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d his wife whispering evil entreaties in his ear at every hesitant turn, his path to violent ruin seems assured. In his letter to his wife announcing the witches' proclamations and his own sudden rise as Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth refers twice to the "greatness" (suggesting both power and honor) which awaits both himself and Lady Macbeth (Shakespeare, 1989, 26). Shakespeare makes clear that Macbeth seeks greater power by showing him to be incapable of doubting that

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