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simpleidea2244
simpleidea2244
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High School - 11th Grade

Macbeth essay (Just two paragraphs, please follow the structure exactly and do it, i need this as sample and follow this to write a new one, please!)

First Paragraph:  sect 1 Evil of Greed in Macbeth

- Quote

- Explain

- Conclude

Second Paragraph sect 2 Evil of Greed in Lady Macbeth

- Quote

- Explain

- Coclude

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Posted by simpleidea2244 on Friday June 12, 2009 at 9:07 PM and tagged with literature, macbeth by william shakespeare.

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  1. mark1966
    mark1966 Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Macbeth Act 1 Scene 4:

    [Aside] The Prince of Cumberland! that is a step
    On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap,
    For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires;
    Let not light see my black and deep desires:
    The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be,
    Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.

    Having just won praise and new honours from the king for his fight against the invading forces of Norway Macbeth is told the news that The Prince of Cumberland title (next in line to the throne) is to be awarded to Malcolm, son of Duncan. At this point comes the stirrings of evil within Macbeth. previously he has been thrilled to find that chance has made him Thane of Cawdor, if that is the case then chance may well make him king as well if he does nothing. But now with this news his chances are slimmed down, it presents him with a major obsticle.

    Perhaps at this point Macbeth secretly begins to contemplate an act that will bring the witches prophesy true, he certainly begins to look toward hiding his true desires and covering his thoughts.

    Lady Macbeth also shows the intent of her greed in the next scene: Act 1 Scene 5:

    Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be
    What thou art promised: yet do I fear thy nature;
    It is too full o' the milk of human kindness
    To catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great;
    Art not without ambition, but without
    The illness should attend it...

    The illness that she refers to is the illness of ambition, greed and the desire to do everything necessary to make things happen.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/macbeth

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    Posted by mark1966 on Tuesday June 16, 2009 at 5:19 AM