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Ambition and power:

•        To conclude we see a clear change in the ambitions and power that Macbeth has throughout the play. To begin with Macbeth has no ambition to enforce power, however he gets persuaded by Lady Macbeth. Macbeth is slightly henpecked, when Lady Macbeth convinces him to kill Duncan, even though he does not want to claim all that power. ll. 49-50. page 63,” I’ll go no more: I am afraid to think what I have done; Look on ‘t again I dare not.” After the murder he still fells threatened and he develops a hunger for power due to his piousness ambitions. Macbeth is in control and has gained power, l. 46., “Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, Till thou applaud the deed.”

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Appearance vs. Reality

In Macbeth, the difference between apperance and reality is displayed. This theme implies that things are not always what they seem, and that you should not judge a book by its cover; this is the case when, in the beginning of the play, Macbeth appears to be an honourable and trustworthy man, but then later on reveals his true colors, murdering King Duncan, in order to become king himself. In reality, Macbeth turns out to be a powercrazed man, who is willing to do whatever it takes, including committing regicide and having his dear friend Banquo murdered, to become even more powerful, even though he appeared to be a good man in the beginning.
Another example of this specific theme is shown in the ghost-scene, where Macbeth appears to be a powerful and brave king, hosting a party for his noblemen, but when Banquo's ghost appears, Macbeth once again shows the reality of his character; that he is terrified of the ghost and that he is slowly losing his mind, imgaining things that are not real, which does not add up with his previous appearance.

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The theme Appearance vs. reality is to be seen many places in Shakespeare's Macbeth. In the very beginning of Macbeth we become the impression that Macbeth is a good, humble and honourable man. However, after the three witches’ prophecy his appearance changes. He gets a taste for power and becomes greedy and willing to do anything to gain power. He, among other things, commits regicide and kills Banquo, which completely changes our view of him. However, he still tries to appear like the honourable man he once was, as Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth in play; “look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it”. Also when Macbeth and Lady Macbeth talk about the murder of Banquo their appearance must not reflect how they really feel; "And make our faces vizards to our hearts, disguising what they are."
This leaves us with the idea that things are not always as they appear to be.

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Macbeth is the tragic hero in the story. He starts on the right path, but ends up taking a dark path that ends up with him getting murdered. The witches tell him his propechy: that he will become king, but he does not let it happen naturally - he takes the matter in his own hands and murders King Duncan. At first he is someone that the audience can look up to because he is an honorable man - but ends up becoming the tragic hero as his fate changes, and he ruins his life.

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In the play "Macbeth" we are presented with different themes, one being the appearance of supernatural events. The supernatural occurs when the world is out of balance and a wrong or evil deed is done. This can be seen by way of example when the witches appears in the very first scene, where the witches recite: "| Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
| Hover through the fog and filthy air." The world is upside down, and the appearance of the witches is a sign hereof. Furthermore, supernatural occurrences are told to have taken place on the night of Duncans murder around Macbeth's camp. The supernatural events are indications to the evil deed of murder.
The occurrence of supernatural events continues throughout the play and are offen used as a sign of something bad or out of balance.

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One of the major themes in Macbeth is guilt. This theme is explored throughout the play. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is haunted by the fact that he has killed King Duncan. After he returns with the bloody daggers, a bit shaken about the experience and not able to pray to God, Lady Macbeth tells him that “a little water will clear us of this deed”. Lady Macbeth has a strong sense of will at the beginning of the play as she handles the murder with a clear mind and accuses her husband of being weak-hearted: “My hands are of your color, but I shame, To wear a heart so white.”. However, even Lady Macbeth can’t escape the feeling of guilt. At the end of the play, she sleepwalks and unsuccessfully tries to rub a spot of her dress: “Here’s the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh, Oh, Oh!”. She realizes that a little water will in fact not be able to clean her of her deeds.

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In Macbeth we see the difference between the two genders. One difference that can be seen is when lady Macbeth receives the letter from Macbeth himself, where lady Macbeth becomes the dominant one, and sort diminishes Macbeth’s manhood. Furthermore, after the murder on King Duncan and Banquo, where she kind off mocks Macbeth for not being a proper man.

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As seen with Macbeth fate and free will are going hand in hand. He meets the three witches who tell him a prophecy in which he will be king, but what if they haven’t told him about the prophecy? Would he be king anyway and he only speeded the process?  We see that Macbeth become the thane of Glamis and Cawdor and now thinks it is his fate to become king too: “Two truths are told, As happy prologues to the swelling act Of the imperial theme.” After he continue killing the people that crosses his path he acts on what he thinks is free will because he knows the prophecy: “When first they put the name of king upon me And bade them speak to him. Then, prophetlike, They hailed him father to a line of kings.”  He kills Banquo because he is afraid of the prophecy and thinks it is his fate to be king for a short period of time, which lead to his annihilation. So, was it his fate to die as a king or was it all just choices of free will?

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In the book, many different views of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's relationship is introduced to the reader. In the start of the play, the two of them were much together and talked about different decisions. Later on, they don´t spend so much time together which is seen in the quotation “Why do you keep alone” (3.2.8). Later in the play, their relationship falls a bit apart when Lady Macbeth says ”Nought´s had, all´s spent” (3.2.4), which tells us that either of them (Macbeth or Lady Macbeth) are happy or safe. Just as the sentence says, they spend everything but without getting anything good from it. Later on, Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth: Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck” (3.2.46), where he means that it´s better if Lady Macbeth stays out of it, until after it´s done. So again, their roles switch serval times through the play.

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Ambition and power:

Macbeth is frightened of what the murder of king Duncan might lead to, but to achieve his ambitions to gain power and become king he has to go through with the murder. Macbeth was recently honoured by the king “He hath honoured me of late; and I have bought Golden opinions”, but to achieve greatness he must not settle with golden opinions. Macbeth is later on using his power to eliminate his opponents to the throne, which we see in the scene where he kills Banquo.

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Guilt is seen many times throughout the book, as for example when Lady Macbeth sleepwalks: Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier and afeard? What need we fear who knows it when none can call our power to account? Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him? (act. 5, scene 1, pg. 2). The regicide evolves, and it forces Lady Macbeth and Macbeth to kill more and more people, in order to keep their path clean to the throne. "So much blood in him" refers to how Lady Macbeth never thought that the murder would be so comprehensive. The blood symbolizes guilt, and it is seen when Lady Macbeth won't stop washing her hands: "Out, damned spot! Out, I say!—One, two. Why, then, ’tis time to do ’t." Her hands will never get clean because the guilt persecutes her. She never get's rid of the guilt, and this is why she ends up comiting suicide, because the guilt eats her up.

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Guilt

Shortly after Macbeth murders Duncan, he vastly regrets committing the murder and is overflown with guilt. He speaks with Lady Macbeth but she just says he should wash his hands and with that wash away the guilt. Throughout the story this guilt stays along Macbeth’s side and only grown larger. Also Lady Macbeth who did not feel any guilt at the beginning, ends up taking her own life, because the guilt from the murder ended up being to much. This shows that even if there is no guilt shortly after any sort of crime. The guilt will often catch up and with it the truth.