In act 3, scene 2 line 65, Macbeth stated: "No son of mine succeeding, if it be so for Banquo's issue have I filled my mind, for them the gracious Duncan I have murdered." ... In act 1, scene 4, line 50, Macbeth declared: "Stars hide your fires, let not light see my deep and dark desires." ... In act 1 scene 7 line 25, Macbeth stated: "I have no spur to prick the sides of intent, but only vaulting ambition, which overleaps itself and falls on another." ... In act 5 scene 3 line 1, he boldly declared: "Bring me no more reports, let them fly all, till Birnam wood remove to Dunsaine. ... ...

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In Act 1, Scene 5, Lady Macbeth devises a plan to kill Duncan while he visits Macbeth. ... (Lady Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 5, 74-75) She explains to her husband of how she will manage everything, except for the killing. ... Lady Macbeth also reminds Macbeth of how to act upon the coming of Duncan to prevent revealing their true intentions. Macbeth has many doubts in Act 1, Scene 7, and his true feelings begin to reveal. ... (Lady Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 7, 60-64) When the night had come to murder Duncan, Lady Macbeth was strong and ready for the killing. ...

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In Act one, Scene 1, three witches who in turn contribute to the downfall of his character, confront Macbeth. ... (Act 1, scene 3, 134-137). ... (Act 1, Scene 3, 133). ... (Act 1, Scene 5, 1-3) He considers their prophecies top be true and their words, "the perfectest." ... (Act 1, Scene 7, 39-41). ...

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Lady Macbeth encouraged Macbeth to act upon the witches" predictions. ... A.1, S.3, L. 51-53. ... After Macbeth relayed to her the witches" predictions, she strongly encouraged Macbeth to act upon them. ... A.1, S.7, L.56-58. ... A.1, S.3, L.68-71. ...

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(Act I, Scene 5). ... In Act II, Scene 1, Macbeth speaks of a dagger floating before him. ... (Act III, Scene 1) and "Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, And put a barren sceptre in my gripe, Thence to be wrench'd with an unlineal hand, No son of mine succeeding." (Act III, Scene 1). ... (Act IV, Scene 1). ...

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In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare uses the images of blood and ghosts to show that as evil as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth seem to be they both still have strong consciences. ... In act 2 scene 1 Macbeth sees a dagger hovering in the air and leading him to Duncan's room and he says "on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood" meaning that someone has stabbed Duncan and the blood from the murder has sprayed everywhere. ... In act 5 scene one when Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking she says "Out damned spot! ... When Banquo's ghost showed up at Macbeth's Banquet it symbolized Macbeth's gu...

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This is unmistakable in Act 1, Scene 7 when in lines 26 and 27 Macbeth himself says, "To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o"erleaps itself". This dialogue in the first act of the play lets us know that Macbeth is aware of his vaulting ambition. ... Macbeth decides to commit the murder of his old friend Banquo and his son Fleance at the end of Scene 1 in Act 3, "It is concluded. ... It is in Scene 4 of this act when the three murders hired by Macbeth attempt to murder Banquo and his son. ... Macbeth visits the witches for the second time in Act 4 Scene 1. ...

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"What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won" Act 1 scene 2 Macbeth is thought of very highly and is pronounced Thane of Cawdor. ... In the last scenes of Act 1 Shakespeare shows how a partner can influence a person when making decisions. ... Macbeth was a loyal husband and a noble thane as opposed to the tragic mistakes he made such as killing to fulfil his ambitions "O worthiest cousin" Act 1 scene 4 The king trusted Macbeth and the king tells him what a worthy Thane he is but Macbeth thinks it is just his duty. ... "Is this a dagger which I see before me- Act Scene Just befo...

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Act 3 Scenes 1 In the royal palace at Forrest, Banquo paces and thinks about the coronation of Macbeth and the prophecies of the weird sisters. ... Macbeth enters, attired as king. ... Macbeth and Lady Macbeth ask Banquo to attend the feast they will host that night. ... Act I, scene iii On the heath near the battlefield, thunder rolls and the three witches appear. ... Macbeth fixates on the details of the prophecy. ...

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In Shakespeare's play Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is the main influence in Macbeth's life. ... (Act I, Scene V). ... At the time when Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth that there is a change of plans, she uses a very smart tactic in trying to pursuade Macbeth. When Macbeth does as little as question her plan, she tells him "screw courage to the sticking place" (Act 1 Scene VIII). ... She is able to change Macbeth's mind even when he clearly said "We will proceed no further in this business" (Act 1 Scene VII). ...

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In Act I, Scene 7, lines 79-80 Macbeth makes up his mind: "I am settled, and bend up/Each corporal agent to this terrible feat."" ... In Act II, Scene 1, lines 33-34: "Is this a dagger which I see before me,/The handle toward my hand? ... Lady Macbeth plays it off with great surprise, as shown in Act II, Scene 3, lines 82-83: "Woe, alas!... In Act V, Scene 8, lines 4-6: "Of all men else I have avoided thee.... As in Act V, Scene 8, lines 54-55: "Hail, king! ...

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When he spoke with his old friend, Banquo, he still felt loyal to King Duncan, (Act 1, Scene 3, Lines 128-158). ... When he went back to castle and calmed down, in his mind, he still didn't want to do the evil thing, (Act 1, Scene 7, Lines 1-27). ... " What he did was let his wife keep talking and keep brainwashing him, (Act 1, Scene 7, Lines 35-44). ... Just like in this tragedy, when the witches told Macbeth: "The power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth, (Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 80-81)." and "Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until great Birnam Wo...

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In The Tragedy of Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is a tragic hero. ... (Act 1 Scene 4). ... Lady Macbeth talks Macbeth into murdering Duncan. ... He helped Scotland win the battle against Norway (Act 1 Scene 2). ... In the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth calls Macbeth a coward, but towards the end of the play, Macbeth's braveness increases. ...

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In act 5 scene 1 Lady Macbeth enters the play for the first time for several acts. In the last act we see her, Shakespeare leads the audience to think badly of her. ... Even though Lady Macbeth was not the person to kill Duncan she would still get the same punishment as Macbeth. Until act 5 scene 1 Macbeth has been tormented with visions, nightmares and disturbances in his sleep while Lady Macbeth scolds him for his weakness. ... Act 5 scene 1 has lots of ironies within it. ...

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(Act 1 Sc ii, line 1). ... In the next passage, in which the sergeant says, "Which smok'd with bloody execution"(Act 1 Sc ii, line 18), he is referring to Macbeth's braveness. After that, Shakespeare exploits blood as a symbol, takes place in Act 2, when Macbeth is preparing to kill Duncan. ... Macbeth says, in (Act 2, Scene iii, Line 60), "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?" ... In Act 5 Scene viii, Macbeth says "...my soul is too much charged with blood of thine already." ...

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(Act 1, Scene 7, lines 25-28) When the witches tell Macbeth about his future, he is initially cautious, but also curious. ... (Act 4, Scene 1, lines 50-51) The over ambition of Macbeth and the way in which he let the influences of the witches and their prophecies add to this, partly contributed to his downfall. ... She reflects, " Yet I do fear your nature; it is too full o' the milk of human kindness - (act 1, Scene 5, lines 15-16) She works on Macbeth, to bring him around to seeing her evil way of thinking. ... (Act 1, Scene 5, lines 72-73) Before he murders Duncan, Macbeth sees an a...

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In Act 1, when Macbeth and Banquo joined the three witches upon the heath, the witches gave Macbeth and Banquo some predictions of the future. ... The supernatural occurrences in this scene act as a foreshadowing for the events to come. ... Lady Macbeth made up the first step for Macbeth to become king in Scene 5 of Act 1, after she heard of the witches" predictions. ... Blame is not yet placed on Macbeth or Lady Macbeth, but Macbeth's guilty conscience begins to emerge. ... Early in Act 4, after the witches make their brew, Macbeth arrives and demands more predictions for the future. ...

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"When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man" (Act 1, Scene 7- lines 56 and 57). ... "But screw your courage to the sticking place and we'll not fail" (Act 1, Scene 7- lines 70 and 71). ... This also shows that this act of evil intent was all on Lady Macbeth's shoulders; that she is the cause of King Duncan's death. ... (Act 1, Scene 7- lines 53 to 55). ... I would, while it was smiling in my face, have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums and dashed his brains out, had I so sworn as you have done this...

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For instance he states, "To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus" (Act 3, Scene 1) which means "To be the king is nothing if I'm not safe as the king.... (Act 1, Scene 3) as a response to Macbeth when he was asked, "Do you not hope your children shall be kings...?" (Act 1, scene 3). ... As stated in Act 1, Scene 5 "Thou wouldst be great,... ... Macbeth is a powerful example for this situation. ...

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Macbeth's Ambition Whose ambitions drive the play more, Macbeth's or his lady's? ... Lady Macbeth obviously has control of Macbeth in the beginning of the play, encouraging Macbeth to kill Duncan. ... She says to Macbeth in Act 2, Scene 2, "Had he not resembled / My father as he slept, I had done't- (Lines 16-17), truly encouraging him to carry out the murder of his King Duncan. ... He shows how paranoid he is, stating in Act 3, Scene 1, "Our fears in Banquo / Stick deep- (Lines 53-54), thinking Banquo and/or Fleance are planning to take his command. ... She is trying...

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Significant scenes throughout the play of "Macbeth" that set the tone of the couple's relationship include Act 1 Scene V, Act 1 Scene VII, Act V Scene I and Act V Scene V. By the end of Act 1, after the brutality of what they have committed, the relationship is completely destroyed, giving way only to loneliness, coldness and insanity. ... In Act 1 Scene V, as they plan the murder of King Duncan, it is Lady Macbeth who convinces her husband to commit the crime. ... But her words aren't as powerful as they were in Act 1, Scene VII. ... In Act 5, Scene 1, in the sleepwalking scene, we ...

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(Act 1, Scene 3, lines 134-137). He then dismisses it saying that the future will come "Without [his] stir"" (Act 1, Scene 3, line 143). ... /The greatest is behind"" (Act 1, Scene 3, line 116). ... Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill Shall come against him" (Act 4, Scene 1, lines 80-81;92-94) Macbeth interprets this in the literal sense, and believes his is invincible and says so on the battlefield, "I bear a charmed life"" (Act 5, Scene 8, line 12). ... The moment Lady Macbeth learns of the witches prophecy, she says, "Yet I do fear thy nature...

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(Act 1 scene 3 lines 48-51) As two of these predictions came true he is preoccupied by thoughts of kingship. Macbeth had written a letter to Lady Macbeth saying that he believes the predictions and he thinks that the witches predictions are reliable evidence: "They met me on the day of success; and I have learnt by the perfect'st report, they have mortal knowledge- (Act 1 scene 5 lines 1-3) Lady Macbeth is delighted at the idea of him becoming King and started...

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Act 1 There are three sisters who are witches and they have set up the theme of the play and that is fair is foul and foul is fair. ... Act 2 Macbeth is not sure that he can kill King Duncan and he is doubtful about it but in the end he changes his mind and as a result King Duncan is killed by him. ... In act 1, scene 7 Macbeth is showing us his sympathetic side of him and the human being he is when he is teased by Lady Macbeth. And in act 3, scene 2, we get to know a more stereotypical character and we see more unhappiness and seriousness. ... Lady Macbeth shows no compassion at all and she h...

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The three sisters are capable of leading people into danger resulting in death, such as the sailor who never slept (Act I, Scene III, ll.1-37). ... This caused Macbeth to act in a wild manner, making people suspicious of his actions. ... (Act III, Scene V, ll.1-35). ... (Act IV, Scene I, ll.85-87). ... (Act VI, Scene I, ll.98-102). ...

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