How Does Shakespeare Present Lady Macbeth In Act 1
Act 1 study questions
My impression of Lady Macbeth at the end of Act 1 is that she is a welcoming, gracious hostess but she is also a snake. She appears to be a nice person but in reality is a cold hearted person that would not mind killing her own baby. As the play Macbeth begins, the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth seems to be one of trust and commitment. Macbeth finds himself caught up in the predictions the witches make and he confides what he has learned from the witches in a letter to Lady Macbeth. She pridefully boasts and begins to allow her ideas of his possible power to spin out of control. She uses all of her womanly influence to manipulate him into killing his cousin, Duncan, to become king. She goes so far as to question his manhood if he does not kill him.
This play is about darkness and evil or about riddles or paradoxes. The weather reflects the stormy passions that will lead …show more content…
When Duncan makes Malcolm his heir, Duncan directly blocks Macbeth’s path to the throne, which tips the balance in favor to violence.
Lady MacBeth wins every argument because she questions men's manhood. Lady Macbeth is also more argumentative, single minded and logical because she comes up with an evil plot to kill and not get caught, get the reluctant Macbeth to kill his King and friends and lusts after power. Macbeth is the more sensitive character
Dramatic irony, He praises the place where, if his hosts had their way, he will be murdered.
It could be explained if Macbeth in fact has already wanted or plotted to become king. Evidence: Scene 3, 1.51 A guilty conscience might be why he starts. Scene 3, 2. 134-137 he immediately thinks of murder although the witches said nothing of it and he did not murder to get the first two titles, perhaps because he has already considered
My impression of Lady Macbeth at the end of Act 1 is that she is a welcoming, gracious hostess but she is also a snake. She appears to be a nice person but in reality is a cold hearted person that would not mind killing her own baby. As the play Macbeth begins, the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth seems to be one of trust and commitment. Macbeth finds himself caught up in the predictions the witches make and he confides what he has learned from the witches in a letter to Lady Macbeth. She pridefully boasts and begins to allow her ideas of his possible power to spin out of control. She uses all of her womanly influence to manipulate him into killing his cousin, Duncan, to become king. She goes so far as to question his manhood if he does not kill him.
This play is about darkness and evil or about riddles or paradoxes. The weather reflects the stormy passions that will lead …show more content…
When Duncan makes Malcolm his heir, Duncan directly blocks Macbeth’s path to the throne, which tips the balance in favor to violence.
Lady MacBeth wins every argument because she questions men's manhood. Lady Macbeth is also more argumentative, single minded and logical because she comes up with an evil plot to kill and not get caught, get the reluctant Macbeth to kill his King and friends and lusts after power. Macbeth is the more sensitive character
Dramatic irony, He praises the place where, if his hosts had their way, he will be murdered.
It could be explained if Macbeth in fact has already wanted or plotted to become king. Evidence: Scene 3, 1.51 A guilty conscience might be why he starts. Scene 3, 2. 134-137 he immediately thinks of murder although the witches said nothing of it and he did not murder to get the first two titles, perhaps because he has already considered