The Sanity of Macbeth

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This paper discusses William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth", about the tyranny of an ambitious nobleman who is informed of his future. It analyzes how Macbeth is the definite protagonist of this play by the percentage of the dialogue of the major characters. It examines the three witches' influence on Macbeth's actions and Lady Macbeth's avarice that drills the Scottish Lord into treason and kinghood. It evaluates the role of fate in the tragedy, as well as the state of Macbeth's conscience and possibilities in Shakespeare's ambiguity.

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"Because the "weird sisters" (Macbeth, I, iii, 32) ambiguously inform Macbeth of his future, they give him a disadvantage. Alas, he no longer has a clean bias for his major decisions, therefore making him less responsible for his decisions. Indeed, he shares responsibility with the fact that he knows his future. Nevertheless he ultimately has to recompense for his atrocious judgments regarding others' lives. Macbeth learns of his future from the witches. He knows that he shall become the Thane of Cawdor: one step above his present status in Scottish hierarchy."

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