In my view‚ Lady Macbeth is far worse than Macbeth. Although they both think of murdering King Duncan as soon as they hear the witches’ prophecies‚ Macbeth thinks more about what he may or may not do‚ whereas Lady Macbeth immediately appeals to evil spirits to give her the strength to kill Duncan. When Macbeth first hears the prophecies‚ and when the first 2/3 of it comes true‚ he does think of killing the king‚ but also‚ towards the end of Act 1‚ Scene 3‚ he thinks that perhaps he doesn’t need
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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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Macbeth was ultimately revered in the Scottish kingdom as someone who was brave‚ courageous‚ someone with valor but he hit rock bottom‚ losing everything he ever had and wanted. What made him break? What made him want to kill his king or even his best friend? Lady Macbeth was ultimately the motivation that Macbeth needed to become disastrous. When Shakespeare created this play‚ he created the ultimate tragedy‚ someone with so much honor that become too selfish and lost everything. Macbeth’s downfall
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The relationship between a husband and wife is affected by their individual traits and affects their decisions together. This is exemplified by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth. Macbeth’s courage‚ ambition‚ and ambivalence combined with Lady Macbeth’s own ambition‚ cunning‚ and manipulative nature interact act to culminate in the final decision at the end of Act I to murder Duncan. Macbeth is first introduced by the wounded captain as a brave warrior and "valor’s minion" when
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Macbeth made many bad decisions but ultimately‚ his wife was the cause for his downfall. Lady Macbeth showed ambition and greed early on and infested it into Macbeth. Lady Macbeth puts a huge mental strain on Macbeth by killing herself. His wife pressured Macbeth into committing the first murder which started the chain of events that eventually lead to Macbeths downfall. When receiving the news about the prophecies‚ Lady Macbeth wasted no time developing a plan for Macbeths domination over the
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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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A thorough exploration of William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ reveals that the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is a relationship that involves lots of ambition‚ affection and change which then leaves their fall terrifying and resounding and really shows that the common saying ‘the bigger they are‚ the harder they fall’ is true. Firstly‚ the Macbeth’s are highly ambitious and always want the best for themselves. Secondly‚ the relationship between the two is very affectionate and then changes
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Macbeth: We know that Macbeth is a brave and valiant soldier‚ ready to die for his king‚ Duncan. However‚ the prophecies of the witches have a powerful effect on him‚ especially when he learns the first has come true‚ and he becomes the Thane of Cawdor. He thinks more and more about being king‚ and he is easily persuaded to agree to murder Duncan. However‚ he often appears weak - he starts to have visions‚ he asks lots of questions‚ he cannot make a decision and never really seems sure of himself
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Who are the Macbeth’s? There’s Macbeth and then there’s Lady Macbeth‚ both appear to be superb having no insecurities. Macbeth I suppose is almighty and powerful and Lady Macbeth exquisite? She may be beautiful and delicate on the inside but I’ve heard the way she speaks to Macbeth indignantly. The Macbeths are no saints‚ they walk around here professing they’re perfect and godly but I discern all evil. They think they have fooled us with their smiles and waves but underneath the fraud I know within
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Shakespeare’s plays‚ Macbeth; there is a great deal of debate over whether the witches‚ Lady Macbeth‚ or Macbeth was most to blame for the chaos that took place throughout the play. There are many things that influence Macbeth and his actions‚ but he himself is most to blame for the calamities that take place throughout the story because he willingly let himself become an overly ambitious‚ paranoid‚ corrupt‚ and murderous tyrant. At the beginning of the story‚ when Macbeth and Banquo are returning
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