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    Is Lady Macbeth a “fourth witch” as critics claim? OR Is she a victim punished for acting in an “unnatural” way? LADY MACBETH VS. THE THREE WITCHES How they are similar/ different Lady Macbeth The Three Witches Wants the best for her husband Plays with Macbeth’s ambitions Very strong and ruthless Work by persuasion Plots against Macbeth Plays with Macbeth’s ambitions Very powerful Works by evil powers Shakespeare uses Lady Macbeth and the three witches‚ as a sense of the power of a

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    LADY MACBETH HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A FOURTH WITCH. DO YOU CONSIDER THIS TO BE FAIR JUDGEMENT? I disagree with the statement that Lady Macbeth is a fourth witch.  This is because she displays many different characteristics to that of the witches. She is not naturally evil because she shows signs of guilt‚ unlike the witches. Murder is something that the witches enjoy. The witches do not show any sign of guilt or regret. To show the extreme of her guilt‚ during her sleep walking she is absolutely

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    TO WHAT EXTENT CAN LADY MACBETH BE CONSIDERED THE FOURTH WITCH IN MACBETH? SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO THE TEXT. Lady Macbeth can be considered the fourth witch in Macbeth to a great extent. Firstly‚ Lady Macbeth is wicked. She calls upon "thick night and pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell" so that her "keen knife" will be unable to see "the wound it makes". Although her senses are so alive and acute‚ Lady Macbeth’s speech is filled with the desire for blindness or darkness

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    Macbeth The play I chose is Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare. The protagonist of the story is Macbeth. He starts out as a brave‚ noble warrior‚ but by the end he is a disgrace to his nation. In the beginning his guilt is almost too strong to bear‚ but by the end he only cares about being the king. Lady Macbeth is almost as important to the story as her husband. She seems heartless at first‚ but her guilt takes over in time. The main antagonist to Macbeth is probably Malcolm. Malcolm is the

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    about choices. In the tragedy of Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Lady Macbeth makes a series of choices that have terrible consequences for others. Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous and frightening female characters. She becomes known as a ambitious woman. When we first see her‚ she is already plotting Duncan’s murder‚ and she is stronger‚ ruthless‚ and ambitious than her husband. She seems fully aware of this and knows that she will have to push Macbeth into committing murder. At one

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    sympathy for Macbeth. His relationship with his wife Lady Macbeth. His behaviour as King / tyrant! You must also be able to discuss the following characters: Lady Macbeth – as a person in her own right‚ her relationship with her husband & our reaction to & levels of sympathy for her. Duncan – as a King & as one of the “good” characters in the play. Banquo – as a person in his own right and as a “foil” to Macbeth. The Witches – their role in the play & influence over Macbeth. Minor characters

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    The Role of Lady Macbeth Throughout Macbeth‚ we learn about Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s evil plot to take the throne of Scotland. Both of these characters are evil‚ but my questions are: Who’s more evil? Who’s more responsible for their cruel plot? First off‚ I’m going to discuss Macbeth and his evil. Macbeth starts out as a very likeable character as he is promoted to Thane of Cawdor at the beginning of the book‚ a very respected position. After his big promotion‚ the Weird Sisters are the

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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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    Macbeth – Scene Analysis “Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor‚ and shalt be What thou art promised; yet do I fear thy nature‚ It is too full o’th’milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great‚ Art not without ambition‚ but without The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly‚ That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false‚ And yet wouldst strongly win. Thou’dst have‚ great Glamis‚ That which cries‚ ‘Thus who

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    matter with Macbeth. He should‚ says his wife‚ "look like the innocent flower‚ / But be the serpent under’t" (1.5.65-66). Macbeth answers‚ "We will speak further" (1.5.71)‚ but if he intends to appear noncommittal‚ he hasn’t fooled his wife. She tells him that all he has to do is put on a pleasant face‚ and "Leave all the rest to me" (1.5.73). With that‚ the partners in crime hurry out to welcome the King they are going to kill. While King Duncan is having supper in Macbeth’s castle‚ Macbeth steps out

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