Macbeth: Macbeth's Ambition, Courage, And Moral Cowardness Leads To His Death
.... to the prediction of what the witches said about Banquo's
son becoming the king. Macbeth wanted to ensure that he would reach his
ambition without problems.
Macbeth, who now no longer needed any encouragement from Lady Macbeth,
started to leave her in ignorance of his plans. Near the end of the play, Lady
Macbeth sleepwalked and had a dream about the killing of Duncan and Banquo. She
died because of all this pressure and her guilt about the murder. Soul of
Macbeth have been destroyed since Macbeth love Lady Macbeth very much, as shown
in Act I, Sc. 5, p.58, "My Dearest Love."
The power of nemesis is shown clearly .....
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Macbeth: Choices
.... allegiance to the country of Scotland leads to consequences
which he cannot change. Macduff's allegiance is shown when he left Scotland and
his family to go to England. There he met with Malcolm and started raising a
army to overthrow Macbeth.
The result of this is the slaughtering of Macduff's wife and children by
Macbeth's men.
He blames himself for their death and he knows he can do nothing to
change it. This is seen in the qoute: Sinful Macduff, They were all struck for
thee! Naught that I am, Not for their own demerits but for mine fell slaughter
on their souls. Heaven rest them now!/(224-226, Scene 3, Act .....
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Macbeth: Macbeth - A Tragic Hero
.... by carefully examining the first act, one can determine the defect in
Macbeth's character that creates his ambition; his true tragic flaw. Macbeth's
tragic flaw is not his ambition as most people believe, but rather his trust in
the words of the witches and in his wife's decisions.
At the beginning of the play Macbeth has no designs on the throne, and
he does not start plotting until his wife comes up with a plan. When first
faced with the witches' words, Macbeth expresses astonishment and disbelief
rather than welcoming them when he says, "...to be King stands not within the
prospect of belief, no more than to be Cawdor...."(1. .....
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Macbeth Is A Tragic Hero
.... factor in the hero's downfall, but are not alone responsible.
Macbeth's downfall is entirely his fault. He chose to listen to the witches'
prophecy. Banquo heard the same prophecy, but chose not to allow himself to be
duped. Macbeth could have done the same thing. He, instead, chose to accept
the prophecy and act upon it. Macbeth spends most of the play in moral
indecision. Lady Macbeth encourages him, but it is he that chooses his actions.
A tragic hero's misfortune is not wholly deserved. The punishment
exceeds the crime. Macbeth does not totally deserve to die as a result of these
incidents. He begins the work .....
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The Cause Of Macbeth's Ruin
.... the prophesies are true. The veracity of these
prophesies disturb Macbeth because at this point he is already filled with the
notion of being king and murder as the way of attaining that title. Macbeth
even asks himself; "why do I yield to that suggestion, whose horrid image doth
unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs" (Act.1, Sc.3,Ln.134-
136). This quotation shows that the thought of murder is not intentional
because he questions his own imagination, but caused by Macbeth's natural
desires and ambition which he cannot control. Already he dismisses the fact
that he has become Thane and his hopes and desires .....
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Macbeth: Superstitions
.... problem to the
supernatural, even though today that same problem was explainable in scientific
terms.
The witches in this play are named by Shakespeare as the "weird Sisters".
These witches had all the features of witches in those days; old people, dirty
broken clothe and come together in groups of three. These witches have many
animal's but in this play - a cat, and a toad are used - who are actually evil
spirits who have taken this form. In Macbeth we here about the owl quite often
which has to relate to the witches. The owl gives a sense of scariness which
makes the paly thrilling to read. It keeps the reader hooked to the pla .....
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Macbeth Was Not Totally Responsible For The Evil Unleashed In Scotland
.... what I have done". Lady Macbeth then accepted the
responsibility of taking the daggers and smearing the grooms with blood. She had
goaded Macbeth into killing Duncan and she stopped him from falling apart with
remorse after having done the deed.
Macbeths reign as king was one of fear and insecurity that others would take the
crown from him. Of Banquo he said " their is none but he whose being I do fear".
Macbeth was obviously thinking back to the prophesies of the witches and he
resolved to kill Banquo. After killing Banquo, Macbeth stated" I am in blood
stepped in so that, should I invade no more returning were tedious as go o'er .....
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Macbeth: A Noble And Highly Respected Figure In Ducan's Reign
.... up clear: To alter favour ever is to fear. Leave all the rest to me"
(Act 1 Scene 5) shows her strength over Macbeth.
As Macbeth prepares to kill Duncan, he hallucinates, and many thoughts cross his
mind, but when the bell sounds, "Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell That
summons thee to heaven or to hell." (Act 2 Scene 2) and Macbeth acts promptly.
After the murder Macbeth regrets his actions, but again Lady Macbeth is
influential toward him, reminding his that "These deeds must not be thought
After these ways; so, it will make us mad." (Act 2 Scene 2).
Macbeth's true self again break through when he has false thoughts .....
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Macbeth: An Overview
.... King Duncan. He has deep
regret for what he has done shortly thereafter. The murder of the King is the
first to slowly break down his now fragile emotional state. He feels that after
murdering the King, he has given his mind and soul to those evil and demonic
forces which are the enemy of mankind.
It seems as though he is addicted to a drug; he must kill those who
oppose him or those who (he feels) will do him harm in the future, yet he does
not enjoy this. He is “hooked” on this drug and he knows it; however, he cannot
stop until he is happy. He gains no satisfying peace because his conscience
still obliges him to recognize the .....
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Is Macbeth The Tragic Hero Of The Play?
.... which leads to his downfall.
Because Macbeth is ambitious, he wants to become king. In order to take over the
throne, he kills Duncan, and thus commits his terrible crime, and eventually is
punished.
The tragic hero must deserve his fate. He must not simply make a mistake,
like stepping off a curb in front of a moving vehicle. He must commit some
terrible crime for which he is punished. People of the Elizabethan Period were
well aware of the problems created when kings are murdered. The Fifteenth
Century was a period of almost constant ruinous civil war in England. The dire
consequences of this act are a constant theme in Sh .....
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The Tempest: Magic
.... this (The
Art of Juggling, written by Samuel Ridd in 1610 also presented a few how-to's of
magic) were probably not only what suggested the idea of using magic as a them
to Shakespeare, but in addition, provided methods as to how the magic in the
play might be accomplished.
Despite the fact that in retrospective analysis it is fairly clear that
witches were nothing more that magicians with a slightly different presentation,
audiences were not always aware of –and those that were, were rarely convinced
by—the two aforementioned texts. Witches were still persecuted and witch-hunts
did not actually stop until the end of the sev .....
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Julius Caesar: Marcus Brutus Character Analysis
.... Caesar to rise to power and then turn his back onto the people of Rome.
After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Brutus talks to Antony about Caesar's
death. "Our hearts you see not; they are pitiful; and pity to the general wrong
of Rome…"(act 3, scene 1, ll.185-186). Brutus says that Antony cannot see
their(members of the conspiracy) hearts, which are full of pity. Again, this
shows how Brutus loved Caesar but cared for the life of Rome and its people more.
This is the only reason Brutus would conspire against Caesar. For Brutus says to
himself, "I know no personal cause to spurn at him…How that might change his
nature…"(act 2, .....
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