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... Their prediction may encourage Macbeth to act upon his secret thoughts, as does the prodding of Lady Macbeth, but it does not dictate Macbeths course of action. Macbeth makes a conscious choice to forsake morality and pursue his "Vaulting ambition" (28). ... Once Macbeth usurps the throne there will be others who will plot to steal it from him. Some critics seem to end their analysis at this point and conclude that Macbeth "wishes intensely the death of Duncan" (Langford xxxv) and that only his fear of potential ramifications is a deterrent. However, the second half of the soliloquy supports the fact that Macbeth is deeply troubled by the horror of killing Duncan, who is a benevolent ruler, honest man, and good friend. ...
Macbeth, after discussing the crime with Lady Macbeth, has decided to go through with the "terrible feat" (1. ... Although Macbeth knows that the dagger is an optical illusion, and suspects that it could be brought about by his potentially "heat-oppressed brain" (39), he nonetheless allows the phantom dagger, soon stained with imaginary "gouts of blood" (46), to affect him greatly. ... Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft and a strong presence overall in Macbeth, is preparing her sacrificial victims, and murder himself, summoned by his trusted watchman, the wolf, moves with the power and speed of evil king Tarquin towards his prey. ...
Just as talk of the murder is about to stifle his courage, Macbeths intense illusion is shattered by the bell, a signal from Lady Macbeth that Duncans chamberlains are asleep, and Macbeth races away to commit the heinous crime.
Approximate Word count = 1165
Approximate Pages = 4.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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