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home and sees his wife. He tells her of the prophesy and she immediately sees that the way for him to get the crown is to kill the...

rest of the play. Major images in the play (clothes, light/darkness, sleep) Clothes: There are several instances throughout the ...

is "at once his greatest strength and his destructive weakness" (Bloom). Despite this, readers and playgoers dont respond with amb...

easy" (III.iv.159,165-166). And its as he tries to persuade her to rethink her marriage that Polonius, who is eavesdropping behind...

to end he is nothing more than an arrogant man who wants to show others that he is the most intelligent and most powerful individu...

air. Banquos reaction to Macbeth taking their pronouncements seriously is one of mocking disbelief, as if to say, "you believe tha...

(I.iii.118). Banquo replies with a warning. He tells Macbeth that "instruments of darkness" frequently tell the truth in order to ...

its extreme, I pointed out the evil being perpetuated against the Irish." Lady Macbeth interrupts, "I am familiar with this wo...

man who feels isolated and alone in that he is different than those around him. He truly has no real friends and thus his wife ser...

people who dabbled in witchcraft were conspiring with "the Devil" (Fripp 646). According to St. Paul, "And then shall that wicke...

Macbeth was elected King in preference to Duncans own son, who was considered...

say, shows that how each man reacted to this situation was a matter of choice -- not fate. Traditionally, much of the blame for ...

Back in the old country, the Sicilian Catholics had placed great significance upon supernatural messages and prophecies. When Mac...

indicates, Lady Macbeth provides the necessary motivation for the initial murder. She tells Macbeth that if she had sworn an oath ...

devastation that occurred. I was only playing my part in the prophecy, a prophecy that would not have come to pass had I not pushe...

term in their prophetic greeting of Macbeth. The first witch hails Macbeth as "Thane of Glamis," the second as "Thane of Cawdor an...

the fact that they make predictions. Unlike the psychic hotline, the sisters seem to single him out. It does not appear as if he w...

that sounds like ritualistic chanting: FIRST WITCH. When shall we three meet again? / In thunder, lightning, or in rain? SECOND ...

King Duncan naming his loyal lieutenant Macbeth Thane of Cawdor in recognition for his faithful service. But a fateful meeting wi...

Macbeth says only "We will speak further" (I, v, 71). The next time we see Macbeth he has a long soliloquy in which he enumerates...

actually benefits the economy of the United States? Anyone with any intelligence, or anyone who pays even the slightest bit of att...

when she comes across her father once more, when he is mad and lost and truly a tragic figure, she does the right thing and stands...

our power to exact our revenge? Perhaps, she suggests, there is some medium-ground that would do a little of both without going t...

blind lord Dhritarashtra so much that she voluntarily bandaged her eyes, as she vowed that she would not enjoy anything that she c...

a man who is perhaps willing to sit back and let prophecy go its own course, without intervention from him. This is evidenced when...

Two beings created for each other feel mutual love at the first glance; every consideration disappears before the irresistible imp...

her husband in their youthful days. She loves Polixenes as a brother because he is the best and oldest friend of her husband. In t...

culture to some extent. The culture is implicit in much of what goes on and is woven throughout the content of the book. Identity ...

be able to control the otherwise innocent Macbeths actions, or if he is entirely responsible for his own demise" (Riedel Witches.h...

cistern of my lust, and my desire / all continent impediments would oerbear...better Macbeth/ Than such an one to reign" (lines 62...