Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both have similar and different qualities regarding their actions‚ personalities and wishes. There are many similarities and differences between them in their characteristics. I will first start off with their differences. The first difference between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth is that in the beginning of the story Lady Macbeth is more masculine with her actions and Macbeth is more compassionate with his actions outside of battle. The second difference is Lady Macbeth’s masculinity
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tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ Macbeth’s greed leads to his downfall; his death. In eleventh century Scotland‚ war‚ bloodshed‚ and cruelty were all common occurrences. Duncan‚ the elected King of Scotland‚ is bravely fighting a war at the play’s opening in 1040. Macbeth‚ the Thane of Glamis‚ is also fighting. Following the battle‚ Macbeth tirelessly works to become king and maintain his kingship. The greed he displays while committing those acts‚ as well as the greed he displays through his interpretation of the apparitions
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Macbeth is a heroic tragedy set in Scotland. There are themes of supernatural powers‚ betrayal‚ murder and self-destruction in this play. It reveals how Macbeth kills to become king and how Lady Macbeth’s passion for power drives him. Like any interpretation of something Roman Polanski took artistic liberty with the play. The differences between Polanksi’s Macbeth and Shakespeare’s‚ in terms of the overall tone‚ is the brutality of the Polanksi’s film. Polanski’s version was especially gruesome‚
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of King Duncan but Lady Macbeth is responsible for it all. In the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth reads Macbeth’s letter. After she reads the letter she looks up and essentially says‚ “I am worried that you don’t have what it takes to be the King. You lack what it takes; you want to be in power but you cannot get the things done that are called for. Hurry home so I can persuade you into doing whatever is stopping you from taking the crown” (Crowther). Macbeth does not want to kill the king. He
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exposistion King Duncan rules the kingdom. In the rising action Macbeth is influenced to kill King Duncan to take the throne for himself. The major conflict throughout the play is Macbeth dealing with the aftermath of killing King Duncan because he starts to see people that were killed and has to stop others from discovering how he came to be king. The climax is when Macbeth fights Mcduff for the throne. The resolution is when Mcduff
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Macbeth‚ who strives to be the King of Scotland. However‚ he is destined for his downfall near the end of the play because of his tragic flaw‚ his obsession of power. In turn Macbeth’s obsession with being held to a higher rank and the influence of women both lead to his tragic downfall. It is evident that Shakespeare gives Macbeth an overconfident‚ tone throughout the play. In the beginning of the play it seems that Macbeth works diligently to earn the title of king of Scotland. In fact‚ he is
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had a strong ambition for the work they do. Although ambition can lead to wonderful things‚ there is such a thing as being too ambitious. This was likely the case for Macbeth‚ who used all the wrong methods to be the king. He did this by killing multiple people including King Duncan himself‚ who showed nothing but love to Macbeth. His inability to differentiate from reality and illusions from the witches also show how much he was blinded by his ambition. He wasn’t the only one that fueled his excess
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introduced by the witches with three titles: Thane of Glamis‚ which Macbeth is aware of; Thane of Cawdor‚ which is true and King‚ which is not yet true. Macbeth states‚ “My thought‚ whose murder yet is but fantastical‚ shakes so my single state of man that function is smothered in surmise‚ and nothing is but what is not”(I.iii.139-142). The witches have not mentioned anything about King Duncan’s murder‚ yet Macbeth’s first thought is murder. Instead‚ the witches possibly had awakened Macbeth’s murderous
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Macbeth who deceitfully and greedily rises to power and soon falls. Macbeth started out as a brave‚ valiant noble who fought for King Duncan. Three witches then met Macbeth and tempted him with the throne. This caused confusion in Macbeth but he decided to stay loyal to Duncan. He later told his wife about his encounter and she changed his mind and made him slay Duncan. Macbeth slowly turned insane‚ cocky‚ and brash. Because he was blessed with a fortune that said his throne was almost impossible
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qualities of a good person. Although the play portrays the killing of King Duncan as a gruesome act (which it is)‚ it fails to go into specific detail about Lady Macbeth’s role in this act. Lady Macbeth gave Macbeth the idea and method of killing King Duncan. Lady Macbeth ensured that King Duncan’s death was short and painless‚ meaning that although it was a horrific thought and idea‚ some thought was given from Lady Macbeth about how King Duncan’s death could be painless.
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