It was only once James was informed of this threat to his personal safety that he became interested in the issue of witchcraft. ... (Fraser, pg. 57-59) Already immensely awed by the witches' abilities, the king now discovered that Francis Bothwell was reputed to have ordered the demise of the king by witchcraft. ... "His book became the textbook for future witch-hunters."" ... The girl later revealed her innocence before the King and he let her go. ... "It is as if man's integrity, once having begun to split up, tends to divide further and further like the process of organic growth ...

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John Hersey once said, "The final test of a work of art, is not whether it has beauty, but whether it has power." ... In his attempt to gain more power, he killed his good friends King Duncan and Banquo, as well as MacDuff's family. ... Macbeth was once a good and loyal servant to his kingdom, but his greed led to his evil end. ... Macbeth visited the three Weird Sisters, who prophesied that Macbeth would become the king of Scotland. They could have truly known the future and that Macbeth would become king. ...

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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. Indeed Macbeth does become king but at the cost of killing to get what he wanted. He killed Duncan, who was the king at the time and he also hired murderers to kill Banquo and Fleance. ... The future is already set for Macbeth once the witches have made their prediction. ... As you can see from the moment Hecate had made her prediction for Macbeth, his future was set. ...

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In the beginning of the play, when the witches tell Macbeth of his promising future, Lady Macbeth is the first person he writes to. ... Once Lady Macbeth brainwashes Macbeth into murdering the king, she begins to plan the murder. ... Once the king arrives at Macbeth's castle, Lady Macbeth does what she told her husband to do. ... Macbeth believes that his ambition is the only reason to murder the king. ... That method was successful into killing the king. ...

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Shortly after Macbeth is told he is going to be king, he starts to plan a way to make him king even faster. ... Once again the reader sees that Macbeth will not stop until he is crowned king. ... After Macbeth has died all evil disappears Macduff preaches, "Hail, King! ... And that everything in the future is going to be good. ... Juvenal once said, "No one becomes depraved all at once," and one may see this as they read Macbeth. ...

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., Mac Beth would be king, they did not specify how their prophecies would be realized. ... They tempted him by addressing him as Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glamis and future king, without ordering him to do anything to obtain these positions. ... that shalt be King hereafter. ... She seems to reveal that the witches do have the power to see the future, but their riddles serve only to confuse MacBeth into making his fatal mistakes. ... Again, once he hears the prediction, MacBeth feels compelled to become bold, killing MacDuff and his fami...

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He encounters the witches in Act1, scene1, and from this point he is now a step closer to realising what his future holds... ... The witches first address Macbeth as king, and Banguo as one "Lesser than Macbeth... It is true that Macbeth thought about what he had to do in order to ever become king, and he could never imagined himself going as far as killing king Duncan: "Why, if fate will have me king, fate may crown me... She is very pleased to hear of Macbeth's victory and she is very supportive once he's successfully considered thane of Cawdor. ... Macbeth tells ...

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Influenced by the good results, without the consequences, Lady Macbeth encourages her husband in his deceit ambitions, to what they are confident is an imminent future of royalty. ... He withdraws the idea of becoming king, understanding his loyalty to a righteous king like Duncan. ... The decisions that will begin his treachery maze is greatly influenced by his wife's desires and appealing choices, doing so, will test himself to make his own decisions in the future. ... "You will never be King of Scotland, but your descendants will." ... Although Macbeth was once a revered general of kn...

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Once he has made the decision, it is irreversible and produces his downfall. ... Once the witches give him the prophecy of becoming king, he immediately thinks about how he can accomplish this. ... He believes the prophecy to be good news, and cannot think of a reason why he should not be king. ... He shows great faith in the witches" words, not once considering that they may be apparitions of evil. ... By deciding to murder Duncan, he determines his future. ...

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Macbeth Final Essay In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth murdered the former king of Scotland, Duncan, in his home. ... When Macbeth heard his fate from the witches he immediately started thinking about how he was going to get rid of King Duncan. And once Macbeth became Thane of Cawdor, he decided that he was going to need to kill Duncan and he decided to start coming up with a plan. ... The fate the Macbeth learned was that he would become Thane of Cawdor and then he would be come the king of Scotland. These witches only told Macbeth if his fate and what was going to happen t...

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All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter." Macbeth did not question the accuracy of the prophecies, which he believed were preordained because in Elizabethan times, it was believed that witches could see into the future, kill their enemies and make themselves invisible. Everyone believed that the witches could see the future, and this led Macbeth to the idea of killing Duncan once he had listened to the prophecy that he would become King of Scotland. Macbeth thought, "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir." An interpretation of this quote according to Mac...

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At the beginning of the play the three witches seem to be able to predict the future. ... All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!" ... However towards the end of the scene, Lady Macbeth convinces the King into having a complete turn around, telling him that if he doesn't kill Duncan then he will never become King. ... (I, vii, 51-52) And becomes horribly greedy he decides to go against his own opinion which was that he would not interfere with the future and he decides to go ahead with his wife's decision and murder King Duncan, in order for him to become king. ...

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By the end of the play, his ambition has driven him to commit a series of horrendous acts that, once begun, he is powerless to stop. ... King Duncan awards Macbeth for his heroism by granting him a title which once belonged to the Thane of Cawdor, who sided with the enemy during war. ... Macbeth was announced King and the King's sons were suspected in the murder. ... Once suspicions of his involvement in Duncan's death arouse he planned to kill those who suspected him. ... Macbeth and Duncan meet, resulting in the death of Macbeth and the fall of the once revered hero. ...

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It is here once more that we have the presentation of evil from an external force and Shakespeare uses the dramatic tool of pathetic fallacy, where the mood reflects that of the character on stage.Further King James had a fascination with the occult and he wrote a text on the supernatural called demonology. ... Once the witches show him his future, he becomes obsessed with speeding up the anticipated coming into power. He is told he will be King of Scotland", so Macbeth makes it happen by killing the King, which casts a shadow of doubt on his two sons, thereby allowing Macbeth to ascend to t...

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Macbeth learns of his future and uses his freewill to ensure it becomes reality. ... However, when it was proven that the witches were correct, Macbeth believed in the prediction that he would become king, which at the moment it was given, may or may not have been the future reality. ... He then dismisses it saying that the future will come "Without [his] stir"" (Act 1, Scene 3, line 143). ... Another internal force is Macbeth's desire to be king. ... This indicates that Macbeth thought becoming king was the most important aspect of the prophecy. ...

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This all began once Macbeth was told his prophecy of being king by the witches; he soon writes a letter to his wife explaining his newly found future, hoping to find some advice in return. Instead, Lady Macbeth quickly begins to think how life could be greater if he were king now. So Lady Macbeth comes up with a plan and then persuades Macbeth into killing King Duncan. ... All this done because Lady Macbeth was inpatient and greedy, but that doesn't mean Macbeth is innocent because he did physically kill King Duncan. ...

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Macbeth's tragic flaws are the cause of why he followed through with his plot to commit regicide against Duncan, the king. Once he has killed the king he begins to lose control and is overwhelmed with the immense amount of guilt he feels. ... In the play Macbeth the King was the ultimate ruler and had authority over everyone is the country. ... It cannot be call"d our mother; but our grave; where nothing, but who knows nothing, is once seen to smile; where sighs and groans and shrieks that rent the air are made, not mark"d and good men's lives expire before the flowers in their caps ...

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Arthur Koestler, a British journalist and author once said, "Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears. " This quote would prove true in the story of Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare. Macbeth is one of the leaders in King Duncan's army, and is known as a fierce warrior with a lot of ambition. Three witches tell Macbeth that he will one day be king which leads Macbeth to kill Duncan, for the throne. ... Macbeth goes to see the witches to learn more about his future. ... Later on the third witch says, "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter. ...

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The art of foreseeing the future and predicting ones fate is a gift the Weird Sisters have. ... Macbeth has never thought of himself as King before hearing the prediction. ... The thought of being King, of having such great power, overshadows any goodness he may have had. ... The prophecy awakens his ambition and exposes what is going to happen to him in the future. ... Once he has killed Duncan, Macbeth begins to feel much insecurity and cannot trust those around him; he becomes paranoid. ...

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The play starts with three witches, of whom foretell the future of Macbeth, saying he would become "Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and king of Scotland" (1.3.47-49) Macbeth is speechless, and he considers the witches words. Lady Macbeth persuades him to kill King Duncan as well "We fail? ... Due to the death of King Duncan, Macbeth becomes King and his murder has paid him well. ... Once the murderer returns and tells Macbeth that the deed of Banquo's murder is complete, Macbeth observes the ghost closer. ... He feels, as King, very afraid of losing his power and being ...

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Their greed slowly takes over there bodies after Macbeth has a conversation with three witches which tell Macbeth that they see him as a king in the near future. ... After killing King Duncan, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth soon show their differences. ... The first event is through pages 336-339 when Macbeth will be king. ... Killing him in any way they need to so they can soon be come king and queen. ... (II,II 67-68) Once again Lady Macbeth shows her eagerness to become high on social standings trying to push her husband as far as he can go in order for them to get their own kingdom. ...

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This aroused Macbeth's curiosity of how he could become King. ... '(2,2,77-78) After it was found out that the king had been murdered, Macbeth was crowned as king because the two sons of Duncan had fled the country. ... Macbeth was aware that the only person who knew about the witches prophecies, was his once friend Banquo. In addition, when Banquo had asked the weird sisters what would happen to him in the future they answered with the words: "Lesser than Macbeth, and greater', "Not so happy, yet much happier', "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none. ... At this point,...

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"Lady Macbeth's immediate reaction to the prophecy is to try to occupy, immediately, the promised future, as if the consequential moment of tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow could somehow be finessed: " They letters have transported me beyond/ This ignorant present, and I feel now/ The Future in the instant."... These next few scenes once again show how powerful Lady Macbeth is in the relationship. After Macbeth has killed King Duncan, he is obviously very torn and awestruck over the incident. ... She tries to get him out of this strange state of mind by once again questioning his man...

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Immediately after hearing the witches'' prophecy that he will be king, Macbeth thinks that he must kill the current king, this being King Duncan, in order to take over the throne. ... So, in returning home, and with the help of persuasion and instigation from his wife, he kills King Duncan. ... Macbeth knows that the witches are trying to get the best of him, and as a result, Macbeth decides to make another visit to the witches to find out what is going on and to decide what his future actions will be. ... The end result of Macbeth''s life could have been different, but the...

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This gives the audience a clue to what the future holds for Macbeth. ... Murdering the king was an easier plan since the motivation in his dreams urged him on. ... Lady Macbeth has convinced her husband Macbeth to murder King Duncan. ... Once the murder has been committed, eventually Banquo has his suspicions about Macbeth killing Duncan to have power of the throne. ... Once the murderer notified Macbeth that the deed was done, he observed the ghost of Banquo sitting in his regular seat. ...

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