serious‚ ambitious woman who is not afraid to go after what she desires • MACBETH: “not lose the dues of rejoicing‚ by being ignorant of what greatness is promised thee” Actions • She says everything to convince Macbeth that he should kill King Duncan. • When Duncan is killed‚ she says that she will smear the servants with the king’s blood so that they will look responsible. This displays Lady Macbeth’s determination to carry out what she puts her mind to. • “But screw your courage to the sticking-place
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Macbeth has done for her‚ kill King Duncan. She demonstrates in a metaphorical scene described by the Old Man‚ “A falcon‚ tow’ring in her pride of place‚/Was by a mousing owl hawked and killed” (II. 4. 11-13). This quote is like Lady Macbeth’s unappreciative attitude for Macbeth’s deed for her. She is like the owl that is usual hidden away behind Macbeth‚ with Macbeth‚ the falcon who is usually the predator; she attacks him with the responsibility of killing Duncan. By controlling Macbeth‚ and making
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sentences. 1. In Scene I‚ Macbeth asks Banquo to meet him later for "some words." What incentive does he offer Banquo? How does Banquo reply? Macbeth offered Banquo was that he will honor him if he agrees to stand by him. 2. Why‚ according to Lady Macbeth‚ was she unable to kill Duncan herself? Which tasks related to the murder does she perform? What does this inability to kill Duncan show about her character? Why?-according to Lady Macbeth‚ was she unable to kill Duncan herself? Which?- tasks
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Everyone knows Lady Macbeth as one of the strongest female character in Macbeth‚ she has this kind of traits like being‚ ambitious‚ energetic‚ and evil. She is ambitious because she wants her husband to be a king‚ energetic that she can think to kill Duncan and at the same time it also makes her evil that she makes her husband kill The king that is opposed to God’s will‚ just for the sake of her ambition for his husband‚ but in the other side of her evilness‚ she also have a soft part of her heart
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Lady Macbeth starts out as a strong character; she seeks power. Though it would appear she seeks power more for herself than Macbeth‚ "Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it.." and‚ " When I burned in desire to question them further.." she appears more infatuated with what power she’d hold if Macbeth becomes king more than the power he would wield. She struggles in the beginning to believe the sisters of their prophecy‚ "The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly‚ That wouldst thou holily;
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through‚ sparks something in him that allowed him to see that becoming King is not impossible. Upon arriving home‚ Lady Macbeth triggers Macbeth’s lust for the throne. Act 1‚ scene 7‚ we see that Macbeth has a conscience and that he did not want to kill Duncan‚ “We will proceed no further in this business.” Shakespeare reveals to us that Macbeth is like any other human being. We all may have ambition to become greater‚ to achieve greatness but to what extent will we go to get this done. Our
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in perfectly with Macbeth’s thirst for power. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ Macbeth murders King Duncan‚ knowing that he would become king when Duncan died instead of waiting to see if the prophecy would come true without forcing it. Greed holds the most power in influencing the actions of others. To begin with‚ Lady Macbeth urges her husband to kill king Duncan so she can share power with Macbeth. Lady Macbeth says‚ “Thou’d’st have‚ great Glamis‚ / That which cries “Thus thou
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The play Macbeth’ was written by William Shakespeare in 1606‚ however Shakespeare set Macbeth’ in the mid eleventh century. At the time in which the play is set life was much different and women played a distinct role in a family. Women were supposed to be domesticated and very maternal. They did not go to work‚ they stayed at home and cooked‚ cleaned and looked after their children. The main female protagonist in this play is the antithesis of a typical mid eleventh century woman. Lady Macbeth
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For example “We can’t go with this plan. The king has just honored me‚ and I have earned the good opinion of all sorts of people”(1.7.31-34). Macbeth is not always good‚ but he also is not always evil through the play. Another tragic hero trait is the tragic flaw or weakness of his character often comes from the hero’s hubris causing a hero to avoid good judgment‚ divine warning or universal moral laws. For example “ I will not yield to kiss the ground before young Malcolm’s feet‚ and to be baited
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of being evil is transferred from the villain to the hero. King Duncan is the ruler at the start of the Shakespearean play‚ but Macbeth wants to be the next King. In order for Macbeth to have potential to be the next reign he must kill Banquo’s sons because according to the Witches’ prophecies‚ his sons will follow King Duncan. Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth’s wife was thrilled he could become King so she came up with a plan to murder Duncan. At first‚ Macbeth was opposed to being evil‚ but as the course
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