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Prophecies In Macbeth

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Ralph Waldo Emerson once said “Life is a journey, not a destination” which means do not strive for one goal in life as you will not be happy. Sadly for the main character in Macbeth by Shakespeare, Macbeth himself, did not have this mind set. Macbeth was once an admiral soldier for king Duncan, but his morals soon changed after hearing prophecies from three witches saying “All hail, Macbeth, the future king!”(Macbeth 15) These prophecies caused Macbeth to become a power hungry killing machine after Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill King Duncan. After Macbeth writes a letter to his wife telling her about the prophecies, and called her his “partner in greatness” she beings to plan out King Duncan's murder so she could be ruling with Macbeth.
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