for supporting [it] were probably severely restricted" (Aitchison 52). Opposite to Gruoch’s personality‚ Lady Macbeth has a ruthless and evil behavior. Fictional Macbeth is put in an unstable state of mind by the blood on his hands after murdering Duncan. To calm her frantic husband‚ Lady Macbeth shows "[her] hands [being] of [his] color‚ but [she] shame[s]/ to wear a heart so white" (2.2.67-68). Based on the situation Lady Macbeth expresses no negative feeling after the murder and wants Macbeth to
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After the murder of King Duncan we immediately see the guilt eat away at Macbeth. ““What hands are here! Ha! they pluck out mine eyes” (act 2 scene 2 line 24). Macbeth says that the sight of the blood‚ the very thought of murder‚ is so awful it metaphorically rips his eyes out
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The statement ’Macbeth was basically a good man led into evil ways’ is one I agree with‚ to a certain extent. His evilness certainly progressed throughout the play‚ but his influences from the witches and Lady Macbeth and degree of goodness at the start is debatable. I shall also discuss the reasons for his destruction‚ which ties in the plays themes - for example ambition‚ order and disorder and guilt and conscience. The play opens with a scene of disorder - lightning and a coven of witches. This
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Aristotle‚ a Greek philosopher and a scientist who came up with the characteristics of tragic hero. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a play about a tragic hero named Macbeth who was told about his prophecy by three witches and one of them was him being king‚ in which he succeeds by killing all in his way. The term tragic hero applies to Macbeth. Through three witch’s predications‚ Lady Macbeth’s encouragements‚ and the fact that he is a courageous man. The first reason why Macbeth is a tragic hero is
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poisoned chalice To our own lips. He’s here in double trust: First‚ as I am his kinsman and his subject‚ Strong both against the deed; then‚ as his host‚ Who should against his murderer shut the door‚ Not bear the knife myself. Besides‚ this Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek‚ hath been So clear in his great office‚ that his virtues Will plead like angels‚ trumpet-tongued‚ against The deep damnation of his taking-off; And pity‚ like a naked new-born babe‚ Striding the blast‚ or heaven’s
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is seen trying to wash her hands over and over again‚ though no amount of cleanliness can rid her of this ‘damned spot’: “What‚ will these hands ne’er be clean?” This is ironic as Lady Macbeth herself was the one who persuaded Macbeth into killing Duncan. We see Lady Macbeth start to crumble in the second half of the play‚ and finally her guilt becomes overpowering as she commits suicide at the end of the play. This is how Shakespeare uses the motif of blood to portray the theme of guilt in the
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Prior to murdering Duncan‚ Macbeth was hesitant about following through with his wife’s merciless task. He doubted that he was able to murder one of his most loyal friends‚ until he saw the vision. On page 43‚ Act II‚ scene I‚ Macbeth sees the apparition: "Is this a dagger
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Macbeth starts of a short manifestation of the witches and then move to a armed site‚ where the Scottish King Duncan hears the information that is generals‚ Macbeth and Banquo‚ have overcome two divide invading armies. Macbeth is also brained washed by his wife. Lady Macbeth makes him go insane. She makes him do things that he didn’t want to she got into his head so bad. She wants him to murder King Duncan in order to obtain thecrown. Lady Macbeth already has everything planned for the murder and is trying
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evil characters but the one were going to be talking about is the evil‚ selfish‚ ambitious Macbeth. Throughout the play Macbeth causes much pain and suffering for all characters in the text for example‚ Macbeth kills his wise‚ respected‚ leader King Duncan; this action would be taken as regicide‚ this action is basically a royal murder. In my opinion the evil‚ tyrant Macbeth links to the themes ambition‚ greed and selfishness. A quote to support this is: ‘I go‚ and it is done the bell invites me’
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that he would become the king. Macbeth‚ not knowing that it had already been decreed that he would be Thane of Cawdor‚ assumed that the witches could predict the future. Macbeth then assumed that in order for the final prediction to come true‚ something terrible had to happen to
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