Lady Macbeth’s Influence On Macbeth In the play The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ many characters played a role in the murder of King Duncan but Lady Macbeth is responsible for it all. In the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth reads Macbeth’s letter. After she reads the letter she looks up and essentially says‚ “I am worried that you don’t have what it takes to be the King. You lack what it takes; you want to be in power but you cannot get the things done that are called for. Hurry
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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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In William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”‚ Lady Macbeth undergoes a dramatic change. She starts out as a confident‚ dominant‚ and forceful partner. She was ruthless and cold-blooded‚ but then she became weak and mentally unstable. The guilt of Duncan’s murder‚ the banquet‚ and the Macduff massacre begins to break her down. These events affected her more than she let on. Ultimately‚ she was not able to bear the burden of what happened and she commits suicide. Lady Macbeth begins as a calm and good wife
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Macbeth hears such great news but in shock and curious and yearns for the witches to tell him more about how he is to be the Thane of Cawdor. Even though he is confused and doesn’t know how he will become the Thane of Cawdor‚ the mystical powers of the “woos” remind force him to keep wanted to want more and to become king. The sirens lure people and control their minds. During Lady Macbeth’s monologue‚ while she is reading the letter from Macbeth‚ the Concerto is played because it gives the notion
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empathize with Macbeth‚ but I do feel an iota of pity for him. I pity Macbeth for not what he is‚ but for what he could have become. He turned from a valiant war general to a bloodthirsty and power hungry shell of a man. By the end of the book‚ I felt absolutely no sorrow for him. Every decision he made was his own. Though he was influenced by the likes of the witches and Lady Macbeth early in the book‚ he was by no means forced to do anything by the end. Killing Banquo along with Lady Macbeth and her child
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To the love of my life‚ Macbeth Macbeth‚ can you recall when destiny was our ally? I’ve always known that you were rise to throne after reading the letter from those vile witches. My admiration for your bravery and courage you portrayed in our relationship was long everlasting. It was love at first sight‚ I guaranteed myself that our relationship would last forever. So much barbarity filled my mind when you revealed to me that you altered your opinion. However‚ you were too gentle and more regrettable
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bad for not doing the wrong thing. This is how Lady Macbeth and the Witches entice Macbeth to commit crimes and murder so many people. By using his insecurities against him to bring out his bad side‚ they show what is truly beneath the surface. Despite influence of Lady Macbeth and the Witches‚ Macbeth is undeniably a villain because of his pleasure of killing for control‚ lack of remorse‚ and his ability to manipulate people to benefit himself. Macbeth tired to kill anyone who posed a threat to him
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Macbeth paper The play Macbeth takes place in Scotland. It is about a man who becomes very greedy thinks to three which sisters. Macbeth speaks to three ladies who are witches tell him that he will be Thane of Cawdor he becomes selfish because of this and hie writes a letter to his wife Who calls for the king’s blood. After they kill the king in his chambers McBeth starts to grow crazy‚ Lady McBeth tells him not to worry. Later the witches tell Macbeth that they have three masters that can help
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anymore. It is almost as if the devil has taken over his soul. My dear friend‚ Macbeth‚ has lost his soul. What happened to the man who would do anything to protect the ones he loved? What happened to the man who would do what was honorable? I know Macbeth has done something horrible. But I can not put my finger on it. I do not understand. Macbeth is now king. And when we met with the three witches‚ they predicted Macbeth would become king. But they also said that my boy‚ Fleance‚ would be perched
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