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    9 Weeks Essay

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    This document analyzes the character of Macbeth in Shakespeare's play and discusses whether he is to blame for his actions. It notes that initially Lady Macbeth manipulates Macbeth into killing Duncan, though he does so with regret. However, after speaking with the witches again, Macbeth becomes eager to kill and murders Macduff's family on his own initiative to secure his power. While others influenced Macbeth, the document argues he continued killing of his own volition and ambition, making him ultimately responsible for his cruel actions.

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    This document analyzes the character of Macbeth in Shakespeare's play and discusses whether he is to blame for his actions. It notes that initially Lady Macbeth manipulates Macbeth into killing Duncan, though he does so with regret. However, after speaking with the witches again, Macbeth becomes eager to kill and murders Macduff's family on his own initiative to secure his power. While others influenced Macbeth, the document argues he continued killing of his own volition and ambition, making him ultimately responsible for his cruel actions.

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    This document analyzes the character of Macbeth in Shakespeare's play and discusses whether he is to blame for his actions. It notes that initially Lady Macbeth manipulates Macbeth into killing Duncan, though he does so with regret. However, after speaking with the witches again, Macbeth becomes eager to kill and murders Macduff's family on his own initiative to secure his power. While others influenced Macbeth, the document argues he continued killing of his own volition and ambition, making him ultimately responsible for his cruel actions.

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    This document analyzes the character of Macbeth in Shakespeare's play and discusses whether he is to blame for his actions. It notes that initially Lady Macbeth manipulates Macbeth into killing Duncan, though he does so with regret. However, after speaking with the witches again, Macbeth becomes eager to kill and murders Macduff's family on his own initiative to secure his power. While others influenced Macbeth, the document argues he continued killing of his own volition and ambition, making him ultimately responsible for his cruel actions.

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    9 Weeks Essay

    Is Macbeth the cruelest one of all? Macbeth is a killer whose


    appetite for ambition. Macbeth is lady Macbeth's husband who she used
    to kill Duncan, but after that Macbeth turned into a cold blooded killer.
    The witches show him a prophecy and Macbeth uses it to change who
    will be heir to the king.Macbeth still has full control afterwards making
    the choices he did solely on his own and I think that’s a good reason
    why Macbeth is to blame. Macbeth's role is to try and complete the
    prophecy, by killing any heirs to the king.

    At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is presented as a good character


    that is manipulated by his wife to kill duncan.Lady Macbeth makes
    Macbeth kill Duncan in her goal to become queen. Macbeth was
    innocent at this part in the play. Macbeth wanted nothing to do with
    killing Duncan, but if he didn't lady Macbeth would do it herself. It could
    be argued that Lady Macbeth is the worst but Macbeth would have made
    his own decisions afterwards. Macbeth kills Duncan with extreme regret
    on his hands after all of it, lady Macbeth made Macbeth get over his self
    conscious and push past the murder.

    At the beginning of the next act, Macbeth is presented as eager to and


    on the hunt after going to talk with the 3 witches. When Macbeth goes to
    see the witches they all cast a spell upon him, “Double, double, toil and
    trouble;Fire burn and cauldron bubble.” The witches did this spell in act 4
    scene 1, the witches cast bad fortune and trouble over Macbeth.
    Macbeth then learns that Macduff’s family is setup for heir so he then
    decides to plan a murder upon Macduff in his family. Macbeth then
    murders Macduff’s whole family later in act 4 scene 2.

    After Macbeth kills Duncan, he has full control over what he will do and
    Macbeth's ambition to kill is on him. Macbeth keeps the killing going after
    forced to murder Duncan by lady Macbeth. Macbeth's desire to get rid of
    anything in his way of being king is all solely on his own want to kill. It
    could most definitely be argued that all of Macbeth's actions have been
    manipulated by other characters in the story, but i believe he could’ve
    stopped whenever he felt like it.

    I believe from the beginning of the play to now Macbeth was a good
    character who was manipulated by his wife and the witches in the
    beginning. Macbeth had many decisions afterwards to lead him in the
    opposite direction from what he did instead of going back to killing more
    people. I also believe it’s very arguable about how he's the one to blame
    for everything. In my opinion, the proof I've collected I believe Macbeth
    should be the character to blame during this whole play. In a way
    Macbeth may have been manipulated but he carried out all the killings
    on his own.

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