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…For more than three hundred fifty years, Macbeth has been one of the most steadily popular of Shakespeare¡¯s tragedies. On the stage, it has also proved itself an enduring hit. Innumerable scholars and writers have taken so much interest in Macbeth…

…As Macbeth holds the sharp dagger in his hand, he believes that he has enough strength to deal with the consequences and the repercussions of his destructive actions. He does not realize the pain and anguish he will cause himself if he kills the king…

…In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macbeth starts as a loyal subject of Duncan. Macbeth is ambitious, and this ambition is a weakness that allows him to be manipulated by his wife and evil powers throughout the play. Macbeth’s manipulation is formed…

…Macbeth Macbeth had the potential to become a great and good man. His downfall is a tragedy; he is manipulated and influenced by others to his eventual death. Why, we ask ourselves, should this great warrior succumb to those around him? Shakespeare…

…Macbeth Tragic Hero Macbeth is, in all ways, a tragic hero. His greatness led to his obsession and then to his shocking, yet inevitable, downfall. The play thoroughly illustrates his rise and fall through a tragic story of man versus himself…

…Macbeth Macbeth is the epitome of what the literary world regards a "tragic hero". His admirable qualities are supplanted with greed and hate when he is duped by the three witches. Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches. Yes…

…Have you ever wanted something so bad, that you would do anything to get it? Would you go to death defying heights? In the play Macbeth, William Shakespeare introduces to his audience many such characters. It is clear that the following specific…

…Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are basically good people who make an ill judgment. It is unfair for Malcolm to describe them as "this dead butcher and his fiend - like queen". In the beginning they are respected people who share a loving relationship…

…“Hamlet” to “Othello”, Shakespeare created many of history’s most memorable tragedies. Perhaps his finest is “Macbeth”. It is the story of a man, once honored and respected as a war hero, who became so wrapped up in his own ambition that he transformed…

…How far do you think that Macbeth’s and Lady Macbeth’s ambition near the beginning of the play brings them the rewards they wish for, later in the play? You should refer closely to the words and actions of both characters. Macbeth and his wife…