(Shakespeare 853). “If I be waspish‚ best beware my sting‚” sneered the other (Shakespeare 333). Although they emerged nearly five centuries ago‚ the women who said these lines are undeniably two of Shakespeare’s most famous female characters. Lady Macbeth and Katherine are still known today as conspicuous figures in Shakespearean plays. The first stands out as a strong‚ manipulative‚ cunning woman; so ambitious to achieve her goal that she even becomes fear-provoking (Corwin).
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no harm. My hands are of his colour to wash my hands or not‚ thee gout of blood stays. Macbeth faulted in our quest‚ incapable of completing was’t needed to be done. I‚ more than a man than him‚ what man was he then? Weak-minded to want to alter the course foreseen before thy. No daughter‚ mother or woman could be as like a man as I. He who is a man‚ is’t too full o’ the milk of human kindness.
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In the beginning of the play Macbeth was somewhat of a humble person. He fought for the king and helped win the battle‚ but once the witches told him that he would be thane of Glamis‚Cawdor‚ and later would become king‚ he found himself beginning to become corrupted by greed and he started to think about how he could kill the king and take the position that was promised to him. Where he was once a Strong‚ brave and courageous man‚ now he is afraid of anything that might possibly be a threat to him
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Lady Macbeth held her newly received letter in her hands. Reading it carefully as if the words themselves would run off the pages. “The witches met me on the day of my victory in battle‚ and I have learned that they have supernatural knowledge. When I tried desperately to question them further‚ they vanished into thin air. While I stood spellbound‚ messengers from the king arrived and greeted me as the Thane of Cawdor‚ which is precisely how the weird sisters had saluted me before calling me ’the
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O’‚ why has my Lady cried out? Why must she grow frail and bent‚ feverishly consumed with such terrifying thoughts night and day? Her delusion must be of another tragedy from the past; that damned spot she had said‚ with blood too! Of course‚ I have my suspicions that such an event would ensue in the passing away of Duncan. I must also not forget Banquo’s demise. My Lord‚ her Ladyship couldn’t possibly speak about the deed of murder. Oh! The malady of her mind has confessed to these horrid killings
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When comparing Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to each other‚ the main similarity between them that must be mentioned is that they both have high ambitions for royalty and greatness. Beside the only one significant similarity‚ they also differ with two distinct differences. Throughout the play‚ they both portrayed as evil characters who have committed the deaths of other characters‚ however the driving force of their cruel behavior are totally different. The reason that leads Lady Macbeth to her menacing
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interpretation I get from this particular scene. Is that of a paradox because it shows just how slimily Lady Macbeth truly is. She is showing extreme affection to Macbeth‚ meanwhile she is forcing Macbeth to kill Duncan at the same time. She is also filling his mind with thoughts of her always being by his side. When really she only wants to be queen. Whether it be by the darkness in the room‚ or by Lady Macbeth’s bossy tone‚ you can tell she has other motives in store for the future. Step 2: Setting
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sleep” (III.iv.73)‚ spoken by Lady Macbeth‚ shows how sleep can mess with a person’s judgment. Ever since Macbeth murdered Duncan‚ he has been so guilty that he couldn’t sleep. Since he is so sleep deprived‚ his judgment is impaired. He is paranoid and is killing people left and right. He is so fearful that everyone is trying to overthrow him that he resorts to killing his close friend‚ Banquo. “There’s blood upon thy face/ ‘Tis Banquo’s then” (III.iv.13-15) is when Macbeth confirms the murder of Banquo
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It seems as if Edgar Allen Poe wrote the story “The Tell-Tale Heart” with “Macbeth” in mind. There are parallel structures in his writing that corresponds to Shakespeare’s play making the themes between the two pieces of writing similar. the theme of desire to kill is important in both Macbeth and “The Tell-Tale Heart”. In Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth has the desire to kill King Duncan in order to gain power. In the short story‚ the narrator has a desire to kill the old man. In both situations‚ they succeed
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Lady Macbeth and I were ecstatic that the king was coming to our lovely home.What an honor it was to have king Duncan in our home.Lady Macbeth was acting particularly wild that night she kept leading me on to the conversation of killing the king.I didn’t want to accept the fact that my wife was wanting me to kill our leader‚the father of our land.Then she brought up the fact that i would be king if he died‚so i asked her outta curiosity how would we even kill him.She instantly replied as if she already
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