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Macbeth murders King Duncan and is then rewarded by being crowned king himself. What recurring motif in the play is this turn of event an example of?

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This turn of event is an example of the idea that actions sometimes have the opposite of the expected effect.

A motif is understood as any recurring element which has symbolic significance in a story. Its repetition is useful in order to help produce other narrative (or literary) aspects such as theme or mood.

Macbeth is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It focuses on political ambition and the damaged it causes on those who seek power for its own sake.

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