Claudius vs. Lady Macbeth 	 King Claudius of Hamlet and Lady Macbeth of Macbeth exhibit three similar qualities‚ dishonesty‚ evilness‚ and deceitfulness throughout the play; although sometimes they demonstrate these qualities in different ways‚ these qualities greatly affect the other characters in the plays . 	King Claudius and Lady Macbeth are similar in that they both let their crave of power and desire for the crown drive them to deceitfulness‚ corruption‚ and even murder
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Lady Macbeth: The slayer of King Duncan In the 7th grade I was suspended from school for being an “instigator.” I would cause disputes by persuading individuals who didn’t like one another‚ to hate one another. I’d gradually use my dynamic lingo to provoke the victims in the so called scuffle to get to that final step where they’d lose it and fight. I got what I wanted by manipulating the ones who were vulnerable and unsure what to do when placed in a troubling situation. Understanding the
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Response to Act 2 The novel Macbeth considers Lady Macbeth as ambitious but ruthless‚ unscrupulous‚ dishonest‚ deceitful‚ manipulative murderess. Although Lady Macbeth did not kill anyone‚ she is accountable for Duncan’s demise. In the novel‚ the hesitant Macbeth is seen as murderous as he is the one doing the killing. However‚ the one pulling the strings was none other but his wife Lady Macbeth. After receiving a letter from Macbeth regarding his promotion of position to thane of Cawdor and detailing
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SBHS Ms.Bernard Act 3 Summary 1-20-14 Banquo talks of how Macbeth is now king because Duncan was murdered and his sons ran away making them seem guilty. He talks of the witches’ prophecy and how for Macbeth it was coming true but as for him it was not. Macbeth addresses Banquo as his most important guest and asks if he will be taking a ride later. To which Banquo responds yes‚ and he’ll be taking Fleance with him. Macbeth bids them farewell and they leave. Macbeth orders murderers in fear
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Macbeth Questions – Act III Osato Agbaire 1. “The Mysterious Killer” 2. Macbeth didn’t kill Banquo mostly because he didn’t want to have to go through that guilt that and pressure that he went through when his wife was forcing him to kill Duncan. In the first act‚ he was having second thoughts and wasn’t really with Lady Macbeth on killing King Duncan. However‚ after killing Duncan and becoming king‚ all this power‚ nobility and evil started to get in his head especially now that he’s
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the cause to leading Macbeth’s actions; although‚ Lady Macbeth encourages Macbeth to do these terrible actions. Similar to Macbeth’s character‚ Lady Macbeth becomes very ambitious for Macbeth to have his seat on the throne because she wants to have her throne along with Macbeth. In the footnotes of the play Margaret Kortes explains what Lady Macbeth says‚ “When you want something passionately‚ you also want to obtain it by fair means. You would not act dishonestly‚ yet you would be happy to enjoy ill-gotten
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Explore the ways disturbed characters are presented in Macbeth and my last Duchess. Disturbed is a dreadfully intense and powerful word‚ which can unfortunately be used‚ to describe Lady Macbeth and the Duke. The two characters are both disturbed in their own unique ways. Lady Macbeth can be portrayed as disturbed because of her constant desire‚ to terminate her feminine‚ weak traits. However‚ the Duke could be considered to be a disturbed character‚ because of the fact that he murders his Duchess
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Macbeth and MacDuff have come from the same character background both are Kinsman to the King of Scotland Duncan. But as the story progresses we see a loyal‚ brave and Noble Macbeth turn into treacherous bloodthirsty monster his betrayal has no bound for he has killed his king Duncan‚ his best friend Banquo and slaughtered the children of MacDuff whereas MacDuff is committed to ending MacBeth’s reign by seeking out Scotland’s true heir Malcolm and Donalbain. In Act MacBeth and Banquo come across
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Sample units of work Year 7‚ Year 8‚ Year 9‚ GCSE Globe Education Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet by Georghia Ellinas and Michael Jones Year 7: Romeo meets Juliet Year 8: What’s in a name? Year 9: Father or Lover? GCSE: The presentation of conflict in Romeo and Juliet Sample units of work using Globe Education Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet The sample units of work offer possible routes through the resources in a way that builds confidence and skills
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Macbeth: Summary Act V Act V in Shakespeare’s Macbeth is about Lady Macbeth’s mental state and the end of Macbeth himself. It is a fast paced chapter with many but short scenes‚ served to tie up loose ends. Below are summarized the key events of the nine scenes. Scene one is about Lady Macbeth who seems to have gone mad. While sleepwalking she indirectly admits to the crimes she and her husband have committed. Her mental stage is deteriorating because of her feelings of guilt. Referring to her
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