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    Macbeth’ was written around about 1603-1607 and no one really knows when the exact date ’Hamlet’ was written‚ but it was approximately in 1599-1601. The plays written were both tragedies written by William Shakespeare. ’Macbeth’ was about a man who was told a prophecy by three witches that he will be lord of Cawdor and he will become King. So he killed the former King of Scotland for himself and his wife Lady Macbeth to become king and queen‚ he was not alone in the murder his wife manipulated

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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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    Compare and Contrast Lady Macbeth and Gertrude Lady Macbeth and Gertrude have many things in contrast but resemble one another as well. Both are married to a king‚ both have some influence over that king‚ and both are culpable of their final fate. While Lady Macbeth is a much stronger woman she just as Gertrude is married to a dishonorable man. Along with the similarities their differences are easily seen. Because each is married to a dishonorable man each is trapped by her position.Lady Macbeth

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    Macbeth – Scene Analysis “Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor‚ and shalt be What thou art promised; yet do I fear thy nature‚ It is too full o’th’milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great‚ Art not without ambition‚ but without The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly‚ That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false‚ And yet wouldst strongly win. Thou’dst have‚ great Glamis‚ That which cries‚ ‘Thus who

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    matter with Macbeth. He should‚ says his wife‚ "look like the innocent flower‚ / But be the serpent under’t" (1.5.65-66). Macbeth answers‚ "We will speak further" (1.5.71)‚ but if he intends to appear noncommittal‚ he hasn’t fooled his wife. She tells him that all he has to do is put on a pleasant face‚ and "Leave all the rest to me" (1.5.73). With that‚ the partners in crime hurry out to welcome the King they are going to kill. While King Duncan is having supper in Macbeth’s castle‚ Macbeth steps out

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    Claudius vs. Lady Macbeth 	 King Claudius of Hamlet and Lady Macbeth of Macbeth exhibit three similar qualities‚ dishonesty‚ evilness‚ and deceitfulness throughout the play; although sometimes they demonstrate these qualities in different ways‚ these qualities greatly affect the other characters in the plays . 	King Claudius and Lady Macbeth are similar in that they both let their crave of power and desire for the crown drive them to deceitfulness‚ corruption‚ and even murder

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    Lady Macbeth Shakespeare‚ who was a writer born in Stratford-upon-Avon created many different plays‚ in which he always portrayed the woman as the “bad guy.” He was born in 1564 and he was a writer‚ actor and a dramatist. He wrote many plays‚ mostly revolving around tragedy such as: Romeo and Juliet‚ Hamlet and Macbeth. Shakespeare was a respected poet‚ and writer who received recognition after he passed away‚ April 23rd. 1616. One of Shakespeare’s well-known tragic plays ``Macbeth`` describes how

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    Lady Macbeth’s Masculinity In the play‚ “Macbeth” by Shakespeare‚ the women are the darkest characters. Lady Macbeth plays the opposite gender role as a woman. Contrary to the popular western conception of women being kind‚ homely‚ and loving‚ Shakespeare represents Lady Macbeth in a masculine way. Her masculinity stands out‚ because in the play she wishes to be a man‚ she manipulates Macbeth to commit murder‚ and she believes Macbeth is womanly‚ unlike herself. In the play Lady Macbeth wishes

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    The Role of Lady Macbeth Throughout Macbeth‚ we learn about Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s evil plot to take the throne of Scotland. Both of these characters are evil‚ but my questions are: Who’s more evil? Who’s more responsible for their cruel plot? First off‚ I’m going to discuss Macbeth and his evil. Macbeth starts out as a very likeable character as he is promoted to Thane of Cawdor at the beginning of the book‚ a very respected position. After his big promotion‚ the Weird Sisters are the

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    A Woman Act and Think Like a Man Lady Macbeth is the most famous female character in one of the William Shakespeare’s’ plays‚ which is called Macbeth. In this great play‚ Lady Macbeth is the first instigator who plans to murder Duncan. Indeed‚ Lady Macbeth is an ambitious‚ powerful‚ and ruthless woman. When the time Macbeth sends her a letter and tells her the prediction from the three witches‚ she starts to plan ahead and staged a revolt to against the current kingship. Additionally‚ in the Shakespeare’s

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