In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the play's central character, Macbeth, displays the atrocities created by greed, on of the plays many themes. ... We see him aspiring to become king even more in the following quote: "Glamis and Thane of Cowdor! ... Lady Macbeth has a strong influence on Macbeth's decisions and actions which eventually leads to his downfall. ... Lady Macbeth encourages Macbeth to carry out the murder of Duncan. ... So, as we can see, the influence of Lady Macbeth plays an important role in Macbeth's downfall. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

One of the most obvious is blood but no one realized that sleep is also a very important part of the play. In Macbeth, William Shakespeare uses sleep to symbolize the mental chaos experienced by the important characters in the play. ... The quote explains that never again wills Macbeth, or his wife any rest, and from time to time throughout the play they will comment on their weariness and lack of refreshing sleep. ... For example quote: 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; make thick my blood" From th...

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• Grade Level: High School

Why is blood used to create different images in Macbeth? The playwrite, William Shakespeare uses literary devices in Macbeth. ... Lady Macbeth, wife of Macbeth, shows the most strongest example of evidence using the symbol of blood in the scene. ... This quote states that their families are likely to kill them. ... Blood foreshadows many important events in the play, most of which are more deaths. ...

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• Grade Level: High School