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    In extent Malcolm is referring to Macbeth as the “dead butcher” and to Lady Macbeth as “his fiend-like queen.” A butcher in the use of this play is a person who kills showing no regret for their actions or reason for the killings. The fiend as Lady Macbeth is to say she is very evil and has no morals‚ able to bend other’s wills to equal her own giving them a confused air of what they really want. On the other hand to say Macbeth was always a butcher is an unfair evaluation of him‚ as it doesn’t reflect

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    ‘This dead butcher and his fiend-like queen’ At the end of the play‚ Malcolm refers to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as: ’…this dead butcher and his fiend-like queen…’‚ but how much of truth is there to this statement? If we carefully look at their actions and even more so their reactions throughout the play‚ we still seem to feel a sense of sympathy for them; even though they have committed such dreadful deeds. This is the mastery of Shakespeare… So is Macbeth a butcher; and Lady Macbeth a fiend-like

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    The Butcher and his Fiend like Queen in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth Introduction At the end of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ Malcolm refers to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as: "This dead like butcher and his fiend like queen‚" when he was crowned as new king of Scotland. In Malcolm’s eyes‚ the Macbeths are just that‚ cruel murderers who stole away the throne from him and his father. A butcher can be described as someone who kills‚ or have people killed unnecessarily or brutally. A fiend can

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    In Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth‚ the following statement can be applied‚ "Macbeth is a butcher and Lady Macbeth is a fiend-like queen." This is a true statement as many occurrences involving Macbeth and Lady Macbeth portray them in this way. A butcher can be defined as someone who kills or has people killed needlessly or brutally. The term butcher used in this way describes Macbeth to some extent. During the play‚ Macbeth is involved in the murder of many people‚ including King Duncan‚ Banquo‚ and

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    This dead butcher and his fiend-like queen.’ The images portrayed by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth change dramatically throughout the play. I believe that the quote ’this dead butcher and his fiend-like queen’ is not an accurate assessment of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Although there were elements of butchery in Macbeths behavior‚ he also had many strengths. He was heroic‚ brave‚ and ambitious and was a good husband however‚ his behavior changed throughout the play. At the beginning Macbeth was a respected

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    The “fiend-like Queen”‚ also known as Lady Macbeth is more responsible for the bloodshed throughout this play. This is because Lady Macbeth is the one who ignited the fire in Macbeth which led to much of the ‘unnecessary’ or ‘necessary’ bloodshed that occurred throughout the play. Eventhough‚ Lady Macbeth does not directly perform the murder‚ she has always had a manipulative and sinister personality‚ as she will act in the moment but will brutally regret it later. One example of Lady Macbeth’s

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    King of Scotland describes Lady Macbeth as a ’fiend-like queen. ’ To a certain extent this judgement is true‚ yet Lady Macbeth has to actually evoke evil spirits to help prevent her from feeling any compassion or warmth. The evil spirits ’unsex ’ Lady Macbeth and remove all feminine qualities from her‚ trading them for evil‚ proving that deep down there must be some good in her if she has to call for some outside help to aid her with her deeds. Lady Macbeth likes to be seen as ruthless and cruel

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    "This dead like butcher and his fiend like queen" is this a fair description of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth? <br> <br>Malcolm made the remark "This dead like butcher and his fiend like queen‚" when he was crowned as the king of Scotland‚ after Macbeth’s reign of terror. It becomes questionable upon the fairness of this justification‚ whether or not Macbeth was really a "butcher" and whether or not Lady Macbeth was a "fiend." <br> <br>In some ways‚ Macbeth would have fit the description of being a "butcher

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    At the end of the play‚ Malcolm describes Macbeth as a butcher. Do you think Macbeth is merely presented as a butcher? I somewhat disagree with Malcom’s view that Macbeth is ‘merely’ portrayed as a butcher‚ but rather has an excessive ambition influenced by other characters enabling him to endure ‘butcher’ tendencies. It seems unjust for Malcolm to describe Macbeth as a “dead butcher” because at the beginning of the play he is a Scottish nobleman and shows courage and bravery in battle. He killed

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    Transformation from "Brave Macbeth to "This dead Butcher" William Shakespeare’s play "MacBeth" tells the story of Macbeth change from a brave general‚ to a vicious murderer. At the start of the play Macbeth is acknowledge by the king as a brave and honourable general‚ after he heard of Macbeth’s great victory in the battlefield. He promotes Macbeth to Thane of Cawdor‚ which was still unknown by both Macbeth and Banquo when they came across the three weird sisters. "All Hail Macbeth‚ hail to thee Thane

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