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    the right thing. In this case‚ Lady Macbeth is very different she is encouraging her husband to do the wrong thing so she can become the queen. The witches plant the seed when they tell him “that shalt be king hereafter‚” and Lady Macbeth than waters it. In this story we see that Lady Macbeth is power hungry‚ and very clever. The witches are similar to Lady Macbeth because they influence her to do such bad deeds to get the crown. The witches didn’t tell him how Macbeth will become king so they put

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    The main feeling Lady Macbeth evokes in the reader is that she is in control. She is in control of Macbeth and she is in control of the plan to kill King Duncan. “…the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements”. The word ‘my’ really emphasizes that it is her house she is in control of the house. It also gives you some feeling of the power that Lady Macbeth possesses and what little influence Macbeth has on Lady Macbeth. She is very ambitious to become queen‚ to the point where she convinces

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    th Macbeth controlled assessment draft Intro: Lady Macbeth‚ Miss Havisham and the persona in the laboratory are all perfect examples of disturbed women‚ whose minds and thoughts have been flung out of reality‚ warped and twisted by the psychotic ambitions and desires they hold. Their psychoses‚ how ever‚ manifest themselves in different ways. In the play ‘Macbeth’‚ Lady Macbeth degenerates from a sturdy‚ supreme character that influences her husband‚ Macbeth‚ into doing wicked deeds‚ into

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    his famous‚ shortest and bloodiest tragedies is Macbeth. Macbeth is Shakespeare’s profound vision of evil which is based on contradiction and ambition. The play distinguishes of man desires of being a king. Shakespeare’s understanding of the complexity human nature is shown in Macbeth. Macbeth was written in the 1606 in the early reign of James. James was patron of Shakespeare acting company. In all the plays Shakespeare wrote under James reign‚ Macbeth evidently replicates the play wright close relationship

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    Women play a huge role in society. Even through these roles have changed over time‚ history is full of strong women. Lady Macbeth can be described as one of these strong women‚ who in fact played a very different role to other women of her time. She was determined‚ obsessed and ambitious. Lady Macbeth had qualities contradictory to the norms of women in the Elizabeth Era. She was dominant‚ manipulative and had total equality. Qualities that were completely opposite to women of her time. Women of

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    My piece centralizes on Lady Macbeth’s face. The face shows only eyes and no other features‚ this is for good reason. Lady Macbeth struggles throughout the play "Macbeth" with not being able to find rest and sleep. I wanted to draw attention straight to her eyes which outwardly show rest and peace. On the left I have her eye closed to symbolize her sleeping‚ to make sense of this‚ I chose to include stars in the background. Stars are something everyone can associate with the night and further‚ with

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    both the tragedy of Macbeth and Wuthering the women are very manipulative! At first‚ Lady Macbeth seemed to be kind women towards her husband. Then Lady Macbeth starts to be very manipulative! She uses her words against Macbeth to convince him to kill Duncan. “She got him to do it with demonic forces and the fateful powers of the notorious three witches; verbally manipulates” (Thomas 81). “When you durst do it‚ then you were a man” (1. 7. 49). Bronte much like in Shakespeare Macbeth uses his women to

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    The Presentation of Lady Macbeth in Act 1 We gain our first insight into the character of Lady Macbeth in act 1 scene 5‚ where she is reading a letter from Macbeth (her patner in greatness)‚ he speaks of his meeting with the "weird sisters" and what they have prophecised. Lady Macbeth upon reading this is excited by this great news and overcome with the belief that he will become the king - so her the queen - as is shown in the phrase "Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor; and shalt be what thou art promised:"

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    stated by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Macbeth displayed the same situation‚ he dare to kill the king‚ his friends to get in power. In general the play of MacBeth contains story about a great general who led his army to a victorious battle. In which he later found himself outnumbered. As the play continues and plot twists arise‚ he finds his way to rise and become king. Macbeth became avaricious for power‚ due to witches prophesy‚ wife manipulation and ultimately his own ambition to become the ruler. Undoubtedly

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    Is Ambition the key to power? The classic Shakespearean play "Macbeth" resonates many themes and concepts that relate to modern times. Today‚ readers will be able to relate concepts‚ such as ’Ambition’ which is still represented in some of today’s most famous and important people. One of these people is Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton‚ wife of former President of the United States‚ Bill Clinton. Evidence has revealed that the senator for New York shows close similarities to the character Lady Macbeth

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