For example “We can’t go with this plan. The king has just honored me‚ and I have earned the good opinion of all sorts of people”(1.7.31-34). Macbeth is not always good‚ but he also is not always evil through the play. Another tragic hero trait is the tragic flaw or weakness of his character often comes from the hero’s hubris causing a hero to avoid good judgment‚ divine warning or universal moral laws. For example “ I will not yield to kiss the ground before young Malcolm’s feet‚ and to be baited
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Before Macbeth gives his famous “Is this a dagger which I see before me” soliloquy‚ he has decided that he was not going to kill the king. Lady Macbeth wants to become queen‚ so she has an argument with Macbeth. During the argument Lady Macbeth says‚ “When you durst do it‚ then you were a man”‚ saying that Macbeth is not a man unless he kills king Duncan. Lady Macbeth’s words make Macbeth perplexed and he goes into his soliloquy where he debates whether or not to assassinate the king. After Macbeth
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Although Duncan is a superior king‚ after Macbeth encounters with the 3 witches he becomes tempted to kill Duncan because of greed‚ insecurity and hopelessness. Macbeth is almost convinced by his wife to kill Duncan‚ “I have no spur/ To prick the sides of my intent‚ but only/ Vaulting ambition‚ which o’erleaps itself/ And falls on the other” (1.7.25-28) but the integrity and righteousness inside him keeps him from committing murder. He then worries he will make a bad decision and kills Duncan anyways
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Macbeth hears voices of sleepless days ahead from the murder of King Duncan. I feel that both of these hallucinations help develop his character by a couple of ways. They show his internal conflict‚ he realizes that they are just hallucinations and nothing more‚ shows to the audience and readers that he is starting to go crazy/ insane with the guilt‚ helping develop him by standing out and or real life ways. In act II‚ scene I Macbeth starts his hallucinations by seeing the
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Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are truly partners - united by what seemed to be like their conspiracy to kill our beloved King Duncan. We have recently been sent a recording of a conversation between Macbeth and his wife by an anonymous person which have given us the most shocking news and led us to wonder how dominant Lady Macbeth is over Macbeth. It is crystal clear that Lady Macbeth was influential in Macbeth’s horrendous act of killing the King. She feared that Macbeth was “full of th’ milk of
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king and Lady Macbeth took action. Lady Macbeth had very power-hungry ambitions. Her ambition was so big and it got out of hand and it affected Macbeth. Her ambition led him to be the man that he turned out to be. Macbeth hesitated to kill Duncan since Duncan rewarded him with Thane of Cawdor. Lady Macbeth went out of her way and started manipulating Macbeth. She claimed that he was a coward and remarked that he was too “kind.” Lady Macbeth would be considered the antagonist of the play: Ambition
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The play Macbeth’ was written by William Shakespeare in 1606‚ however Shakespeare set Macbeth’ in the mid eleventh century. At the time in which the play is set life was much different and women played a distinct role in a family. Women were supposed to be domesticated and very maternal. They did not go to work‚ they stayed at home and cooked‚ cleaned and looked after their children. The main female protagonist in this play is the antithesis of a typical mid eleventh century woman. Lady Macbeth
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always be afraid to act upon his desire‚ she calls him the poor cat in the story‚ as Macbeth being the cat and wanting to become the next king‚ but he doesn’t have the guts for taking the next step. “I would‚ ” Like the poor cat i’ th’ adage? “ Lady Macbeth then encourages Macbeth to kill Duncan and Macbeth then kills him‚ she creates a monster by manipulating Macbeth but later on her conscience influences her‚ she’s consumed by guilt and madness‚ so
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trying to do everything that she can to convince Macbeth that she can kill king Duncan. “But screw your courage to the sticking-place‚ and we’ll not fail…” Speech Lady Macbeth does not feel guilty about the dead of King Duncan. “A little water clears us of this deed: How easy is it then!” Thoughts She doesn’t regret anything and she is obviously doing what she thinks is best for all. “My hands are of your color‚ but I shame/To wear a heart so white.” Interactions She wants Macbeth to go along
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and their intent is to cause harm. 2. King Duncan decides to give Macbeth Cawdor’s land/title as a reward for saving the nation. 3. The Witches name Macbeth Thane of Glamis and Cawdor‚ then King later on. The witches tell Banquo that he will be greater but not as great as Macbeth‚ he will be happier but not as happy as Macbeth and Banquo’s descendants will be kings and queens but he himself will not gain royalty 4. Lady Macbeth plans to kill King Duncan upon his arrival. Thinking Critically: 5. The
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