In Shakespeare's renowned tragedy, Macbeth was drawn in a plot to murder his King. ... (Shakespeare, I, vii, 25-28) Macbeth knew himself to be an ambitious man. ... Besides, the Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been So clear in his great office-(Shakespeare, I, vii, 13-18) Macbeth was clearly a man of great honour. ... (Shakespeare, I, vii, 31) Macbeth's determined tone to cancel their plan was established so effectively that without Lady Macbeth's following accusations, Macbeth would have remained with the decision to not kill Duncan. ... "I am settled," (Sh...

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Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill the king, so he can take the throne. ... Back in Shakespeare's time, it was thought that only men are capable of murder and are filled with enough cruelty to do so. ... After Macbeth kills Duncan, he meets with Lady Macbeth. ... Lady Macbeth is arguably the most ambitious women in all of Shakespeare's works. ... Lady Macbeth's actions lead to Macbeth's death, too. ...

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In Act 3, Scene 2, Lady Macbeth's dominance over Macbeth is demonstrated because even though Macbeth likes to think of himself as a great dictator he still succumbs to the power of his wife. ... Macbeth was powerless to stop Fleance's escape and this is an indication that Macbeth by Act 3 Scene 4 is starting to become out of control. ... Macbeth is also becoming more attached to the witches, as the play nears the end, Macbeth starts to speak in rhyme as the witches do. ... The multiple roles of Macbeth in the play demonstrate his changing character and portrays the complete evolution...

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In the beginning of scene 1, Macbeth experiences a powerful hallucination. ... Macbeth later declares that he has murdered sleep. ... This shows that Macbeth is an anti-hero. ... Shakespeare chooses to do this to make it seem so unlike Macbeth, that he had to personify it as to be out of his own control. ... In scene 2, there features various shared lines between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. ...

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Macbeth's bravery is certainly a heroic quality. ... Macbeth looks insane and mad as no-one else can see the ghost This is obviously a figment of Macbeth's imagination, which almost leads Macbeth to revealing the terrible acts that he has committed. ... As Macduff is aware of the murders that Macbeth has committed Macbeth thinks he needs to have him killed. ... When Malcolm and his army are at the castle to defeat Macbeth, Young Siward is unfortunate to meet Macbeth. He is killed by Macbeth. ...

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Two such tales are The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy and Macbeth by William Shakespeare. ... (Macbeth V, vii) Both Henchard and Macbeth met their ends through similar weaknesses. ... Macbeth listened to the witches when they said, "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king here after!... Macbeth also followed his ambition instead of rational thought. ... This separates Henchard and Macbeth. ...

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Throughout the first four acts of Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is portrayed as a ruthless character willing to do anything to obtain power. ... However, in Act 5, Lady Macbeth is suddenly overcome with guilt over Macbeth's behavior whereas Macbeth becomes consumed by his desperate chase for power. ... Where Macbeth is weak, Lady Macbeth is strong, allowing the crown to be bestowed upon Macbeth's head. ... Macbeth's weaknesses are once again covered up by Lady Macbeth. ... Lady Macbeth wants the to violence stop, but Macbeth cannot stop. ...

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