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Macbeth


(c.1607), written by William Shakespeare, is the tragic tale of , a virtuous man, corrupted by power and greed. This tagedy could in fact be called "A Tale of Two Theories". One theory suggests that the tragic hero, , is led down an unescapable road of doom by an outside force, namely fate in the form of the three witches. The second suggests that there is no supernatural force working against , which therefore makes him responsible for his own actions and inevitable downfall. It must be remembered that is a literary work of art, and as a peice of art is open to many different interpretations, none of them right and none of them wrong. But the text of the play seems to imply that is ...

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up/Each corporal agent to this terrible feat"(I.vii.79-80). There is nothing supernatural to be found in a man being swayed by the woman he loves, as a matter of fact this action could be perceived as quite the opposite. Second, the witches have to be dispelled as a source of 's misfortune before the latter theory can be considered. It is admittedly strange that the weird sisters first address with,"All hail, ! hail to thee Thane of Cawdor!"(I.iii.49), a title which not even is aware he has been awarded. Even stranger is the third witch calling to ,"All hail, , that shalt be king hereafter!"(I.iii.50). However as stated by Bradley,"No connection of these announcements with any actions of his was even hinted by [the withches]"(232). Some are still not convinced though of the witches less than supernatural role; nevertheless, appears throughout the play to be completely aware 3 of his actions, as opposed to being contolled by some mystic force. The effect of the witches on the ...

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Added: 5/23/2004 09:07:30 AM
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