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…Macbeth ‘At the beginning of the play, Macbeth writes to his wife as “my dearest partner of greatness”. How does this relationship change during the course of the tragedy?’ Exploring the human subconscious, Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ is a dark…

…FATE OF MACBETH Although Macbeth does take actions that lead to his downfall, I believe that he is not totally responsible for what happens. Although he takes the actions, he would not have done this if the witches had not told him that he…

…master plan for human existence. In his play Macbeth, William Shakespeare sets forth the idea that individual’s problems are caused by their own decisions. In Macbeth it becomes obvious that Macbeth’s problems are caused by his own decisions. Macbeth…

…Macbeth: Fear Fear, this motivates us to do many things no matter if they are right or wrong. In the play Macbeth it was fear that was the main motivating factor that influenced the outcome of the play. This can be proved by the subsequent…

…Lady Macbeth: NO CONSCIENCE versus CONSCIENCE In the first two acts of the play, Shakespeare portrays Lady Macbeth as a person without conscience. Upon learning from the messenger that King Duncan will be spending the evening in her castle, in act 1…

…At the start of the play, Lady Macbeth seems to have a very strong character - almost stronger than Macbeth's - but by the end she is reduced to being afraid of the dark. At the beginning she is Macbeth's 'dearest partner of greatness', but at the end…

…In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Shakespeare is able to develop many major themes in the play; he uses different techniques to put emphasis on certain issues in order to help develop these themes in the story line of the play. The major themes…

…One thing leads to another. This is a statement most people are familiar with, especially if they read William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. It tells what happens to the tragic protagonist, Macbeth. At the start of the play, Macbeth is a highly praised…

…to successfully challenge the current ruling powers. This is especially true in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare's where Macbeth kills the king to overtake the crown. The more power a person has, the more corrupts they become, and the harder it is to maintain…

…“This dead like butcher and his fiend like queen" is this a fair description of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth? Malcolm made the remark "This dead like butcher and his fiend like queen," when he was crowned as the king of Scotland, after Macbeth's reign…