about macbeth

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English

 

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Jose W

 

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August 11, 2013

 

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In addition to these fictionalizations, Shakespeare took many liberties with the original story, including manipulating the characters of Macbeth and Duncan to suit his purposes. In Holinshed's account, Macbeth is a ruthless and valiant leader who, after killing Duncan, rules competently and fairly for many years, while Duncan is a young and soft-willed man, not a particularly good ruler...
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In Holinshed's account, Macbeth is a ruthless and valiant leader who, after killing Duncan, rules competently and fairly for many years, while Duncan is a young and soft-willed man, not a particularly good ruler. Shakespeare heightens certain aspects of these characters in order to create a polarity between them, making Duncan out to be a venerable, kindly older king and changing Macbeth into a younger, indecisive, troubled man who could not possibly rule well...
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