Shakespeares Comparisons And Contrasts

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Term Paper Title	Shakespeares Comparisons And Contrasts
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Shakespeare's Comparisons and Contrasts

     Throughout Macbeth Shakespeare uses comparison and contrast to bring
out characteristics of his main character, Macbeth.  Shakespeare uses
comparison with Duncan, Lady Macbeth, and Banquo to bring out aspects of
Macbeth's character.
     After hearing of Macbeth's courageousness on the battlefield, Duncan, a
good and honest king, bestows the tittle of Cawdor on Macbeth.  The king
then proclaims his son Malcom to be Prince of Cumberland, in effect
designating him as successor to the throne of Scotland.  This dramatic
announcement of Duncan's chosen successor marks the beginning of an ironic
story.  It is at this point in the play that we, the audience, become fully
aware of Macbeth's intentions to murder the king.  Duncan hails Macbeth as
his "worthiest cousin" and blindly entrusts his fate to one whom he considers
his "peerless kinsman."  Shakespeare concentrates on Macbeth's courage so
that he can contrast it later on with the terror and panic of Macbeth's
psychological anguish.
     Lady Macbeth will stop at nothing -not even murder- to satisfy her
driving ambition.  She worries that Macbeth is "too full of the milk of human
kindness" to go after the throne.  She wants to be tough and begs the spirits
to "unsex me here."  Macbeth, on the other hand, hesitates to murder Duncan
for several reasons.  Among these reasons t...

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