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MacbethTells of a man who is deceived by himself and his wife. The play opens with thunder and lightning and the appearance of three witches-supernatural beings. Due to the fact that this is the beginning of the play, the opening Act, it foreshadows the central theme of the play-evil.-Submitted by Shanika

Basically, there are three witches who predict Macbeth's future; it then plays on his mind when the first prediction comes true-he becomes Thane of Cawdor. Then he would go on to be king. He writes and tells his wife and they were both really excited. When Macbeth gets back to his castle, he and his wife decide that the only way he can become king is if they kill King Duncan. With power gone to his head, Macbeth slowly starts to 'lose the plot', as does Lady Macbeth.-Submitted by Anonymous

Macbeth captures the timeless nature of the human experience.There is greed for power, murderous evil scheming, and the nobility of the fight for good and evil. The tortuous guilty self-flagellation that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth succumb to is such a base human emotion. Without realizing it they are both lost in the depth of the chasm they willingly stepped into. Those are elements of "a classic" and of course no one questions that Shakespeare's Macbeth, written in 1606, still plays well today.-Submitted by Judy M

The noteworthy feature of this play is that the entire action centers around two terrible figures who dominate over the rest of the characters and push them into significance. It has been the custom to think of Macbeth as a cowardly criminal and Lady Macbeth as the incarnation of the Devil, and consequently to think of them as being different in their attitude to crime. But to do so would be to miss the complexity introduced by Shakespeare in presenting them as being alike in the way they have been consumed by the passion of ambition. Still tragedy of ambition seems a true and adequate description of the play, to this extent at least, that ambition is the main spring of its action. Ambition alone calls into operation the forces that bring about the central deed and its train of fearful results.-Submitted by Dipen Guha

The character of Macbeth is very charming in spite of being cruel.-Submitted by Rajesh Jailal Vyas

This is one of the most fascinating plays by Shakespeare. The three witches play a significant role to Duncan's fate and Macbeth's downfall. Their prophecy being initially proven through Macbeth's crown as the thane of crawdo however one may argue and insist that it was Macbeth's ambition to be the king long before the three witches' prophecy.-Submitted by baroka

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Professor Barnet noted that in Act 1, scene 7, Mac says: "Prithee, peace! / I dare do all that may become a man; / Who dares no more is none." He goes on to inform us that since the time of Samuel Johnson, editors have replaced "no" with "do:" "Who dares do more is none." It seems to me that Barnet chose this passage as an example because he found it interesting. It also seems that Macbeth is defending his previous statement: " I have bought / Golden opinions from all sorts of people, / Which would be worn now in their newest gloss, / Not cast aside so soon." In other words, he would like to continue wearing his "Golden opinions" even though it seems silly or cowardly. Therefore, "no" is ok. Would anyone like to argue or explain why "do" is better?

First of all, hey I'm new on here! :) Secondly, for my grade 10 english literature assessment I have to write and perform a dramatic monologue from Macbeth. It has to be modernized. We have two options when modernizing though, we can do either a soliloquy or just the play summarized. So does anyone have any ideas on how I can modernize Macbeth to perform as a dramatic monologue? Thanks! :)

Hi all. In Macbeth act 4 scene 1 witch number 3 says Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf, Witches mummy, maw, and gulfe Of the ravin'd salt sea shark: Root of hemlock, digg'd i'th' dark: Liver of blaspheming jew, Gall of goat, and slips of Yew, Sliver'd in the moon's eclipse: Nose of turk, and tartars lips: Finger of birth-strangled Babe, ? Ditch-deliver'd by a drab, Make the gruel thick, and slab. Add thereto a tigers chawdron, For th' ingredience of our cauldron It seems to me that something is wrong with the verse: or is there something I am not understanding? regards

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Hi I know that macbeth is a ragic hero. But how does he show it, I would go and watch the play but its pointless since the essay am doing is not completely focused on it. thanks

This is a short film I directed based on Macbeth, centered around Lady Macbeth and her guilt. Criticism is appreciated and even more so on the films page. Thank you for taking the time to look at this.

Hi. I am doing a highschool research project about Macbeth, and I'm lacking bibliography. Where can I find articles or sources that I can use? My project is about whether Macbeth could have resisted the witches' influence. I have a lot to write about it, but I can't find sources to base it on.