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  • True In The Character Of Macbeth
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    In the play Macbeth the characters are using certain prophesies to try and help themselves in gaining confidence and self-assurance in achieving their ultimate goals. This is especially true in the character of Macbeth. He believes that throughout this story he is able to control his destiny and also change things he can not. He thinks that the actions he takes and the decisions that he makes will allow him to control the future and further himself. In the beginning of this play, Macbeth is enco...
  • Macbeth A Thoroughly Representative Character
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    Is Macbeth a Thoroughly Representative Character? Some critics may contend that Macbeth is not a thoroughly representative character, yet through a close observation and understanding of the drama, it can be seen that any rational human being, given the identical situation, would have undergone the exact thought process and taken equal actions as did Macbeth. Macbeth was presented with a situation where he was forced to make an extreme decision. His driving ambition to become King of Scotland co...
  • Lady Macbeth
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    The Realm of Women in Literature "So it is naturally with the male and the female; the one is superior, the other inferior; the one governs, the other is governed; and the same rule must necessarily hold good with respect to all mankind". This quote, spoken by the famous Aristotle, proves to be timeless. The words express knowledge concerning gender that proves to be centuries ahead of its time. Aristotle however, may not have even realized the amount of truth expressed in these few, simple word...
  • Macbeth's Plot A Complete Action
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    Macbeth: Aristotelian Tragedy Kim Blair Per. 5 Interpretive Test The definition of tragedy in an excerpt from Aristotle's "Poetics" is the re-creation, complete within itself, of an important moral action. The relevance of Aristotle's Poetics to Shakespeare's play Macbeth defines the making of a dramatic tragedy and presents the general principles of the construction of this genre. Aristotle's attention throughout most of his Poetics is directed towards the requirements and expectations of the p...
  • Duncan And Lady Macbeth
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    (1.5. 57-58) In this scene Lady Macbeth believes that Macbeth lacks the ability to fulfil the witches's e cond prophecy. She learns that Duncan is coming to visit her and she calls upon supernatural agents to fill her with cruelty. Lady Macbeth says 'Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell... '; In this quote she is asking the supernatural agents to fill her with the darkest smoke of hell. (5.1. 38) In this scene a gentlewoman who waits on Lady Macbeth has seen her walking ...
  • Macbeth
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    Effect of Supernatural Forces The presence of supernatural forces in Macbeth is an extremely vital aspect of the play. The Weird sisters are fundamental characters because they prophesier the future, adding to the dramatic affect of the play. They show how desire, ambition, and greed, are often more overpowering than reason. Through the predictions made to Macbeth in the second scene of Act I, Macbeth is encouraged, and his mind is opened to the possibilities of actions that he would otherwise n...
  • Film Of Macbeth
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    "Macbeth" When a play is presented on film, the director takes the script, and with poetic license, interprets it. A film not only contains the actual words of the author (in this case Shakespeare), but it includes action, acting, and cinematographic techniques; the three are used to better portray the author's story. Using these elements, the director's interpretation of the plot is reinforced. The film provides symbolic images and a visual interpretation, hence Shakespeare's play "Macbeth" is ...
  • Macbeth's Mental Instability
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    Shakespeare Essay Although people have a mind of their own and are responsible for their own actions, it is through outside influences which give them the sheer potential to do the unpredictable. This is exactly what is portrayed in the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare. Macbeth cannot be considered guilty as it was the devious plot of the three witches and his ambitious wife that were the obvious influences for his actions. In addition, due to his inconsistent mental condition, he co...
  • Every Action In The Play Macbeth
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    William Shakespeare live from 1564-1616, and is called the greatest play writer ever. Shakespeare seemed to write Macbeth, according to Issac Newtons, "Law of Relativity". The law is that every action will have a reaction. This law effects the plots and strategies of the characters in Macbeth, and ultimately gives the play suspense. Every character in Macbeth is effected by this law, but mainly; Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, and Macduff. For every action in the play Macbeth, whether it is positive or n...
  • Punishment Of Shakespeare's Macbeth And Dostoevsky's Raskolnikov
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    A Comparison Of Macbeth And Crime AndA Comparison Of Macbeth And Crime And Punishment Shakespeare?'s? Macbeth? and Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment explore the psychological depths of man. These two works examine tragedy as represented through the existential beliefs of many philosophers. Existentialist theory expresses the idea that man can satisfy his own needs, regardless of social codes, if he has the energy and ambition to act. Both Macbeth and Raskolnikov have the ambition to act, but eac...
  • Infamous Witches And Macbeth
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    A Tale of Two Theories Macbeth (c. 1607), written by William Shakespeare, is the tragic tale of Macbeth, a virtuous man, corrupted by power and greed. This tragedy could in fact be called "A Tale of Two Theories'. One theory suggests that the tragic hero, Macbeth, is led down an unescapable road of doom by an outside force, namely fate in the form of the three witches. The second suggests that there is no supernatural force working against Macbeth, which therefore makes him responsible for his o...

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