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    are always many different prospects. In Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, the issue of finding someone to blame for various problems arises multiple times. One issue- Macbeth’s downfall- can be traced back to two people: Lady Macbeth and Macbeth, himself. The question then becomes who is more responsible? First and foremost, Macbeth is more responsible for his downfall because he desires what is not correct before he even speaks to Lady Macbeth. After he has spoken to the witches, Banquo notices that:

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    hereafter! Shakespeare was a phenomenal poet and writer, and his tragedies reflected normal life and society is a disturbingly real way. The Tragedy of Macbeth depicted both the rise and fall of a man; from warrior, to king, to vanquished body. This 17th century tragedy can be compared to stories of many modern-day, real world leaders. I believe that Macbeth and Richard Nixon are very similar, due to their shared: paranoia, negative influences and ambition. Macbeth’s paranoia is seemingly caused by the

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    Violence In Macbeth

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    Macbeth, a drama written by William Shakespeare, is a dark tragedy of power lust and paranoia, situated in Scotland during the Middle Ages. The play follows the plot of a noble man who puts his faith in the prophecies of three witches and is over driven by ambition which causes him to murder the innocent to get to the throne and hence, become a ‘tragic hero.’ Shakespeare has explored a vast variety of themes and issues effectively in this play. Themes such as ambition, nature and unnatural and violence

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    In the play, Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, the protagonist and tragic of the story, Macbeth, makes a series of decisions that, ultimately, lead to his downfall. In the play, prior to ambition overtaking Macbeth, he was a loyal and courageous general to his home, Scotland. However, as the story progresses and he reveals his true character, he becomes a ruthless man, with no limitations in regards to reaching his almighty goal of becoming King of England, which leads him to dishonesty,

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    tainted and weaponised by those who hold it. In Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ and Suzanne Collins’ ‘Hunger Games: Mocking Jay Part Two, manipulation and suggestion are shown to corrupt power and contribute to its use in the name of evil. Through a comparison of literary devices in ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Mockingjay Part Two’, humanity’s corruption of power will be explored and unveiled In Macbeth manipulation is a tool for lady Macbeth to tempt Macbeth into doing evil to gain power. Derogatory language in the line

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    Lady Macbeth

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    Lady Macbeth in Macbeth and the devils in Dr.Faustus. I argue that the effect of Lady Macbeth’s gender on her power makes her ultimately weaker than the devils. The devils are able to keep Dr.Faustus entrapped and ultimately succeed in their goal without remorse. What the difference between the two plays implies is that women have the capabilities to be as cruel and ambitious as men but social constraints are what deny them the means to pursue their ambitions. Both the devils and Lady Macbeth use

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    Hurtado Mr. Ortiz English 12 27 February 2017 Unit 3: comparison essay The play of Macbeth has been film and named as the Throne of blood, Macbeth is a story of bad decisions that Macbeth did because his wife was like a serpent that always want to cause damage on other people, so Macbeth did a lot of bad decisions with all the bad advices of his wife, she was like controlling him to get power and force everybody to serve her. Macbeth was a man with ambitions that believed in the three witches

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    The identical language of Macbeth and his wife demonstrates that all humans are capable of compassion; therefore, one cannot categorize an individual as entirely bad. The start of the play introduces Macbeth as a hero when the king promotes him to the position of Thane. This establishes him as a stereotypical good guy, as he displays qualities of bravery and loyalty. Even once Lady Macbeth has bullied him into murdering his king so that he may inherit the throne, Macbeth clings to his decency. He

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    William Shakespeare's Macbeth, first performed in 1606, tells the tragic tale of legendary Scottish warrior, Macbeth, who attempts to climb the ladder of national hierarchy by killing off everyone in his way. This play was written at a time of great tension in Great Britain as King James I of Scotland had recently replaced Queen Elizabeth. However, James was not directly related to Elizabeth and his loyalty to England was uncertain to many, causing doubt to form around his leadership and trust to

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    Macbeth is a play written during the early 1600s by William Shakespeare. The play dives deep into the intricacies and complexities of human nature. Concepts of good, evil, loyalty, ambition, and truth are presented throughout the play. Motifs of fair is foul/foul is fair and motifs of clothing strengthen the delivery of the play’s message and meaning by elaborating on the concepts of truth and loyalty throughout the play. The motif of fair is foul/foul is fair touches on both concepts of truth and

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