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we see him. At a military camp of King Duncans, a soldier is brought in who tells of the battle in which he was injured, and in wh...
rest of the play. Major images in the play (clothes, light/darkness, sleep) Clothes: There are several instances throughout the ...
or question, is that this is his castle, and it is a fitting backdrop for his awful crime. In addition, the fact that the castle ...
easy" (III.iv.159,165-166). And its as he tries to persuade her to rethink her marriage that Polonius, who is eavesdropping behind...
was an able soldier and loyal supporter of his King. In recognition of his faithful service to the Crown, King Duncan bestowed up...
were specifically constructed to entertain royalty, it was the impassioned actions of his characters that leave little doubt that ...
whetted it for a more impressive title. It was a seemingly innocuous meeting with a trio of witches that would sow the seeds of M...
faced the slave, / Which neer shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, / Till he unseamd him from the nave to the chaps, / And fixd ...
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...
indicates, Lady Macbeth provides the necessary motivation for the initial murder. She tells Macbeth that if she had sworn an oath ...
possibility that Desdemona is cheating on him, and in domino fashion this suspicion turns to jealousy, hurt, anger, rage, and even...
powers of destiny, great ministers of fate. They had determined the past; they not only foresaw the future, but decreed it" (Cours...
Back in the old country, the Sicilian Catholics had placed great significance upon supernatural messages and prophecies. When Mac...
say, shows that how each man reacted to this situation was a matter of choice -- not fate. Traditionally, much of the blame for ...
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...
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...
(I.iii.118). Banquo replies with a warning. He tells Macbeth that "instruments of darkness" frequently tell the truth in order to ...
his carefully crafted public persona. For an ambitious couple like Lord and Lady Macbeth, in a monarchy like Scotland, there was ...
people who dabbled in witchcraft were conspiring with "the Devil" (Fripp 646). According to St. Paul, "And then shall that wicke...
air. Banquos reaction to Macbeth taking their pronouncements seriously is one of mocking disbelief, as if to say, "you believe tha...
that sounds like ritualistic chanting: FIRST WITCH. When shall we three meet again? / In thunder, lightning, or in rain? SECOND ...
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...
will be the real winner in the scheme. Macbeth talks to himself about his desire to murder. He is tortured by it, thinks...
Macbeth was elected King in preference to Duncans own son, who was considered...
term in their prophetic greeting of Macbeth. The first witch hails Macbeth as "Thane of Glamis," the second as "Thane of Cawdor an...
depression. She always expresses herself in terms of a mothers physical nurturing, poignantly showing how she believes to have fa...
your tongue: look like the innocent flower,/ But be the serpent undert" (Shakespeare I v). This is a very powerful example of how ...
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...
surely not do anything to hurry it along, stating, "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, Without my stir" (Shaks...