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    Macbeth and MacDuff have come from the same character background both are Kinsman to the King of Scotland Duncan. But as the story progresses we see a loyal‚ brave and Noble Macbeth turn into treacherous bloodthirsty monster his betrayal has no bound for he has killed his king Duncan‚ his best friend Banquo and slaughtered the children of MacDuff whereas MacDuff is committed to ending MacBeth’s reign by seeking out Scotland’s true heir Malcolm and Donalbain. In Act MacBeth and Banquo come across

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    In the play ’Macbeth’ we notice that the roles of Lady Macbeth and Macduff are very different. In the one scene that Lady Macduff is in we see that she is portrayed as a stereotypical woman of the Jacobean era. She was defined principally as a mother‚ was reliant on her husband and helpless when he is absent. At the beginning of the play we see these properties in Lady Macbeth. However she specifically called on the ’spirits’ to repress her femininity thus taking away these properties to make her

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    In Act IV‚ Scene II‚ where Lady Macduff appears‚ it is clear that Shakespeare intended her as a foil for Lady Macbeth. First of all‚ Lady Macduff cares about her son and has maternal instinct. She says‚ “To leave his wife‚ to leave his babes from whence himself does fly? … For the poor wren‚ the most diminutive of birds‚ will fight‚ her young ones in her nest‚ against the owl” (4.2.6-11). She is protective of her son and is a traditional mother figure; she says that even the birds care about their

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    Compare and Contrast: Macbeth & Lady Macbeth In the play Macbeth‚ ambition‚ strength‚ and insanity play major roles in how the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth behave and react. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth present all 3 of these behaviors at one time or another during the play. However‚ there behaviors progress in very different ways. While Macbeth gets stronger and more ambitious‚ Lady Macbeth does the opposite. She starts out strong and ambitious‚ but becomes weaker and more reserved. In

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    The difference between Macbeth and lady Macbeth. Macbeth doesn’t really act like he cares for power at the beginning but after a while he seems like he becomes more acquainted with it. On the other hand his wife seems like from the start she is power hungry and is very happy about the prophecy and can’t wait for it to come true. As they are different it makes for an interesting thought as I’m reading I thought that this might lead to a problem later. This is because she might try to control him

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    both the tragedy of Macbeth and Wuthering the women are very manipulative! At first‚ Lady Macbeth seemed to be kind women towards her husband. Then Lady Macbeth starts to be very manipulative! She uses her words against Macbeth to convince him to kill Duncan. “She got him to do it with demonic forces and the fateful powers of the notorious three witches; verbally manipulates” (Thomas 81). “When you durst do it‚ then you were a man” (1. 7. 49). Bronte much like in Shakespeare Macbeth uses his women to

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    William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” is one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies. In the play‚ the two main characters‚ husband and wife Macbeth and Lady Macbeth‚ share many similarities. Like all people‚ however‚ they have their dissimilarities as well. They’re ruthless‚ ambitious and driven by their hunger for power. Yet‚ Macbeth is remorseful and hesitant‚ while Lady Macbeth is a cold and hard bitten woman. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both have the same goal in mind in the beginning of the play;

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    Lady Macbeth is a villain always has been always will be. Well at first Lady Macbeth is the manipulative and twisted villain. However people’s opinion on the innocence of Lady Macbeth varies from person to person. After watching both Rupert Goold’s and Justin Kurzel adaptations I see both sides of the argument. After studying the play and it’s manny scenes. Based on her characteristic and the setting among other things‚ Lady macbeth is a villain but is not completely evil. Lady Macbeth is different

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    Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare is one of Shakespeare’s most powerful and emotionally intense plays. Shakespeare created several interesting characters‚ and Macbeth and Macduff are two of those characters. Though Macbeth and Macduff seem very different‚ they actually have several things in common. Macbeth is very power hungry to where Macduff is as well‚ but isn’t a heathen about it and puts the people of his sovereign first. Macbeth and Macduff are more similar than expected. For example

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    November 12‚ 2007 In the play Macbeth‚ ultimately there is one protagonist and one antagonist. In the beginning these two are very similar in many aspects including rank‚ leadership‚ beliefs‚ and loyalties. But at the story continues. It reveals these two characters are as different as night from day. Macbeth and Macduff were high-ranking generals in the Scottish army and were both loved and respected greatly by the King. The King even appointed Macbeth to become the Thane of Cawdor‚ a rank

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