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…“…this dead butcher…” Is Malcolm’s final judgement of Macbeth an accurate epitaph? I would argue that the phrase “…this dead butcher…” would seem fully justified to describe a king who has caused the deaths of so many innocent people…

…Act One 1.) Macbeth’s reaction to the witches prophecy is one of surprise, and interest. He also wants to be told more, and know how the witches know these things. Banquo however, is more cautious, and not sure. Banquo also questions if the witches…

…Macbeth’s Ambition Political ambition undermines man’s loyalty. In the play, Macbeth decides to kill his king because of his ambition for position. At the beginning of the play, he portrays himself as a noble person. He fights in the battle…

…Sec. 4-A 27 February 2001 LADY MACBETH’S DOWNFALL William Shakespeare’s Macbeth has been a theatrical favorite since Elizabethan times. Its timeless themes of ambition, fate, violence, and insanity collaborate to produce a captivating plot…

…Sec. 4-A 27 February 2001 LADY MACBETH’S DOWNFALL William Shakespeare’s Macbeth has been a theatrical favorite since Elizabethan times. Its timeless themes of ambition, fate, violence, and insanity collaborate to produce a captivating plot…

…In the play Macbeth, it explains the tragedy of a man that everyone looks up to because of his accomplishments. People think Macbeth could do no wrong until he kills Duncan, the king that the whole land loves. Macbeth decides not to go through…

…Lady Macbeth - Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most famous and frightening female characters. When we first see her, she is already plotting Duncan's murder, and she is stronger, more ruthless, and more ambitious than her husband. She seems fully…

…Act V Lady Macbeth is going mad; a doctor has been employed to watch over her full time. Lady Macbeth has been seen sleepwalking, always with a candle in hand, she then writes on paper, and locks it away. The nurse refuses to repeat what she has heard…

…Two Scottish generals, Macbeth and Banquo, while riding home after a victorious battle against an army of rebels, are met by three witches. These foretell that Macbeth shall be King of Scotland and Banqou, the father of many kings. Macbeth is strongly…

…The William Shakespeare play ³Macbeth,² depicted Macbeth as a loyal subject of King Duncan and his homeland of Scotland. Duncan was so pleased with Macbeth¹s actions during the war that he was named the Thane of Cawdor, a title not far from king. Soon…