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Power and corruption are some of the major themes presented in Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth. The story deals with these themes by showing us how Macbeth’s actions have grim consequences which ensue in poor results, such as Macbeth’s complete change of character. In one of the first few scenes of the play, the captain states for “brave Macbeth well he deserves that name�, showing us that Macbeth is loyal to the king for killing the villain. The captain’s statement also shows that he is a good and well respected soldier in Scotland. Later, Macbeth & Banquo meet the witches which predict that Macbeth will become “
Thane of Cawdor and king hereafter�. When Macbeth “starts�, it reveals that he had already considered becoming king before, but did not take any action because he knew it was morally incorrect. However, after hearing the witches’ foretelling that he would become king, Macbeth develops an indecisive mind and is always internally conflicting against......

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