| Macbeth has some doubts and visions but still follows through with the murder, but starts to freak out so lady Macbeth has to Finish the rest of the plan for him.…
Before Macbeth gives his famous “Is this a dagger which I see before me” soliloquy, he has decided that he was not going to kill the king. Lady Macbeth wants to become queen, so she has an argument with Macbeth. During the argument Lady Macbeth says, “When you durst do it, then you were a man”, saying that Macbeth is not a man unless he kills king Duncan. Lady Macbeth’s words make Macbeth perplexed and he goes into his soliloquy where he debates whether or not to assassinate the king.…
Macbeth is a tragic tale about a young man that is tricked into his doom.This is an…
Macbeth is a tragedy play that was written by the famous playwright, William Shakespeare. There is a role that called Lady Macbeth, she is one of the most important roles in the play of why things happen like that. First, Lady Macbeth instigators and incentives Macbeth to commit murder Duncan to achieve their ambition. Second, Lady Macbeth helps Macbeth to conceal his offenses to be the king of Scotland. Finally, Lady Macbeth tries to spur Macbeth on to continue his plan. Thus, Lady Macbeth is the direct cause of Macbeth's criminal behaviors.…
As Macbeth’s girlfriend waits for her boyfriend, she talks about how she replaced water with alcohol in all of Duncan's voters water bottles. Macbeth enters looking terrified, he is holding the bloody knives that he used to kill Duncan. He begins to imagine a voice saying “Macbeth shall sleep no more” and is too afraid to return to where he stabbed Duncan. Macbeth’s Gilrlfriend takes the knives into the girls bathroom so a random student will be blamed. Worried by the sound of teachers heels, she runs back to Macbeth and tells him to wash off in the bathroom and to change into new…
In many disastrous situations in life, people direct blame away from themselves, saying that their problems were caused by others. This happens in one of William 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 from battle, the witches prophesize that Macbeth will become the Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland.…
adies and Gentlemen of the jury, most of you have heard of the terrible tale of the Macbeth family, a tale of ambition, greed and murder. Many of you may believe that Macbeth was the only culprit in the murder of Duncan, King of Scotland. However today, we the prosecution, will demonstrate to you that it was, in fact Lady Macbeth who was the mastermind behind the murder. She may not have killed Duncan herself, however she planned the murder, she took complete control of Macbeth and she covered up the murder. She used Macbeth like a puppet on a string.…
Shakespeare is a well-known playwright that addresses the human emotions and motivations like ambition, greed, power, wealth, jealousy and love. In this play, Shakespeare has created many motivations that manifest in the characters. Macbeth, while being the cruel and somewhat weak-minded overlord/thane, still is humane enough to feel guilt. He isn’t immune to the after effects of his actions. Shakespeare uses many techniques to show this particular motivation/emotion.…
The story, picture, and video all show that Lady Macbeth is obviously stressed an the only way for her to relieve a bit of that stress is to "confess". In all instances she seems to be frantically washing her hands in order to clean them, but is unsatisfied in the end. This points to the idea that her greed driven plans has caused her see blood that isn't there as did Macbeth when he saw the dagger although he was awake. Her guilt is evident mainly in her dreams. Lady Macbeth tone of voice in worried, yet she's also trying to sound confident. She seems to be putting on a brave face for whomever she is talking to. If she is talking to herself its like she is being optimistic about not getting caught.…
Macbeth is so shaken by the murder that he brings the bloody daggers with him from the scene, lady Macbeth quickly comes up with a plan to frame the guards and this time gets involved herself planting the knives on the guards. She still has control of the situation but has to step in herself because Macbeth refuses to go back and she again in her…
In Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Macbeth three witches prophesied that Macbeth would be king. Doing what anyone else would do, he told his wife and she brewed up this plan to murder the king. The king would be staying at the Macbeth’s castle, Inverness for a party. At first Macbeth was against the plan but Lady Macbeth was not backing down and talked him into it. “Macbeth talks himself into a kind of thoughtful stupor as he tries to work out the situation for himself. In the following scene, Lady Macbeth will emerge and drive the hesitant Macbeth to act; she is the will propelling his achievements. Once Lady Macbeth hears of the witches’ prophecy, Duncan’s life is doomed.”( Shakespeare A 1, 1–4) Her plan was well thought out and she could not wait. He patience overpowered her excitement though as she waited for him to fall fast asleep. Soon after he was asleep she had drugged the guards and Shoved Macbeth in towards the kings resting area. Macbeth was…
Everyone wants power. Even the most humble among us can be caught cutting the line at Target, cheating on a test, or using a tiny white lie on a resume to set themselves apart. We all want to stand out and feel superior to the average Joe. Shakespeare’s Macbeth shows how fast a person can change as a result of the desire for power. Lady Macbeth provides a perfect example of how power can corrupt a person’s life. After becoming the queen, Lady Macbeth’s downfall starts as guilt and remorse catches up to her. Having a royal status changes how she sees things around her and ultimately leads to her demise.…
Although undoubtedly guilty of murder, there is no doubt in my mind that this is a clear-cut case of diminished responsibility. Throughout the whole sordid business the defendant whom I am representing has been beset with evil influences designed to erode his free will and conscience. If there was a penalty for the only flaw which he showed before he was mercilessly exploited by these evil forces, which was that of ambition, I believe we would all be convicted at some point in our lives. Without the manipulations of evil, the idea of kingship would never have occurred to the brave and loyal Macbeth, who has time and again proven his courage and fealty in battle.…
Macbeth appears to be a typical crime story: the protagonist Macbeth plans and commits murders of noble people with Lady Macbeth and other followers to satisfy their own desires, and they are eventually punished for their unethical actions. However, unlike many other “criminals” who are punished by a just third party, both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are not only punished but also killed by their own consciousnesses. Even though their sense of morality is weak when they chase their desires, their consciousness never disappears in their mind. Their guilt that comes from their morality is so heavy that it erodes them gradually and eventually leads to their self-destruction.…
In the Shakespearean "play Macbeth," all of the senses of the word "hand" come into play; and signify the magnitude and horror of actions by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in three specific scenes evoking the theme of guilt, hands also represent your heart 's intentions and finally aide in evoking a moral message for the readers while intensifying the plot with foreshadowing future events. Throughout, the entire play, the word play on hands at times changes into many different human experiences.…