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    1606, The Scottish Play, also know as Macbeth, was performed in the theatres of England. Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth  (the main character) is told his fate by three witches. The information that is told to him was  misleading.The play presents a series of experiences in which the main character makes decisions that ultimately lead to his death. Continually, throughout the play one will see Macbeth make decisions he regrets, however he

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    and person’s morality may change to adapt to their new reality. Through the filter of their morality, people may make different choices depending upon their situation in life. In the 17th century tragedy Macbeth, William Shakespeare uses time to demonstrate how circumstances influence people’s actions. Life’s circumstances can contribute to the corruptness or the virtue of a person’s heart. Circumstances influence people’s actions. When the Weird Sisters appear to Macbeth and Banquo spouting strange

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    In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth’s behaviour is seen as unsettling and manic since she is introduced in Act I, but what if her behaviour indicates signs of real mental illnesses? Often mental illnesses are overlooked and seen as someone who is just being “psycho” or “dramatic,” but, they are real illnesses that cause suffering in people and have treatments. In Lady Macbeth’s time period in the eleventh century however, science was not advanced enough in the field of psychology

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    Lady Macbeth's Decline

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    Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a tragedy that entails the rise and fall of the Macbeths from noble family to rulers of the land, to their eventual downfall. Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth are both loyal to their king but are both closely linked in their quest for power, and due to a prophetic meeting between Macbeth and three witches, they set out to realize their ambitions by committing regicide (Howell 6). However their social statuses are not the only thing that changes after their meeting with the

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    Macbeth Analysis Humans are affected by everything and everyone around them regardless of who or what it is.They are affected by others in the choices they make, the foods they eat, where they go, and who they will be. Because people are affected by everything and everyone, do they ultimately have free will? Free will is "the ability to choose how to act" (Merriam-Webster, para 1). The Tragedy of Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, attempts to understand to what extent humans have free will

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    things in common? Although the Macbeths and the Roosevelts have some differences, they are very similar couples. In Macbeth, Macbeth ascends from thane to king with Lady Macbeth’s help. Macbeth is eventually killed for being king and Lady Macbeth commits suicide. Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were the President and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. The Macbeths and Roosevelt's’ similarities and differences are shown through comparing the way Macbeth and Franklin each obtained power

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    play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the main character Macbeth is a Scottish thane esteemed by the king and other thanes. He is immediately portrayed as a brave and honorable warrior with loyalty to his country. Then, three witches tell him three prophecies about his future and in order to fulfill the prophecy of becoming king, Macbeth must kill Scotland’s beloved King Duncan. He and his wife, Lady Macbeth, have an ambition that leads to life or death decisions needing to be made. Macbeth and Lady

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    Macbeth is a stupendous story of a man who saves the kingdom like any other stories he has a lover. Formally known as Lady Macbeth they seem to have a strong relationship or so they thought. His wife becomes crazy over the idea of her husband being king. The thing that makes the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth so unique is the role change between them. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s relationship starts out as strong relationship they are very close in fact, almost having the capability

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    be the change a character undergoes during the course of a story. In the play, MacBeth, written by Shakespeare; MacBeth and Lady MacBeth will do anything to have power including, the murders of Banquo, King Duncan, and members of his community. Macbeth interprets his prophecies received by the witches seriously and transitions into an evil king, while Lady Macbeth goes from power hungry to an insane woman; comparatively, to the beginning of the play when Lady MacBeth wants power and MacBeth was a

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    Macbeth and Lady Macbeth: A Tale of Two Disasters In life, negative choices lead to dire consequences on both a moral and psychological level. In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, Macbeth deteriorates morally while Lady Macbeth loses her sanity because of their misguided ambition and quest for power. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth approach the decision to go for the crown differently, and react uniquely to the strain of the murders. However Macbeth’s decline is the more dramatic of the two. With

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