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    Introduction  Lady Macbeth is presented as a character that fulfils her role among the nobility and is well respected like Macbeth. She is loving to her husband but is the dominant figure in there relationship. Lady Macbeth is also a character who does not want to appear or seem weak but is very ambitious. Para 1- Relationship between Macbeth and lady Macbeth  "Was the hope drunk Wherein you dressed yourself?" In the conversation between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth we see that there is a disagreement

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    Throughout the play‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth change characters. This is evident through their speaking and their actions. Act One shows you the beginning of Lady Macbeth’s killing rage. For example‚ she says on page 284 in lines 18-29 that Macbeth has the title of Glamis and Cawdor and now the only things that are keeping him from the throne are King Duncan and his two sons‚ Malcolm and Donalbain. In that soliloquy‚ she is already thinking of plotting to kill Duncan. The next soliloquy that she

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    William Shakespeare: Macbeth Explore the ways in which Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are presented… You should consider: - the thoughts and feelings Macbeth and Lady Macbeth express - the way other characters react to them - what makes the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth so important Act 2‚ Scene 2 - In the opening two lines of the scene‚ Lady Macbeth describes how she has been overwhelmed by passion. She is drunk with the power she has given herself and

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    In William Shakespeare’s MacbethLady Macbeth is the true villain of the play as she is evil‚ ambitious and eventually insane. Lady Macbeth masterminded the idea to kill King Duncan and planted the vision into Macbeths mind‚ she convinced Macbeth to commit such a crime‚ and her love for her husband was eventually overruled by her determination and lust for power. Throughout the play she starts to show her true colours and the destructive force of her ambition‚ which inevitably results in nothing

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    Shakespeare’s Macbeth explores the notion of villains through its key characters and throughout the play the audience is left wondering who is actually the ‘real’ villain. Lady Macbeth seems to portray certain characteristics of a villain and appears to have evil intentions and Macbeth is also perceived as a villain due to his violent rampage. Nevertheless‚ both Macbeth and his wife have a conscience and they realize what they’ve done wrong. With this considered‚ it is ultimately the witches who

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    In the play Macbeth it is easy to see how someone can manipulate and influence other people’s behavior with their own actions. Lady Macbeth influences Macbeth by showing power and confidence. Lady Macbeth plays a major role in influencing her husband to take the path that he does to become King of Scotland. She effectively unleashes Macbeth’s true evil side. Throughout the play we can see that she has a strong influence on him and is a primary cause for increasing Macbeth’s passion to gain the crown

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    Lady Macbeth is responsible for the fall of her husband It can be said that Lady Macbeth is responsible for the fall of Macbeth. I believe that she was partly responsible for this. I believe that two sets of people are responsible for the fall of Macbeth.. Secondly I believe that Lady Macbeth is responsible for his fall. She urges him to kill Duncan questioning his manly-hood and saying that he was too kind. Finally I believe that the witches played a huge part in the fall of Macbeth. The witches

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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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    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 the captain reports to Duncan‚ "For Brave Macbeth (well he deserves that name). / Disdaining Fortune…"

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    How does the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth change throughout the play? In the early stages of the play‚ the Macbeths seem to be a devoted couple. Their love and concern for each other remains strong and constant throughout the play‚ but their relationship changes dramatically following the murder of King Duncan in Act 2. The Macbeths ’ relationship is presented in very strong terms in Act 1 by virtue of their sense of togetherness and resolve when separated by war and when placed

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