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        <title><![CDATA[This speech sets the mood for the horrible events which will...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This speech sets the mood for the horrible events which will follow...namely the murder of Duncan, which leads to the murders and deaths of so many others.It prepares the audience for what is to come, teaches them about Lady Macbeth's character and what she is capable of, and also informs the audience as to the type of person Macbeth is.  We know, for instance, from her speech, that he would not come up with the idea of murdering Duncan on...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[A soliloquy is the window to the mind and soul of a character.The...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A soliloquy is the window to the mind and soul of a character.The character is alone on the stage talking to himself/herself and he/she expresses his/her deepest psychological yearnings to the audience. Lady Macbeth's soliloquy is important for the following reasons:1. Macbeth's letter to his wife reveals a lot about his character especially his love and trust in his wife:&quot;my dearest partner of greatness.&quot; It is because he loves and...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why is Lady Macbeth's soliloquy in Act 1, scene 5 important to the play?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Why is Lady Macbeth's soliloquy in Act 1, scene 5 important to the play?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[This scene is full of sorrow and grief.  First Macduff expresses his...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This scene is full of sorrow and grief.  First Macduff expresses his pain over the plight of Scotland.&quot;New widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrows Strike heaven on the face, that it resounds As if it felt with Scotland and yell'd out Like syllable of dolour.&quot; (Act IV, Scene III)Malcolm is careful not to express his own sorrow over Scotland because he is not sure of Macduff's loyalty.  He feels that he should protect his position...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:42:16 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In this scene, when Malcolm is speaking with Macduff in England, Malcolm...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In this scene, when Malcolm is speaking with Macduff in England, Malcolm isn't yet sure who his friends are and who his enemies are.  He isn't sure he can trust Macduff since Macduff had been one of Macbeth's friends at one time.  He says that for all he knows, Macduff is actually there to win favor with him and thus get in Malcolm's inner circle only so that he can later betray Malcolm to Macbeth.  Malcolm tests Macduff by telling Macduff...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:10:59 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Act 4, scene iii, why is Malcom not ready to express his grief in front...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Act 4, scene iii, why is Malcom not ready to express his grief in front of common public? Why does he want to go to a lonely place?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[&#160; Thank you.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&#160; Thank you.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:32:53 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The line you are referring to is in Act I, scene 3:Stay, you imperfect...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The line you are referring to is in Act I, scene 3:Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more. By Sinel's death I know I am Thane of Glamis; But how of Cawdor? The Thane of Cawdor lives, Macbeth is talking to the witches, who have just welcomed him by calling him Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King hereafter. Macbeth knows that he is Thane of Glamis because of &quot;Sinel's death,&quot; but they set him to wondering how he could...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the first scenes of &quot;Macbeth,&quot; the name Sinel is...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the first scenes of &quot;Macbeth,&quot; the name Sinel is mentioned. Who is Sinel?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:47:18 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Malcolm is suspicious of Macduff when he arrives in England because he...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Malcolm is suspicious of Macduff when he arrives in England because he is not sure if he has come as a spy for Macbeth.   When Macduff asks Malcolm to join him in an effort to rescue the ailing Scotland:&quot;Let us rather Hold fast the mortal sword, and like good men Bestride our down-fall'n birthdom; each newmorn&quot; (Act IV, Scene III)Malcolm replies:&quot;What I believe I'll wall, What know believe, and what I can redress, As I shall...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The above commentators have tried to point out how differently Lady...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The above commentators have tried to point out how differently Lady Macbeth has been projected throughout the play. However, it is crucial to note how her character changes throughout the play. Lady Macbeth has been projected in three different ways. She is a provoker at first, a saviour in the middle and a psychiatric patient at the end of the play. Lady Macbeth changes from a provoker to a saviour because she succeeds in transforming Macbeth...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:30:56 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[It should also be noted in this regard that Rosse’s arrival is an...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It should also be noted in this regard that Rosse’s arrival is an extremely significant point in this Shakespearean tragedy. First of all, it is Rosse who first delivers the news of Macduff’s loss to Macduff. Secondly, his arrival turns the play into a new direction. Before his arrival Macduff has been continuously trying to persuade Malcolm to confront Macbeth. Rosse’s news turns out as an invigorating power which directly cheers...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:09:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lady Macbeth is one feisty character. She does not wait for things to...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Lady Macbeth is one feisty character. She does not wait for things to fall into her lap, she takes matters into her own hands. She makes things happen.  She knows what she wants and how to get it- at all cost.  She is a very exciting character, very ambitious, ruthless and her morality leaves a lot to be desired.  She did not think twice about plotting to murder King Duncan. She persuaded her husband to murder King Duncan by continuously...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:56:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ross tells Malcolm and Macduff that Scotland is in chaos.  He describes...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ross tells Malcolm and Macduff that Scotland is in chaos.  He describes the situation in harrowing detail, saying that &quot;sighs and groans and shrieks...rend the air...violent sorrow seems a modern ecstasy...good men's lives expire before the flowers in their caps&quot; (IV, iii, 169-173).  Ross urges Malcolm, whose &quot;eye in Scotland would create soldiers, make our women fight, to doff their dire distresses&quot; (IV, iii,...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[When Macduff travels to England to ask for Malcolm's assistance in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[When Macduff travels to England to ask for Malcolm's assistance in displacing Macbeth, Malcolm makes himself out to be a bad choice for king.  He tells Macduff that he has insatiable lust and greed.  He says he has no interest in the kingly duties, and ends by telling Macduff that he would certainly destroy peace in Scotland:Nay, had I power, I should Pour the sweet milk of concord into hell,(110) Uproar the universal peace, confound All...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:08:54 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Act 4, Scene iii of 'Macbeth', what news does Ross deliver to...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Act 4, Scene iii of 'Macbeth', what news does Ross deliver to Malcolm and Macduff?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Explain how Malcolm tests Macduff`s loyalty in the play...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Explain how Malcolm tests Macduff`s loyalty in the play &quot;Macbeth&quot;.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:49:18 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lady Macbeth is portrayed as being monstrously evil in the first three...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Lady Macbeth is portrayed as being monstrously evil in the first three acts of the play.  When her character is first introduced, her strength and ambition are evident as she assures her husband that the witches' prophesy will indeed come true, even as she questions whether Macbeth has the fortitude to make sure that it does.  She expresses her concern, thinking, &quot;I fear thy nature; it is too fullo' the milk of human kindness to catch...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The most obvious way we see her change is her mindset and attitude...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The most obvious way we see her change is her mindset and attitude toward guilt.  In the beginning she is ruthless and will do anything to make sure her husband becomes king.  We see this right away when we first meet her in Act 1, scene 5.  She receives the letter from Macbeth and immediately sees the opportunity and starts to make plans.  She questions Macbeth's strength and if he's too kind to go through with the plan.  She says...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:02:03 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lady Macbeth's Changes]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How does the character of Lady Macbeth change throughout the play 'Macbeth'?]]></description>
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