"Macbeth"

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This paper emphasizes the hallucinations of Macbeth when he sees the dagger floating in midair before him and when he sees Banquo at his coronation banquet. This paper also emphasizes the hallucination of Lady Macbeth when she sees blood on her hands that won't come off. This paper has references to the play, as well as references to two critics.

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"In the beginning of the play, MacBeth and his wife have total control over their own lives. But, MacBeth loses his self-control, which makes him see a dagger floating in midair, before he kills Duncan. He also loses his self-control when he hallucinates that Banquo is at his coronation banquet. Lady MacBeth loses her self-control at the end of the play when she hallucinates that she has spots of Duncan's blood all over her body. The hallucinations of MacBeth and his wife symbolize a loss of self-control by those characters in the play."

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