In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth alerts the audience to the quandary of knowing one's destiny and wanting to control the future. ... In act one the witches help reveal the atmosphere of the play. ... Macbeth sees murder as a dreadful thing but because of the theme of foul is fair and fair is foul Macbeth sees this as something he must do to become king and he accepts it as something he must do. ... Macbeth's character supports the theme of foul is fair and fair is foul. Macbeth's ambition also assists in presenting the theme. ...

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"For brave Macbeth- well he deserves that name." ... Macbeth was highly influenced by the three witches who prophesised him becoming King and the audience witnesses a change in Macbeth's character in Act one Scene Seven during his soliloquy. Preceding events had shown Macbeth as a noble and honourable man but in this scene the audience is shown how Macbeth's thought are turning into greater evil. ... Macbeth had a conflict within himself in trying to decide wether or not he should commit regicide and it is in Act one Scene Seven that he agrees to killing the king. ... In Act Four Sce...

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Macduff and Macbeth are no exception. ... Macbeth can be considered a tragic hero. ... (act 2, scene 3). ... Most might think that this is a cowardly act, but this is actually a brave act which was intended to aid Malcolm in enrolling  the English armed services against Macbeth. Macbeth and Macduff were similar in their bravery and skill on the battlefield. ...

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In the play, "Macbeth," animal imagery is an important device used to bring light to change. ... After Macbeth kills Duncan, there is a lot of pathetic fallacy used through animal imagery. ... In Act 1 Scene 7, Lady Macbeth uses animal imagery to stop her husband from having cold feet about murder. ... This tactic works on Macbeth, and he kills Duncan. ... The castle is stated to put one at ease and calm, however in Act 2, Scene 3, Lennox says "prophesying with accents terrible/ Of dire combustion and confused events/ New hatched to the woeful time. ...

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In Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth, the two main characters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, both posses a tragic flaw which eventually leads to their demise. ... At the end of Act II, he kills Duncan against his better judgment and afterward stews in guilt and paranoia. ... Macbeth has now become obsessed with power and will do anything to get more, or retain his current amount. ... However, she is eventually driven to destruction by the effect of Macbeth's repeated bloodshed on her conscience. ... Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were eventually brought to an end, due to their tragic fl...

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This is the opposite of Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, in which the tragic hero spends too much time acting, and not enough time thinking. Hamlet dwells too much on whether or not to act on something, and by the time he decides to act, it is too late. ...

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• Grade Level: High School