Lady Macbeth is mentally unstable and insane. She longs for power and supreme authority over others‚ and she will injure and even kill anybody who gets in her way. For example‚ when she found out that the witches told Macbeth he was going to be king she egged him on‚ and urged him to become king. Or when she realizes Macbeth is scared to kill Duncan‚ she then calls him a coward and convinces him to carry on with the murder. These are some reasons why Lady Macbeth is insane wants power‚ and maybe
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her role among the nobility and is well respected like Macbeth. She is admired by others. King Duncan refers to her as “our honored hostess”. She is loving to her husband but at the same time she is very ambitious. Macbeth tells his wife of the witches’ prophecy that he is to become king. Lady Macbeth decides that the fastest way for Macbeth to become king is by murdering King Duncan‚ so she persuades him to do it so he can achieve his destiny. The death of King Duncan will benefit her and her
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Macbeth as we all know has changed drastically from the beginning of the play up to this point in the play. From being a very heroic character he has become now this vicious and dangerous character. In Act 3 Scene 2 we see how him and Lady Macbeth express their feelings to each other and Macbeth gives a sneak peek of what is to come. Macbeth exclaims “ Thou know’st that Banquo and his Fleance lives” how he fears Banquo and his son because they will take the throne from him ( Act 3 scene ii line
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the English army that invades Scotland. When they finally reach the country‚ it is Macduff who comes face to face with Macbeth after young Siward is killed. Macbeth felt confident that he would win the battle because the apparitions called by the witches prophesized that he could not be killed by anyone born from a woman. However‚ in Act 5‚ Scene 8‚ Macduff says‚ “Despair thy charm‚ / And let the angel whom thou still hast served / Tell thee‚ Macduff was from his mother’s womb / Untimely ripped.”
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In William Shakespeare’s‚ Macbeth‚ sin‚ deceitfulness‚ and betrayal consume his characters. These terrible attributes lead to their gruesome downfalls. As Shakespeare’s characters have a plethora of power‚ the choices they make can never be taken back‚ thus leading to self destruction. Folding under the pressure of their tasks at hand‚ these characters cannot distinguish right from wrong‚ good versus evil‚ or guilt from conscience. Shakespeare’s protagonist‚ Macbeth‚ primarily struggles with distinguishing
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When one is pushed to the edge and then thrown over‚ causing an untimely and terrible fall‚ one often thinks “What put me here?” In Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ the idea that pushed the characters over the edge was guilt derived from their own actions. Ultimately‚ this clear theme of guilt stemming from negative actions that leads to a downfall is seen with both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth‚ two very dynamic and doomed characters. One of the most evident falls was Macbeth’s‚ caused by the guilt
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The quote “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” that is said by the three witches towards the beginning of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ can be applied to Lady Macbeth’s character. Lady Macbeth showed that her personality consisted of acting in a fair manner to deceive others of her true foul intentions. William Shakespeare sheds light over Lady Macbeth’s true colors when she received news from her husband about him one day becoming king. Lady Macbeth’s foul desire for power was strong enough for her
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In the breathtaking play‚ Macbeth can symbolize many things. William Shakespeare was an English poet and he is mostly known for his 154 sonnets. Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in England around 1606. The symbolism in Macbeth carries out many different meanings of blood. “Be bloody‚bold‚ and resolute” (4.1.79) the meaning is to be more than you are go beyond just the blood.In Macbeth the blood can represent death‚ tragedy‚ and accomplishments to its essential part of life. First of all‚ blood serves
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characters is crucial to the success of the play and he also explain the ebb and flow of Lady Macbeth. At the beginning she embraces the wickedness of the Weird Sisters: “Lady Macbeth’s power as a female temptress allies her in a general way with the witches as soon as we see her.” (Bloom’s Modern Critical Interpretations‚ Macbeth new edition) But at the end of the play she is totally changed. Her guilt begin to prevail and slowly degrades her health‚ Lady Macbeth and Macbeth have committed unnatural
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where life was more cut-throat. Both characters refer to Stalin and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Banquo and Snowball: Both Shakespeare and Orwell present rivals as threats to their leaders’ power. Shakespeare introduces this threat through the Witches in Act 1‚ scene 3 when the third witch announces that Banquo ‘shall get kings’. In Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act 3‚ scene 2‚ the audience is reminded that he is predisposed with maintaining his power‚ now that he has become king‚ and illustrates that
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