In Act 5 scene 1 of Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking and has gone mad due to the multiple murders that have taken place. Lady Macbeth has manipulated Macbeth into killing King Duncan and Banquo so that she can be queen. She was never the one to feel guilty about the murders‚ infact she is the one commanding Macbeth to stop worrying about them. I picture Lady Macbeth in a nightgown holding a candle that highlights her face. The candle will bring out her paleness because she is so stressed to
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The Downfall of MacBeth MacBeth‚ Lady MacBeth‚ and the three witches are all to blame for the tragedy of “MacBeth”. Lady Macbeth is to blame through her convincing of Macbeth‚ MacBeth for following his ambition instead of his conscience‚ and the witches for putting the idea of being king into Macbeth’s head. “Let not light see my black & deep desires.” (I‚ i‚ 51) Lady MacBeth is to blame for the tragedy because she convinces & manipulates MacBeth into killing Duncan. She does this by insulting
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Major Themes Prophecy The plot of Macbeth is set in motion ostensibly by the prophecy of the three witches. The prophecy fans the flames of ambition within Macbeth and Lady Macbeth‚ serving as the primary impetus for the couple to plot the death of Duncan--and subsequently Banquo. But one also wonders: Would Macbeth have committed such heinous crimes if not for the prophecy? What if he had ignored the witches’ statements? Such speculation‚ however interesting‚ ultimately appears futile‚ since the
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Stained Red In the play Macbeth‚ by Williams Shakespeare‚ blood is a key motif that is traced and envelops the overall theme. In the play‚ a Scottish general by the name of Macbeth indulges in a bloody rise to power and a tragic downfall. Set in medieval Scotland‚ Macbeth lets his thirst for power and his manipulative wife by the name of Lady Macbeth convince him to go on a rampage of murder stemming into chaos and eventual death for the once honorable general. Blood is prominently mentioned throughout
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Man Stereotyping “The raven himself is hoarse‚” Lady Macbeth says‚ speaking of the atrocious act of murder she must commit. Lady Macbeth cannot simply go through with the act in her feminine state‚ so she calls to the spirits to make her more like a man‚ the seemingly more malicious sex. Through his own words‚ Shakespeare is able to tell a story from not only his point of view‚ but the view of his era. In the soliloquy spoken by Lady Macbeth in Act 1 Scene 3‚ she is speaking of her paradigm of the
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overly or unambitious. In the story of Macbeth‚ you can see all of the types of ambition whether it be good‚ or bad. In Macbeth‚ the most notably over ambitious character is Macbeth. From the beginning we are able to see that he has more ambition than the average person‚ and his over ambition causes his tragic downfall. There are two main factors that drive Macbeth’s ambition over board. First we see the prophecy with the three witches. First Witch‚ "All hail‚ Macbeth! hail to thee‚ thane of Glamis!"
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Macbeths Downfall In the beginning of the play Macbeth‚ Macbeth is a successful and noble Thane of Glamis. The witches tell Macbeth prophecies that guide him to his downfall‚ but in the end it was his own selfish decisions that caused his demise. The other person that is blamed for Macbeth’s destruction was his wife Lady Macbeth because she was able to manipulate and control his self-esteem by playing with his courage and bravery. However‚ Macbeth was only guided by his wife; he chose to play out
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Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth is the most interesting and complex character in the play. She is‚ in fact‚ the point on which the action pivots: without her there is no play. Macbeth ’s most interesting and complex character is most certainly‚ as the question states‚ Lady Macbeth. The purpose of this essay is to describe Lady Macbeth ’s role in the play and discuss why this makes her the most fascinating character. Her evil doings are the main reasons why she dominates the plot so greatly.
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of ambition within Macbeth Within Macbeth‚ there are numerous representations of human values and conflicts‚ including duty vs. desire‚ the effects of a guilty conscience on the human journey and the differences between genders‚ and the superiority of men within the play‚ and the modern era. The value foregrounded throughout this text is the representations of ambition within the play Macbeth‚ and we will be focusing on the protagonist of the story‚ ironically named Macbeth. The effect of ambition
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The Rise and Fall of Alexander the Great Macbeth One of Shakespeare’s most hailed plays‚ Macbeth‚ is a narrative that centers on a gentleman that goes by the name of Macbeth and his story of going from a normal man to King in only a short amount of time. He achieves this through sheer self-indulgence‚ as he could have remained a noble‚ but elected to destroy everyone in his path to becoming King. Macbeth loves becoming King‚ but is constantly craving more and more control‚ with the play eventually
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