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Macbeth - Paper

Macbeth

Does the statement "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" thoroughly expresses the many themes of Shakespeare's ''? The first time we hear the statement is very early in the play when the witches say the exact line "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" only for himself to repeat it very closely two scenes later. This repetition of the lines shows me that the characters themselves believe that there are many foul events taking place. In this essay I will endeavour to prove that the above statement doesn't express '' thoroughly. Firstly I will show the fair himself degrading into a foul inhuman monster. Secondly, I will compare the witches to to demonstrate the real foulness in these ...

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of his ambition and stirs him to act on it. struggles with a choice; should he let the witches prophecies realise themself, or should he take steps to the achieve them. He knows that the latter choice will involve the murder of his virtuous king Duncan, but even this isn't enough to sway him as he, after urging form his wife, chooses the latter. In doing so, unrobed himself of all that is good in the human soul - kindness, courage, honour and love. becomes so obsessed with his chase of glory that he turns away from all that he once cherished, even his wife. becomes so blinded by his new robes of kingdom that he doe! sn't even notice his wife slipping away into insanity. In the beginning had great trouble with the concept of murder, he regrets killing Duncan - "Wake Duncan with thoust knocking, I would if I could." However, by the end of the play shows no sign of his human qualities, he has in fact become quite inhuman, quite foul.
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Added: 12/26/2004 06:29:17 AM
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