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Macbeth: Macbeth A Victim Of Circumstances - Paper

Macbeth: Macbeth A Victim Of Circumstances

Macbeth, a victim of circumstances or not? He was a victim of
circumstances. The witches, Lady Macbeth, and Macbeth himself all contribute to
the murdering of Duncan.
The first of the three major circumstances Macbeth falls victim to is
the witches' prediction. The third prediction that the witches make is that he
will be king "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!"1.
The second of the circumstances is Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth, at first,
skillfully pushes Macbeth to murder Duncan by mocking him "Was the hope drunk;
Wherein you dressed yourself?"2, doubting his love for her "Such I account thy
love,"3 accusing him of cowardice "And live a coward"4. She finally ...

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himself in his aside
in Act I scene 3 "Why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image ... Are
less than horrible imaginings;"6. He cannot seem to be able to control his
thoughts. He lets his ambition to become king run a wild. The murder of Duncan
is the first and biggest step in Macbeth's moral degradation. From here evil
deeds become easier because he feels he has gone too far to turn around.

I am in blood;
Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go o'er.7

Later Macbeth is so hardened by his sins "The time has been my senses
would have cooled To here a night-shriek"8 that a woman's shriek does nothing to
him.
Now, in order for this essay to show that Macbeth is a victim of
circumstances I must prove the importance of each major circumstance. Without
any one of these reasons I do not believe that Macbeth would have gone through
with killing Duncan.
If I take away the ...

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Added: 3/28/2006 03:10:03 AM
Category: Arts
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