Macbeth
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Act 5, scene 10
Act 5, scene 11
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Ambition
Fate
Violence
Nature and the Unnatural
Manhood
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Characters
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Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
Macduff
King Duncan
Malcolm
Weird Sisters
Symbols
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Visions and Hallucinations
Blood
Sleep
Literary Devices
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Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Ethos
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
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Metaphors
Mood
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Paradox
Pathos
Personification
Setting
Situational Irony
Soliloquy
Style
Tone
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Macbeth
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William Shakespeare
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Act 1, scene 1
Act 1, scene 2
Act 1, scene 3
Act 1, scene 4
Act 1, scene 5
Act 1, scene 6
Act 1, scene 7
Act 2, scene 1
Act 2, scene 2
Act 2, scene 3
Act 2, scene 4
Act 3, scene 1
Act 3, scene 2
Act 3, scene 3
Act 3, scene 4
Act 3, scene 5
Act 3, scene 6
Act 4, scene 1
Act 4, scene 2
Act 4, scene 3
Act 5, scene 1
Act 5, scene 2
Act 5, scene 3
Act 5, scene 4
Act 5, scene 5
Act 5, scene 6
Act 5, scene 7
Act 5, scene 8
Act 5, scene 9
Act 5, scene 10
Act 5, scene 11
Themes
All Themes
Ambition
Fate
Violence
Nature and the Unnatural
Manhood
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
Macduff
King Duncan
Malcolm
Weird Sisters
Symbols
All Symbols
Visions and Hallucinations
Blood
Sleep
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Ethos
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Logos
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Paradox
Pathos
Personification
Setting
Situational Irony
Soliloquy
Style
Tone
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Nature and the Unnatural
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Macduff
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Macbeth
, vowing to kill him to avenge his family.
Emphasis on Macduff's need for revenge against Macbeth. The play is building suspense.
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