Response The violence presented on stage in "Macbeth" is merely just an element to distress the audience. ... However, through the use of violence, Shakespeare not only serves the purpose of lending the play to the gothic genre, but the quantity of violence works as an effective catalyst in order to unease the audience. ... Shakespeare purposely uses violent imagery to set up the audience for future events in Macbeth: King Duncan's death. ... In addition, Macbeth is a very violent man and exemplifies this throughout this gothic play. Primarily, after Macbeth and the Scottish arm...

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Macbeth's Imagery In many of Shakespeare's plays, Shakespeare uses various forms of imagery to further strengthen themes and ideas. ... In the play, "Macbeth", Shakespeare applies the imagery of clothing, darkness and blood. ... Shakespeare describes Macbeth's clothes not as regal and fitting for Macbeth, but as a way to hide Macbeth's disgraceful self from his own eyes and from others. Shakespeare wants to keep alive the ironical contrast between the wretched character that Macbeth really is and the disguises he assumes to conceal the fact. ... However, what Shakesp...

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Macbeth is tragic play written by William Shakespeare in early 1606. The Tragedie of Macbeth was first published in the First Folio of 1623, seven years after Shakespeare's death and seventeen years after the play was first performed. ... It is Shakespeare's most constricting and oppressive play; unpleasantly intimate human study of terror and paranoia, of the power of imagination and mistrust. ... When Lady Macbeth has no choice then she uses her tactics to stop Macbeth wimping out of Duncan's murder. ... He is also weak before Lady Macbeth. ...

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The famous author of the play is William Shakespeare. Shakespeare obtained the plot of the play by reading a book by Rachel Holinshed that described the life of Macbeth. ... For instance, the true Macbeth had a rightful claim to King Duncan's throne but Shakespeare main character does not. ... Shakespeare not only changed the plot for these reason but also to explore the psychological aspect of Macbeth and not only the historical significance. ... Regardless of the true meaning of why William Shakespeare wrote Macbeth, the play will always remain a classic play. ...

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In the play "Macbeth," Shakespeare uses elements of the supernatural is a key part of the structure of the plot. ... Supernatural aspects are a recurring theme in many of the plays written by Shakespeare, Macbeth being one of the most famous. ... The ghost serves to show the path that Macbeth could have chosen, as well as a reminder of Macbeth's previous deeds. ... Another form of the supernatural in "Macbeth" would be the floating dagger that leads Macbeth to his victim. ... Each of the supernatural instances in the play "Macbeth," by William Shakespeare, cause action or are the results ...

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MACBETH The play MacBeth, by William Shakespeare, was written in 1606 for the social context at the time. ... The king of Scotland, James 1st, was a firm believer in witchery and this placed a large influence on the audience that Shakespeare was to write MacBeth for. ... Although it is in great debate as to whether or not they are to blame for the corruption of MacBeth, Shakespeare's society would have had no doubt in holding them responsible. ... Without the knowledge of the social contex...

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William Shakespeare's Macbeth does fit the classic Greek definition of tragedy. ... Macbeth experiences the mystical power of fate when the three witches confront Macbeth with his future destiny. ... Shakespeare includes the requirement of fate, which must have its way and nothing can alter it. ... The audience is fearful that if they perform a dirty deed like Macbeth, they will receive the same outcome as Macbeth. ... Dramatic irony is used by Shakespeare to evoke how deeply he is plunging into the fall. ...

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The tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare is basically about a man named Macbeth, who three witches predict will become king. ... In all of Shakespeare's Five Act tragedies the "turning point" is always somewhere in Act III. ... I interpret this to mean the witches are going to confuse Macbeth. ... I believe this because just like in other Shakespeare tragedies death is what comes at the end. ... He no longer has a chance to go back and save himself, and like in many Shakespeare tragedies death is Macbeth's destiny. ...

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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. Through the setting, plot, and characterization, Shakespeare displays the theme of foul is fair and fair is foul. ... 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 pre...

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In the time of William Shakespeare there was a strong belief in the existence of the supernatural. ... The role of the supernatural is very important in Hamlet and Macbeth. ... The supernatural occurs four times during the course of Macbeth. ... The second apparition tells Macbeth that he can not be harmed by no one born of woman. ... The supernatural is a recurring aspect in many of the plays by William Shakespeare. ...

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The playwrite, William Shakespeare uses literary devices in Macbeth. ... Shakespeare uses blood to symbolize killing, evidence, guilt and family, and life in his tragedy Macbeth. Shakespeare uses blood as killing, when Macbeth is going to kill Duncan. ... Another example in Shakespeare's Macbeth blood is that represents the evidence. Lady Macbeth, wife of Macbeth, shows the most strongest example of evidence using the symbol of blood in the scene. ...

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In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth's life was based on his free will. ... Through persuasion by Lady Macbeth, Macbeth decides to kill the king himself. This shows that Macbeth made the decision by himself to go along with Lady Macbeth. ... Another prime example is when Macbeth committed the murder and with quilt replied to Lady Macbeth, "Twere best to not know myself." ... Overall, in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth clearly demonstrates that his life was of free will. ...

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William Shakespeare's "Macbeth,"" depicts the story of a very ambitious man. ... In Shakespeare's Macbeth, the imagery of blood is employed to employed to emphasized both Macbeth's and Lady Macbeth's state of guilt. ... Macbeth indicated it as a haunt and accusation; he protest: "Thou canst no say I say I did it: never shall/the glory looks at me"" (Shakespeare III. 4. 45 -46). ... Shakespeare also uses the imagery of blood to illustrate Macbeth acceptance of guilt he shows this by telling Lady Macbeth "I am in blood/ Step it in so far that should I wade no more/ returning ...

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Throughout Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, acts of violence occur that slowly escalate as the play unfolds. ... In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses this negative interpretation to his advantage by slowly using different degrees of violence to shape the audiences opinion. ... The audience is allowed to observe only the sense of guilt of both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth without being given hard facts with which to form their would-be negative views of the two. ... Shakespeare then completes the cycle of emotion with one last gruesome act of violence "Hail, King! ... In Macbeth, Shakespeare powers a ...

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The character of Macbeth in Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Macbeth" is a classic example of a tragic hero. ... Shakespeare clearly wanted his audience to recognize that Macbeth was a hero. ... This use of temptation as a cause for evil was very popular during Shakespeare's time. ... The Tragedy of Macbeth is considered as one of Shakespeare's darkest and powerful works. ... Macbeth's ambition leads to his loss of moral character which results in his death, whilst displaying all the necessary characteristics of a tragic hero, making him an infamous character in Sha...

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This quote holds true in a lot of literature, for example two examples are Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Lord of the Flies by William Golding. One work that establishes this idea is Macbeth by William Shakespeare. By use of plot, Shakespeare shows that it is necessary to look at past problems and confront the darkest of desires for the use of improvement. In the play Macbeth becomes over-ambitious and wants to gain maximum power, however he doesn't let morality control his decisions. ... Overall both Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Lord of the Flies by William Golding help show ...

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Act I, scene II of William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth gives a clear picture of ambition as a character trait of Macbeth. Macbeth is a tragic play about a tragic hero named Macbeth whom makes an irreversable decision to kill his king and take the throne of Scottland. ... Macbeth can also be seen as ambitios while being described fighting alongside his friend Banquo. ... This quote states how, in a great display of ambition, Macbeth and Banquo quadrippled their efforts when the enemy began a fresh assult upon them. ... Through these actions in Act I, scene ii, Macbeth definitely posesses...

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In the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, he uses the themes evil and ambition to emphasize their destructive powers. A main theme William Shakespeare emphasizes in the play Macbeth is that of evil. ... The second theme William Shakespeare displays in Macbeth is ambition. ... One last way Shakespeare illustrates ambition in Macbeth can be shown when Macbeth talks to himself. ... Though there are many themes in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, evil and ambition are two of the most emphasized. ...

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In 1971, Polonskis in a form of a movie released one of William Shakespeare's well-known play "Macbeth". ... Polonskis, 1971 movie version of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is a good adaptation of the text and is appropriate to be viewed in school because the settings are portrayed accurately, the characters are displayed with precision and the supernatural activities are showed in detail. ... Shakespeare described the battle between Macbeth and Young Siward in Act 5 scene 7, but the reader had to create their own images, Polonskis on the other hand, left nothing to the imaginatio...

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In Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," the issue of predestination vs. free will arises. ... This point can be argued either way, however in Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," an emphasis on free will is displayed throughout the play. ... Macbeth shall sleep no more'" (Shakespeare 58). ... Make my blood thick"" (Shakespeare 32). ... (Shakespeare 42), this line of Macbeth explains that he is deciding to cancel the plan because the king honored him and also has gotten good opinions from all the people. ...

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Although in the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare, it was a different story for Lady Macbeth. ... First, in the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth heard that Macbeth must kill the king in order to take his place. ... Macbeth doubted her words at first, but Lady Macbeth kept insisting that he go go with her evil plans. ... When Macbeth and Lady Macbeth had company over for a banquet, Macbeth started to go crazy and saw a ghost. ... Truly, the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare was very contrasting and interesting. ...

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It may be coincidence or Golding may have used Shakespeare's Macbeth as inspiration. ... In Macbeth bad is chased. ... Macduff and some of Macbeth's ex-followers go to find Macbeth. Macbeth and Macduff battle and Macbeth is killed. ... I believe even millions years from now novels will still be influenced by classic Shakespeare novels such as Macbeth or Romeo and Juliet. ...

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In William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, a protagonist puts himself through many trials and tribulations in order to appease his own ambition. ... This demonstrates Macbeth's transition from nobility to becoming a tyrant. ... The king has come to Macbeth's household for the night and during this time, Macbeth is contemplating the idea of killing the current king, Duncan, when he explains "I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'verleaps itself and falls on th' other-"(Shakespeare 1.7.25-28). ... This illustrates Macbe...

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In William Shakespeare's renowned play Macbeth, the theme that power corrupts is strongly depicted through several characters, each of whom follow the "power corrupting" path of lusting for power, doing nearly anything to achieve that power, and ultimately meeting his/her end because of that power. Shakespeare illustrates this theme most vividly through the character of Lady Macbeth, an ambitious woman living in medieval Scotland. ... Clearly, at this point in the play, Lady Macbeth is the callous, as well as devilish, force driving the hesitant Macbeth to carry out his immoral actions. ....

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In the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare the protagonist Macbeth mindset changes throughout the play with certain events that influence his mentality. Macbeth undergoes a transformation, which changes his belief and opinions about his King. ... This perspective is altered once Macbeth interacts with the three witches. ... Macbeth after committing the murder of Duncan feels guilt from his crime. ... This is the transformed Macbeth who has nothing left to lose but his life. ...

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