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How Does Macbeth Change Throughout The Play

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Throughout the opening of the play, Macbeth changes his personality consistently, giving readers to interpret him as a mixed character with no real development. Macbeth throughout the story shows his ambition to be king. During Act 1 Scene 3, the witches grant a prophecy to him and Banquo. However, Macbeth is not satisfied and is still hungry for more power. In Act 1 Scene 5 it is said “Art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it.” Macbeth has the ambition, he does not have the ill intent to kill. Macbeth was a cowardly man, not wanting to risk anything and lose his reputation. However, in Act 2 Scene 1, the infamous dagger scene occurs. This is the start of the character development for Macbeth. “Is this a dagger which
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