can someone explain to me the significance of weather in the play Macbeth?
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on the day that they win the war against finland( i don't remembre the name of the county) the weather is sucky and the king says something like this day is foul but fair. this is one of the themes of the play . that things are not always as they seem
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Weather is caused by so many different things. to name a few. atmospheric pressure, ocean currents, air temperature, solar output. i sugest you do some research online
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It's a huge storm.  Also a play by Shakespeare.  The word also refers to external electromagnetic radiation from data processing equipment and the security measures used to prevent them.  I hope this helps.
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Well the weather has great effect on the human mind...\n\nFor example when the moon is full it has been proven that humans have more mood swings...Your more likly to run into someone grumpy and irritated on a full moon...Whats really funny is that its not actually the moon...the moon changes the tides of the ocean...And thats what causes the mood swings...\n\nNow lets take your example...When it is bad weather outside...Most of the time humans feel bored,sad, or even lonly....The feel stuck inside,helpless, or even sleepy.....There are the occasional few that love the rain and want to go and play in it...But most rather not...Those fellings are because of the decision of staying inside...\n\nIn conclusion the weather effects the desicions that a human may make...And depending on the decision you make will set your mood and thought process...\n\nSo go play in the rain...Youll see what i mean...
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The question is asking what two things made Macbeth realize that he is human and might possibly lose the battle (battle for the throne, his mind, and the actual physical battle) and even die. During most of the play he thought he was unstoppable or rather, invincible. Invincible means that he cannot be conquered. \n\nAfter Macbeth completes the murder of Duncan, he is paralyzed with the inability to cope with his actions. He cannot accept what he has done and is filled with tragic guilt, sleeplessness, and haunting images of his own fate. The fight of good versus evil is fierce within him throughout the entire play. He suffers great despair and a complete loss of joy in his life once he realizes the enormity of murdering someone. Other factors might include the tide of the battle tipping against the castle, the fall of the castle without a struggle, the nature of Macduff's birth (cesarian or not born of a woman as the Weird Sisters said), or the wicked truth about the witches' words. \nhttp://www.classbrain.com/artaskcb/publish/article_137.shtml\n\nI didn't thumb down anything.  I actually thought it was a good question.  so i hit the thumbs up thing
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Spot\n\nHer dog shedded profusely, left bits of hair and lint on her Camera Obscura. In her cry of "Out, damned spot!" she was decrying the poor state of the optics in her Camera Obscura, although, like you, the dog probably took it the wrong way.\n\nVisions... Macbeth hallucinates that he sees a bloody dagger floating in the air, pointing to King Duncan’s resting chamber “Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand” (Act 2, Scene 1). Macbeth knows what he is doing will change his life. Committing regicide is a sin that can’t be forgiven. Macbeth may see this through the supernatural powers of the three witches, or it may be another hallucination. Lady Macbeth believes there is blood on her hands that won’t come off “Out damned spot! Out I say!” (Act 5, Scene 1). Lady Macbeth here is sleepwalking and spot is being referred to as blood stained hands. Lady Macbeth can’t cleanse herself of the guilt of plotting King Duncan’s murder. Though it is not clear whether it is a mere vision or not, some believe that the ghost of Banquo, which Macbeth sees at the Royal Banquet, is a figment of his guilty conscience. Of course, one could also argue that a real ghost would not be unusual in a play that includes supernatural witches and apparitions.
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I dunno if this'll help, but I thought I'd give it a try . . .\nI just read through Macbeth with my lil' bro a little while ago, and I'm rereading Othello now, and it's funny that you ask about the inevitability of prohecies and the first prophecy he gets, because even though there are no prophecies in Othello, Iago does say something about deals with the devil.\nI don't have the book on me, so I can't give a direct quote, but, Iago compares himself to a devil and says that the reason he tells the truth in the beginning of his evil scheme to bring about Othello's downfall is because a demon (or in Hamlet's case a witch) will give you bits of the truth in order to lure you into dealing with them.  That way you will think that they aren't evil, because an evil being would lie.  Does that make sense? \nSo when he saw the first prophecy come true without any action on his part, he thought it would be okay to help the rest of them along, because it was his destiny and not evil magic.  I think the irony is that whether or not he killed Duncan the prophecy should have come true.  Or maybe it was foretold that he would kill Duncan, and the witches just neglected to tell him that part, and knowing that he would, let Lady MacB goad him into it.\nI never read "The Bottle Imp", but it sounds interesting, I think I'll give it a try.\nHope that helps!
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According to wikipedia (as far as weather is concerned!):\n"Calm conditions, especially with clear skies, indicate the dominance of a high pressure area. Because highs are regions of descending air, they discourage the formation of phenomena typically associated with weather, such as clouds, wind, and precipitation. Calm conditions, though, may also result from a circumstance known as "the calm before the storm," in which a large thunderstorm cell to the west may be updrafting the westerly wind before it can arrive locally. This situation is readily identifiable by looking to the west — such an approaching storm will be close enough to be unmistakable."\n\nThere you have it! :-)\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_lore
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The weather in Britain is temperate. Being an island and the effect of the Gulf Stream means that the UK is protected from the majority of the weather extremes.\n\nThe weather is varied and unpredictable. So we always have something to help to make polite small talk.\n\nHurricanes, Cyclones, tornados and Typhoons are all but unheard of in these Islands. We rarely have snow (But when we do we just close down for a day or two).\n\nIt rarely gets too hot to go outside and almost never too cold.\n\nWe get fogs that add mystery to our streets. We get dawn mists that add beauty to our countryside. We have clouds that have inspired the greatest artists. We have sunsets that defy description.\n\nYou can describe our weather so many ways, but you can never say it's crap.
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Give http://redhook.gsfc.nasa.gov/%7Eimswww/pub/imswelcome/ a try. One of the data sets they have is weather stats back to 1857; how detailed that particular data set is I can't say for sure.
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...I don't exactly know...Though my teachers have said in the past that if it rains, or any thunder/lightning, or if there is dangerous weather (looming) that we should go inside. If it sprinkles, my teacher still made our class run- through the mud, too! That's why we have uniforms for p.e., so that when we wear our normal clothes, it wouldn't be all muddy and dirty- Though if it starts pouring, our teacher would tell us to go into the gym. I mean if the school is the cause of one's sickness because they got a cold from the rain or something, that's bad for the school/ ..Anyway, I think the rules vary from each school. I mean it can't be like extreme temperature- if it was snowing, or was like burning fire( eh, not really, we still stay out during the hot times)...but like yea.
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Try these sites.  They probably have the information you are looking for:\n\nhttp://www.cme.com/trading/dta/hist/ftp_weather3111.html\nhttp://www.libraryspot.com/ask/askweatherinfo.htm
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To please James Ist of England and 4th of Scotland who had recently succeeded Elizabeth. The play includes\na. witchcraft which James hed written on in a short book.\nb. 'proof' that James was the legitimate air of Banquo in the play in the witches' pronouncememnts: the line of kings reflected in the glass represents James' ancestors.\nc. A scene showing the healing powers of being a good king. Note the allusions of sickness surrounding Macbeth with the air of goodness around Banquo and Malcolm.(English scenes, Act 4). Note also the play includes two physicians. Goodness, health and a legal King go together.\nIn the unstable situation following the huge succession doubts at the end of E1R's reign, a play demonstrating James right to rule would have been warmly welcomed.\nThe irony that James was certainly dissolute, probably homosexual and certainly not a nice person means he certainly needed all the help he could get (and no one wanted a return to the ping-pong religious faddists pre-Elizabeth.)\nThe chaos and evil Shakespeare generates in this play : unparalleled in his output, may hold up the mirror to England of what an Unstable government might mean, especially as the gunpowder plot had tried to do just this.
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no.  it affects the tides in a big way though, which can lead to weather.  But the moon doesn't affect our weather directly
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From what I've heard, it refers to the fact that the weather is what is causing you to feel poorly.\n\nThis site is a bit more informative, though.
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Weather is an all-encompassing term used to describe all of the many and varied phenomena that can occur in the atmosphere of a planet. The term is normally taken to mean the activity of these phenomena over short periods of time, usually no more than a few days in length. Average atmospheric conditions over significantly longer periods are known as climate. Usage of the two terms often overlaps and the concepts are obviously very closely related.
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Its not warm in the winter in England!\nIts just not as cold as most of Europe\nbecause of the Gulf stream>>>>Scotland\non theother hand is tropical with Palm \ntrees, If you have heard otherwise its \npropaganda by the English.