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- 61: Macbeth: Contrast of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth
- Macbeth: Contrast of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth Macbeth is a play that revolves around a single unifying event, the murder of Duncan. Like the play the characters revolve around it as well, especially the main characters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Through ...
- 62: Macbeth 3
- Act 1 Scene 1: Three witches are gathered in an open place in a thunder storm. They agree to reassemble on the moorland before sunset to meet Macbeth. IMPORTANT TERMS: 1. Hurly-burly: turmoil, confusion 2. Greymalkin: grey cat 3. Padock: toad (Cats and toads were the animals most commonly associated with witches. It was thought that witches could adopt the shapes or voices of these animals.) 4. Anon: at once. IMPORTANT QUOTE FROM THE SCENE: "There to meet with Macbeth" (Line 2). Act 1 Scene 2: Duncan, King of Scotland, with his two sons, Malcolm and Donalbain is in an army camp receiving news of the battles fought against him by an alliance of Sweno, King of Norway, Macdonwald, Lord of the Western Isles of Scotland, and the Thane of Cawdor who has proved to be disloyal to King Duncan. The reports all stress the heroism of Macbeth (eg "For brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name" - Line 16), who is one of Duncan's generals, in ensuring a victory for the King. Duncan announces that Macbeth is to be given the ...
- 63: Macbeth - Blood In Macbeth
- William Shakespeares play Macbeth is about a struggle for power in Scotland. Macbeth, the main character, gets prophecies from three witches about his future accomplishments that will come to him. One of his prophecies is that Macbeth will become king, Macbeth hearing this he becomes ambitious and later kills the current King Duncan, making himself the new king. A tragic ending comes to Macbeth when the people leave him and his ...
- 64: Lady Macbeth: A Wife in Support of Her Husband
- Lady Macbeth: A Wife in Support of Her Husband One of the main characters in Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, has been an object of intense criticism. Although sometimes regarded as cruel and vile, evidence exists that Shakespeare did not intend for her to be judged so harshly. By evaluating her character in relation ...
- 65: Witches Influence In Macbeth
- Witches in Macbeth To what extent are the witches in the tragedy Macbeth responsible for Macbeth s actions? The Three witches in the tragedy Macbeth are introduced right at the beginning of the play. They recount to Macbeth three prophesies. That Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glams ...
- 66: The Theme Of Macbeth
- The play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare in the beginning of the 17th century, deals with a man s turn from the king s most glorious, brave and courageous general into a traitor and murderer influenced by evil forces. In the following I am going to describe the play briefly and explain the theme of it. Furthermore I will discuss Macbeth s character and his internal conflict. While the general Macbeth and his friend Banquo are returning from a victorious battle, King Duncan hears of their courage and bestows the title of Cawdor on the still absent Macbeth. The two warriors encounter three witches who ...
- 67: Witches In Macbeth
- To what extent are the witches in the tragedy Macbeth responsible for Macbeth's actions? The Three witches in the tragedy Macbeth are introduced right at the beginning of the play. They recount to Macbeth three prophesies. That Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glams and King. These prophesies introduce Macbeth to ideas of ...
- 68: Who Is The Villian In Macbeth?
- Who Is The Villian In Macbeth? A villain is a person or character whom is the cause of despair and heartache for those who surround her. Villains are typically selfish towards themselves and careless towards others. A villain can be hypocritical, persuasive, mischievous, inhumane, and forceful. They can also lack a conscience. Even if they do have one, it is over burdened with their own guilt. The villain in Macbeth is Lady Macbeth, his wife. She is guilty because of the things that she does throughout the play. Lady Macbeth is most responsible for the tragic events in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth because of her forceful ...
- 69: Macbeth: Occurrences That Led To Macbeth's Downfall
- Macbeth: Occurrences That Led To Macbeth's Downfall Macbeth, a tragedy by William Shakespeare, is the story of a man who became so ambitious that he brought upon his own downfall. Macbeth had many elements in his life that many peopled admired. Macbeth ...
- 70: IMAGERY IN MACBETH
- In all of Shakespeare's plays he uses many forms of imagery. In the play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Shakespeare applies the imagery of blood and water, which are symbolized in the major themes of the play. Images of blood and water are also mainly expressed together as one main symbolic image of several themes. Each detail of imagery contains an important symbol related to the major themes of the novel. "Critics approach Macbeth as a study of various themes: treachery, fear, guilt, and evil." (Nostbakken 19). Water and blood together symbolize the themes of horror, fear, death, honor, treason, guilt and evil as well. "Fear and horror is due to the subtle but definite and repeat action of this imagery upon our mind." (Spurgeon 335). These themes are all symbolized by the constant imagery of blood and water. "Macbeth is about blood." (Muir 273). Blood is mentioned often in the play and most times in reference to murder or treason. Shakespeare uses the symbol of blood to represent treason, murder and death. "Every ...
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