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    2014 Lady Macbeth’s Deceptiveness In the play Macbeth by Shakespeare a brutal murder occurs and no one is quite sure about the person responsible. Lady Macbeth is the one who is responsible for Duncan’s death‚ not only for deceiving Macbeth into doing it but also by being an accessory to the murder. Her ambition for the title and crown of being queen is much more plentiful than that of her husband Macbeth with whom she guides to take the crown she rightfully believes they deserve. Macbeth is on

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    superior to the average Joe. Shakespeare’s Macbeth shows how fast a person can change as a result of the desire for power. Lady Macbeth provides a perfect example of how power can corrupt a person’s life. After becoming the queen‚ Lady Macbeth’s downfall starts as guilt and remorse catches up to her. Having a royal status changes how she sees things around her and ultimately leads to her demise. The play begins with Lady Macbeth being an ambitious wife. Lady Macbeth first enters the play in scene five reading

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    for one will never cease to strive for it. After receiving the letter Macbeth sent to me about all that has happened‚ I realized this is a perfect opportunity to take charge in what needs to be done. Even though Macbeth desires power equally as much as I do‚ I feel that I am the more ruthless and conniving one. Macbeth seems to be too kind-hearted in nature and has a bit more of a solid conscience. I made sure however‚ that Macbeth understood that power is a difficult thing to achieve and everything

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    Character Analyst of Lady Macbeth The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1606. Macbeth stumbles upon three witches who give their prophesies of him becoming the Thane of Cawdor and later King of Scotland. Macbeth knows he must acquire his reign by doing anything he can to achieve his foretelling; however‚ his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ is pushing the matter more by testing his manhood. Lady Macbeth was a very intriguing character. This paper will deliberate on all of the aspects

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    Understanding Lady Macbeth No matter how many years have passed‚ whether is be decades or centuries‚ all women are the same: manipulative‚ deceptive‚ and emotional. In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ there is no greater prime example other than Lady Macbeth herself on how women are the downfall of men. By probing into the small‚ but very important character’s mind‚ there will be an almost surreal realization of how much influence women actually have on men. Lady Macbeth is a strong‚ dominate

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    01/01/11 Analysis of Lady Macbeth In Shakespeare’s most remarkable tragedy MacbethLady Macbeth displays a character which has been referred to even in the daily routines of people. This ambitious‚ cruel and manipulative character shows a great transformation throughout the play and turns into a weak character leading to suicide because of the fatal deeds she has planned. At the beginning she is the one who plans the “bloody deed” that triggers a series of other murders and vicious slaughters

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    Shakespeare’s plays‚ Macbeth; there is a great deal of debate over whether the witches‚ Lady Macbeth‚ or Macbeth was most to blame for the chaos that took place throughout the play. There are many things that influence Macbeth and his actions‚ but he himself is most to blame for the calamities that take place throughout the story because he willingly let himself become an overly ambitious‚ paranoid‚ corrupt‚ and murderous tyrant. At the beginning of the story‚ when Macbeth and Banquo are returning

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    evilness and ruthlessness of Lady Macbeth. She is the mastermind behind the murder plot‚ she is manipulative‚ and she knows how to get what she wants. When Macbeth is backing out and having second thoughts‚ she is the one who pushes him to go through with the plan. She even wishes to “unsex” herself‚ or make herself more like a man than a woman so she can kill King Duncan herself. Despite seeing this side of Lady Macbeth‚ one must recognize that without her‚ Macbeth may not have become king. He was

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    1.) In the beginning of‚ Macbeth‚ the Macbeths cared for each other. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both were secure with their relationship and each other. They also trusted one another very much. “Great Glamis‚ worthy Cawdor! Greater than both by the all-hail hereafter! This ignorant present‚ and I feel now the future is the instant” (Lady Macbeth Act 1‚ Scene 5‚ Line 53-58). This quote is showing how excited Lady Macbeth was to see her husband and if she only cared for herself she would not be excited

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    Lady Macbeth is married to Macbeth the main character in this play‚ making her one of the key characters in this play. Lady Macbeth is a woman who lusts for power‚ authority and control through her husband. She persuades Macbeth into killing Duncan so that he can become king after the incident. She characterizes one of the ongoing thematic elements of guilt throughout the play and this finally leads to her death in the end. The quote "a little water clears us of this deed" is a simple statement made

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