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    no character in the play Macbeth that foils Macbeth. If someone is to go deep enough into the literature of Macbeth and truly analyze the intent Shakespeare had while writing. In many ways the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth can be analyzed to be a foil. Lady Macbeth in the play seems to be fearless and ambitious while Macbeth seems to cower and flee from his issues. When compared directly to his own wife, he seems to be weak and unmanly even compared to a woman. The witches are written

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    Macbeth: A Tragic Hero

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    “what’s done cannot be undone.” (Shakespeare 5.1.71) Some considered Macbeth to be a hero; others think he is beyond making good again. The ways Macbeth made his way up to power can never be undone. Which makes Macbeth a very tragic hero. To start Macbeth was a fully realized human being than others. He had heightened powers and destiny of accomplishing great things. “All hail, Macbeth! Hail thee, Thane of Glamis! All hail Macbeth! Hail thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king

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    People can effortlessly read a piece of literature and fabricate a big idea for the piece, the reason for it being written. Often times our explanations of stories are simple and easily detected, hardly anyone breaks the surface and digs deeper for a purpose that is not primitively recognized. This essay will be one of the few with complex answers, that require time and thinking to understand. Throughout the play, Macbeth, a common theme was flipping the scripts per say and being the model of who

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    After he listens to lady Macbeth and commits murder, Macbeth starts seeing wicked dreams and having self hatred which promotes the unbearable consequences he will be facing before his end. Early in the play, Macbeth’s murder of the king leads to wicked dreams and less sleep which show weak of a character macbeth really is because he never wanted to kill anyone but his wife forced him and after he killed, he constantly saw horrifying dreams and could not sleep no more and was just not able

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    tragedizing the loss of humanity within the Macbeth family. Early in the play, after reading the letter sent by her beloved husband, Lady Macbeth says wickedly, “make thick my blood.” After hearing her husband heard prophecies from three witches, telling him he will become King of Scotland, Lady Macbeth believes that her husband does not have enough “illness” to become king. Lady Macbeth wishes the spirits upon

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    Influences In Macbeth

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    The story of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is enthralling and yet confusing to understand. Like most other Shakespeare tragedy’s, it has betrayal and murder that deeply moves the plot. Influences in this story are everywhere and yet there is a central influence that is the most persuasive of all. Shakespeare’s Tragedy Macbeth has many characters and actions that cause influence throughout Macbeths journey and fall to and from Kingship due to a prophecy at the beginning of the story. The most Influential

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    eventually catch up to him. Macbeth’s desire to become king and take the crown from King Duncan ends up hurting him more than helping him. Initially, Macbeth was against murdering King Duncan and didn't think he could do that to his very own king. Lady Macbeth believes that her husband will not go through with his plan however he does end up killing him. She states “Yet I do fear thy nature; It is too full of of the milk of human kindness. As he kills the King he starts to see things like the floating

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    Macbeth Student Response

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    First, it is Macbeth’s thirst for power, coupled with Lady Macbeth’s manipulation of him, that drive the murder of KIng Duncan. As Banquo becomes suspicious and as Macbeth becomes increasingly troubled by the witches’ proclamation that Banquo will be the father of kings, Macbeth convinces himself that Banquo

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    Temptation, fear, and determination drive all people to do bad and good things. In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, people do some pretty bad things out of determination, fear, and temptation. This essay talks about how determination, fear, and temptation can drive people to do some crazy things. Macbeth is a strong story that truly shows you what happens to over confident people. It also shows you how things don’t always turn out as planned. The Witches are tempted to mess with people and tell

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    Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth’s conscience by showing her disregard to ensuring her keeping her ‘two faces’. To begin with, in Act 1 Scene 5 she asks Macbeth to “Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t”, and they both make an effort to keep their illicit activities a secret. However it is shown how she disregards this view (as a result of her guilt) further in the play by stating “What, will these hands ne’er be clean?” in the presence of the Gentlewoman and Doctor. While it

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