In The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, he uses darkness to represent unnatural and evil found all over the play.William Shakespeare also includes the hideously evil witches into the play purposely to entertain King James I's fascination with witches. Macbeth in real life was actually a great king, but Shakespeare knew that a play about a thane killing his king to get into Scottish royalty would not sit well with the recently crowned King James. ... Shakespeare plays with the minds of his characters and make them use logic to get their way,but why chooses a coward like Macbeth? ...

• Word Count: 1978
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• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 1415
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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. ...

• Word Count: 1449
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In the summer of 1606, Shakespeare sat contented as King James I, rapt with awe, watched Macbeth. Shakespeare had wanted such a reaction from the King who used to fall asleep during plays. In fact, his very purpose for writing Macbeth was to honor his new King from Scotland. ... He became the patron of Shakespeare's troop, which came to be known as the King's Men. ... There are many differences between the Shakespeare's Macbeth and the Mac Beth who ruled Scotland almost a millennium ago. ...

• Word Count: 1823
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• Grade Level: High School