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…The witches are vital elements in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', not just to make it successful in Jacobean times, but also to add depth and atmosphere to the play. They are the root of disorder and are the trigger factor for the chaos that unfolds throughout…

…Someone had once said, "Human nature is a mixture of the sham and the true, of kindness and cruelty, of meanness and generosity - of good and evil." In the play Macbeth, this quote is perfectly portrayed in the main characters' actions, their struggles…

…William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a play written for the Elizabethan Theater circa 1606, tells the story of an esteemed Scottish nobleman who rises to the throne by murder and subterfuge, only to descend again into madness and damnation. Critics through…

…In act IV, scene iii of Shakespeare's Macbeth, Macduff learns that Macbeth killed his wife and his children. Also encouraged by Malcolm, he decides not to accept the situation and say I did not do anything to cause this--which is considered as "womanly…

…The statement 'Macbeth was basically a good man led into evil ways' is one I agree with, to a certain extent. His evilness certainly progressed throughout the play, but his influences from the witches and Lady Macbeth and degree of goodness at the start…

…1) Title: Macbeth; 2) Author and Date Written: William Shakespeare; written late 1500's or early 1600's, first performed in 1605. 3) Country of Author: England 4) Characters (major + minor) + Major Characters - Macbeth - Greedy (for power), Evil. He…

…A final point worth noting is Macbeth's reported inability to answer "Amen" to a solemn prayer to God. Shakespeare's post-medieval world still strictly adhered to the binary opposition between the divine and the occult, or to put it in more ecclesiastic…

…of the way one observes these differentiations, they do subsist albeit impalpably. One may further scrutinize these schisms in the personas of the colorful characters presented in William Shakespeare's Macbeth. <Tab/>The conflict in this infamous…

…This is how I responded to the characters of MacBeth and Lady MacBeth. Yes, they do horrify me. The way they act, their decisions, their thoughts, it does horrify us. But strangely, I do feel sorry for them, no matter what horrible thing they did…

…. In the first scene, Banquo and Fleance are talking casually on the courtyard of Macbeth's castle a little before midnight. Although Banquo is heavy with sleep he doesn't want to go to bed in fear of the thoughts that come to him while asleep. The witches' prophecies…