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Macbeth: Influencial People - Paper

Macbeth: Influencial People


In life there are many people who influence our lives, some influence us to try to get us to do bad things and others who influence us to do good things. Throughout the course of Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, there are several people who influence him to murder King Duncan and help lead him to his downfall.
The first people to influence him are the three witches. I think the witches play a big role in influencing Macbeth to kill Duncan. I think this because when they meet him and Banquo in Scene ii of Act I they tell him that he is,” the thane of Glamis, that he will be the thane of Cawdor, and that he shall be king hereafter.” When they disappear Macbeth says,” stay, you imperfect ...

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when she is through Macbeth says,” If we should fail?” (I, vii, 58) Lady Macbeth answers by saying,” We fail… but screw your courage to the sticking place and we’ll not fail.” (I, vii, 59-60) I think she is trying to give him confidence, telling him to be calm and everything will go just fine. Another reason I think she influences him is when she says,” What beast was’t, then, that made you break this enterprise to me?… And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you have done to this.” What she says is that she would kill and infant child before she broke her word to Macbeth yet he doesn’t seem to care about breaking a promise that he made to her. She is trying to make him feel guilty about breaking his promise to her.
The third person who influences Macbeth to commit the murder is Macbeth himself. I believe he also play a big role in his murdering of Duncan, not only because he does it but, because he thinks about his actions quite a bit throughout the play. Every time he ...

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Added: 1/26/2006 07:04:53 PM
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