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    Motivation In Macbeth

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    the order and righteousness with which Scotland is being ruled. This serves as a stark contrast between what Macbeth brings to Scotland after his murder of Duncan and rise to the throne. Malcolm, as Duncan's son, mourns when his father is murdered, but also fears for his own life and reputations. He plays an important part in Macbeth when he returns with the English army to restore order and good leadership to his country. Donalbain also flees Scotland after his father's murder, but his continuing

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    After Macbeth's death, I Malcolm was named King of Scotland. Macbeth left a huge hole and led a terrible reign. Now I as king, have a job to my people to restore Scotland and build it back up to how it was and erase Macbeth's mistakes. Macbeth was no King, he was so obsessed with power he became a Tyrant. In doing so he caused panic and horror to my people of . After Macbeth's death I now must restore what was once was my home and is my kingdom to rule. I know as king i have a lot of work to do

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    Desire for Power Welcomed by the guests of the feast, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth make their way through through the banquet. Discussing how they should approach the guests, the murderer that Macbeth hired enters to inform him that Banquo is dead. Delirious and unaware of his surroundings, Macbeth directs his attention towards his guests and goes to sit at the head of the royal table only to find the ghost of Banquo sitting in his chair. Petrified, Macbeth begins to speak to the ghost while his guests are

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    Shakespeare’s Macbeth was written two years after a group of English Nobles attempted to kill James I in 1604. Shakespeare wrote this play to show what could happen if an honourable king chosen by god was murdered by a noble like Macbeth who was ruled by his ambition to become king that it did not matter to him what he had to do to achieve it. We see a range of settings in Scotland and England used by Shakespeare to criticise Elizabethan society’s view that someone with power, like a noble or soldier

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    play of Macbeth is an example of how someone wants something so bad that they will do anything to get the thing that they want. Some of the things that Macbeth does is not what people would do in today's world but actually happened in that time. In Macbeth there were many different acts of betrayal including the Thane of Cawdor of Scotland betrays Scotland and fights on Norway's side, Macbeth betraying the King, and also Macbeth betraying his friend Banquo. The Thane of Cawdor betrays Scotland and fights

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    Macbeth’s Hallucinations and the Development of His Character In the play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the main character, Macbeth becomes overwhelmed with ambition and fear after being foretold of his future as King of Scotland. This causes him to hallucinate and he envisions things that lead to commit evil acts. Macbeth’s hallucinations and visions slowly add to his insanity, driving him crazier and crazier until he meets his end. Macbeth’s hallucinations begin with the three witches at the

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    The Tragedy of Macbeth The Tragedy of Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s greatest stagewrites. He shows Macbeth in many different forms as a character. Macbeth is an ever changing character. Lady Macbeth adds on to this changing personality. Shakespeare hits all these points in three categories, known as tragic hero, dynamic character, round character. Macbeth is best known as a tragic hero because he fits into all the elements of a tragic hero which are, high social rank, tragic flaw, suffers complete

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    Witchcraft In Macbeth

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    Macbeth was written by shakespeare in 1606 when King James had been the king of England for three years, and he was previously King James of Scotland. James had symbolized the union of the english and scottish crowns in which shakespeare refer to to in the play. King James was very fascinated with witchcraft. Shakespeare had tried to win his approval of the play by putting in the characters, the three weird sisters. The hampton court was the place where Macbeth was performed with the presence

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    life What would you do if the three witches came up to you and said that they can make your life better? They show Macbeth that will happen in the future and that he will be king one day. The summary of the story Macbeth is that he is a brave Scottish general name Macbeth, receives a prophecy from a group(three) of witches saying that one day he will become King of Scotland. Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. The year the book wrote was 1606 after the Gunpowder

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    Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, different characters deal with the guilt they feel in different ways. Lady Macbeth’s guilt pushes her into madness, and while Macbeth’s guilt does the same, it also pushes him to commit further atrocities. However, Macduff uses his guilt over his family’s death to avenge them. Although the ways in which Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, and Macduff deal with their guilt differ, all of their guilt catalyzes many deaths, including those of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Guilt and accountability

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