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). ... As Macbeth prepares for war, nearing the time of his death, he speaks with the witches once more whose spirits tell Macbeth, "Laugh to scorn The power of man, for none of woman born Shall harm Macbeth. ...

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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. ...

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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 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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The main idea of fatalism revolves around the belief that we humans, are powerless to do anything that we actually want to do, including the fact that man has no power to override the future along with his own actions. ... A fatalist believes that he cannot do anything about the future. ... There are various ways in which a man might get to thinking in this fatalistic way about the future, but they would be most likely to result from ideas derived from theology. ... Unfortunately, he was unable to prevent the outcome of his future since his destiny had already been decided for him and he could...

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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... ... 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 her what the witches see in his future, and this gives her scope to an even grander possibilty; they can kill the king and make the vision actuality. ...

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Macbeth is a character who chooses to embrace the evil despite once being a strong noble character. ... Once the witches show him his future, he becomes obsessed with speeding up the anticipated coming into power. ... Once Macbeth seizes power through violence and murder, his life is darkened with the crime of regicide, he has killed a rightful, good and much loved king. ... It was not as simple as it once looked for Macbeth, his evil within got the better and he was lead on an impulsive journey of destruction.He becomes murderer and he loses sight of his humanity, he has no morality governi...

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" 600-800 words Set during the medieval ages of Scotland, where warfare and political rivalry was substantial, William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, explores the events that turns Macbeth, the protagonist, who's assured morals of a once revered and devoted general into a descending series of blemishing acts. ... 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. ... The decisions that will begin his treachery maze is greatly influenced by his wife'...

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Once the battle in Scotland has ended, blood is used to express courage and bravery. ... Once Duncan is murdered, the meaning of blood transitions to guilt. ... Lady Macbeth changes from being ready to kill anybody to being resentful and scared of what will happen to her in the future. ... After he kills once, he will continue to kill. ... Once Macduff's family has been killed, blood becomes the guilt that they will have forever. ...

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Once more she accomplishes this through manipulation. ... The three witches add temptation, predict the future, and influence Macbeth, but they cannot control his destiny. Macbeth himself creates his own problem once he is pushed by the guilt of his actions. ...

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This gives the audience a clue to what the future holds for Macbeth. ... 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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In the beginning of Macbeth, three witches portray Macbeth's future by telling him he will become Thane of Cawdor, and then King of Scotland. ... Macbeth soon starts to lose sight of those moralities he once had and he continues to go on to kill Banquo's wife and son in order to keep his throne. ...

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The past is pushing him ahead and the future is creeping in on him. ... The general connotation of death is one of darkness and sorrow, but he now views it as an escape or an end to the light, which had once brought him glory but now only brings him shame. ...

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Persuasion: a deadly sin? When caught in the middle of a dilemma, we usually turn towards those we love for advice, since after all they are the ones to whom we listen. In William Shakespeare's "Macbeth", Lady Macbeth is of great influence to Macbeth. She reveals her...

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The past is pushing him ahead and the future is creeping in on him. ... The general connotation of death is one of darkness and sorrow, but he now views it as an escape or an end to the light, which had once brought him glory but now only brings him shame. ...

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By doing this, the witches encourage Macbeth to consider his future. In the play, these three witches have the ability to foresee the future and as a result, they can influence Macbeth. ... Once he kills for the first time, he is constantly trying to cover up the suspicion of others and rid himself of guilt. ...

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At the beginning of the play the three witches seem to be able to predict the future. ... (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. ... There are three main images that occur in this theme, the image of sleep, because once Macbeth and Lady Macbeth realize what they have done they begin to lose sleep over it, hallucinations, because the Macbeth's start seeing things...

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" (I.iii.51) They did not tell Macbeth how exactly he was going to be king, just that in the future he would become king of Scotland. After Macbeth had heard about his future, Banquo wanted the same. ... However, once Duncan was murdered, their relationship began to grow fragile. ...

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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 goes to see the witches to learn more about his future. ...

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Once he is awarded the title The Thane of Cawdor; he realizes that the witch's predictions are coming true. ... He hires to men to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance in an attempt to foil the witches prophecy the Banquo would father future Kings. ...

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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. ... Once the murderer returns and tells Macbeth that the deed of Banquo's murder is complete, Macbeth observes the ghost closer. ...

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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. ... (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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A strong idea that runs throughout the whole play is that of the need for the natural order to be restored once it has been disturbed. ... (Act 1, Scene 7, lines 25-28) When the witches tell Macbeth about his future, he is initially cautious, but also curious. ... In addition to these reasons, is the one of Macbeth being a tragic hero, and once he had gained some insight into the world around him, he would inevitably die. ...

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The witches manipulation of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth's influence, Macbeth's active participation in fulfilling the prophecies and conflicting thoughts, are all factors that show that it was his own free will which determined his future. ... During their deliberations not once is fate mentioned. ...

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The witches manipulation of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth's influence, Macbeth's active participation in fulfilling the prophecies and conflicting thoughts, are all factors that show that it was his own free will which determined his future. ... During their deliberations not once is fate mentioned. ...

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