth exhibits in the play show that his life was based on his free will. The three wicked witches first infla...

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In Act I, Scene iii, Macbeth can't withhold himself from knowing more of what the witches have to predict. ... (I, iii, 140) Here Macbeth is falling into the trap of the witches by realizing that he will be able to conquer the quest of becoming king. ... Macbeth says to the murderers in Act III, Scene I, "Whose execution takes your enemy off, grapples you to the heart and love of us, who wear our health but sickly in his life, which in his death were perfect...

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Othello's Act III Scene III is the most important scene in the play and is often called the Temptation Scene. ... (III.3.98-100) He means that if he didn't love Desdemona, it would be chaos. ...

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Scene iii introduces the complexity's of Macbeth's character. ... In scene iii Macduff is introduced and could be classified as Macbeth's foil character. ... Act III is most commonly known as the denouement. ...

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Macbeth Essay As we conclude the first scene Macbeth has finally come to the drastic decision to murder King Duncan and his son Malcolm, in order for him to be first in line for the throne and receive the title of King. Many individuals pressured him into making this decision, the most forceful ...

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Part of the prophecy has already come true, but if this is a good prophesy why does it " Unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs- (I, III, 135-136) Macbeth wants to be king but is concerned that his thoughts about killing Duncan are wrong and unnatural. ... After seeing Banquo he goes crazy and shouts " Blood hath been shed ere now, I" the olden time ere human statue purged the gentle weal- (III,II,77-83) You can see the evil take over when he sees an imaginary dagger which leads him to kill Duncan. ...

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(Act III, Scene 1) and "Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, And put a barren sceptre in my gripe, Thence to be wrench'd with an unlineal hand, No son of mine succeeding." (Act III, Scene 1). ...

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One witch shouts, "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter" (Act I, Scene iii, li 50). ... Upon a debate with Banquo where Banquo discourages evil actions from Macbeth, Macbeth decides that "if chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me/Without my stir" (Act I, scene iii, li 143-144). ...

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Theme of Macbeth The presence of supernatural forces in William Shakespeare's, "Macbeth," provides for much of the play's dramatic tension and the mounting suspense. Several supernatural apparitions throughout the play profoundly affect Macbeth and the evil forces eventually claim Macbeth and destr...

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Throughout Shakespeare's play, "Macbeth," Macbeth makes several bad decisions. By the end of Act V the consequences of these decisions start to affect Macbeth, and result in his mental deterioration and downfall. Macbeth's character traits are a major contributor to this mental deterioration. These ...

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Macbeth, a play by WIlliam SHakespear, i sabout the deterioration of a man (Macbeth's) humanity and snaity. Macbeth had fought valiantly for his king, and ironically, he kills the king. Macbeth is mentally pulled in two directions; being weak of will, he is easily coerced by his wife to carry out t...

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As Lady Macbeth fades into the background, Macbeth takes it upon himself in Act III to plot Banqou's murder. When Lady Macbeth asks about the plan to kill Banquo, Macbeth simply replies, "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck-(III. ii. 48) As Macbeth goes off on his own course during this time, Lady Macbeth's guilt is overwhelming and cut off from him, she descends into madness. At the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth had no conscience at all and even thought, "[That] a little water would clear them of the deed"(Danson, pg. 124) Lady Macbeth's character change is evid...

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"I am of Cawdor: / If good, why do I yield to that suggestion / Whose image doth unfix my hair" (I, iii, 143-145). ... My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother"d in surmise; and nothing is But what is not (I, iii, 149-152). ...

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Although he takes the actions, he would not have done this if the witches had not told him that he would be king in Act I Scene III. ... In Act I, Scene III, the witches tell Macbeth that he is Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and that he shalt be king hereafter. ...

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