Ambiguity And Equivocation In Macbeth
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Jordan Weber-Flink
Mrs. Balaban
AP English
11/28/98
Macbeth's voluntary misinterpretation of the ambiguity and
equivocation of the witches relates to the play's theme, which states that
uncontrolled desire for power often leads to irregular or violent actions,
resulting in death and or destruct ....
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man;" (I.vii.55) suggests that she and Macbeth have contemplated and
possibly committed murder for the sake of advancement before. Macbeth
provides further support for this in his reaction to the witches' prophecy
that he will be king. After Macbeth is made Thane of Cawdor, he realizes
that the witches were right, and immediately begins to ponder the other
part of their prophecy. "My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical,"
(I.iii.153) he thinks, bringing murder to the front of his min ....
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