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Who is second to blame for Macbeth dowmfall?
There's no right answer. You have to decide for yourself who was responsible, which is what is so great about literature. There's either Lady Macbeth, the witches, or Macbeth himself. I believe Lady Macbeth was first to blame for her manipulation on Macbeth, then Macbeth because he chose to do the things he did under Lady Macbeth's word. The witches meerly told him what was going to happen in Macbeth's life.
During each act of the tragedy of Macbeth Macbeth seems to grow more and more evil in act i Macbeth listens to the witches' prophecies and begins to think about committing great evil in act?
Act I Scene III is when Macbeth first meets the witches. HOWEVER this could be different for different copies of the play as they are all different.
How is Macbeth good character illustrated when he fulfill the witches prophesies?
Macbeth is a great character because he is a brave, courageous and strong character or shall i say warrior.
What is four things did the witches show Macbeth What does showsay What is Macbeth reaction?
The witches showed Macbeth three apparitions: an armed head, a bloody child, and a child with a crown on his head. The first apparition warned Macbeth of Macduff, the second assured him of his invincibility until Birnam Wood moved to Dunsinane, and the third promised that he would not be defeated until Great Birnam Wood came to high Dunsinane Hill. Macbeth reacted by feeling emboldened and reassured by the prophecies.
How is 'Macbeth' the play still popular?
It is importnt to read MAcbeth today for the same reason it was important to read it 3000 years ago, it is a great story with an important moral statement.
What are the similarities between the three witches in 'Macbeth' and Miss Havisham in 'Great Expectations'?
The witches of the Shakespearean play 'Macbeth' and Miss Havisham of the Dickensian novel 'Great Expectations' are mysterious characters. Like Miss Havisham, the witches never appear in the presence of any sizable company of other people. In fact, the witches never appear with more than two other persons on stage. In fact, they appear with as many as two other characters on stage only in Act 2 Scene 3. In that scene, the two other characters are fellow Generals and friends Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] and Banquo. Likewise does Miss Havisham not appear with any more than two other persons: Estella and Pip.
How does Macbeths encounter with the witches show hat the play will probably be a tragedy?
It doesn't. On the contrary, if you didn't already know from the title of the play, (The Tragedie of Macbeth, as it's called in the First Folio), you would think from what the witches said that everything will be going great for Macbeth: he's Thane of Glamis, he is going to become Thane of Cawdor, and he will eventually become King. Who could complain about that?
What happens in act 1 in Macbeth?
We hear about Macbeth, the great Scottish general, and his buddy Banquo. Macbeth and Banquo are accosted by three witches who make prophecies to them. Macbeth writes to his wife about the prophecies. Macbeth gets the new title of Thane of Cawdor, but the king's son Malcolm gets to be Prince of Cumberland. The king then announces that the party is at Macbeth's place in Inverness. Once in Inverness, Lady Macbeth persuades her husband to murder the king so Macbeth can get the crown for himself.
How does Malcolm get around one of the prophecies from scene 1 act 5 in Macbeth?
Malcolm gets around the prophecy by instructing his soldiers to cut down tree branches from Birnam Wood and use them as camouflage to conceal their numbers and movements as they approach Macbeth's castle. This action fulfills the witches' prophecy that "Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him."
What was surprising about Alexander the Great?
His tricks
Where else have we seen about birnam wood in Macbeth?
The reference to Birnam Wood in Macbeth comes from the witches' prophecy that Macbeth will be safe until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill. Later in the play, Malcolm's army camouflages themselves with branches from Birnam Wood to fulfill this prophecy, leading to Macbeth's downfall.
Who are the witches talking about when they say something pricked your thumbs someone wicked this way comes?
The witches say, "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." In many depictions of witchcraft, blood must be spilled in order to activate a spell. Magic users in fiction will often prick their fingers in order to draw blood for a sacred ritual. The witches in Macbeth are planning a great mischief, and they draw "something wicked" to them through their spells, hence the pricking of their fingers. Macbeth himself becomes this "something wicked."
