average Joe. Shakespeare’s Macbeth shows how fast a person can change as a result of the desire for power. Lady Macbeth provides a perfect example of how power can corrupt a person’s life. After becoming the queen‚ Lady Macbeth’s downfall starts as guilt and remorse catches up to her. Having a royal status changes how she sees things around her and ultimately leads to her demise. The play begins with Lady Macbeth being an ambitious wife. Lady Macbeth first enters the play in scene five reading Macbeth’s
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“The Rise and Fall of a Lady” Who wouldn’t dream of having glory‚ loyalty‚ and most of all the title of being a royal? With all this one could expect to be happy and content with life‚ but everything has two sides. One side is what we want our dream to be‚ and the other is the reality of what we wanted. Nought’s had‚ all’s spent‚ Where our desire is got without content; ’Tis safer to be that which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy (3.2.6-9) She
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There are many different opinions on what type of woman Lady Macbeth is. Some consider her an innocent woman subjected to the evils of a man’s world while many others depict her as a manipulative‚ heartless force that has driven a weak and unstable man to commit murder and go down the path of self-destruction. Many critics go as far as saying she uses her sexuality to influence her husband. Amanda K. Rooks sees Lady Macbeth as a “dangerous and unruly force that must be regulated‚ suppressed‚ and
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Act Three: Scene 1 Narrator. This scene opens where Benvolio‚ Mercutio‚ and later Romeo meet Tybalt on a street. Romeo had just gotten hitched and is feeling great and calm. Mercutio on the other hand wants to race Tybalt‚ but it turns bad and needs a little explaining done. [Exit Narrator and enter Benvolio and Mercutio] Benvolio. (tired) Come on Daddy-O‚ let’s cut out. It’s steaming like a hot pot and the Capulets ride‚ if we eyeball them‚ then we will have to rumble. Mercutio. (relaxed and
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fool Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth are too blame‚ they adopted beliefs from some witches that they were “superior” and “ admirable” and are now pursuing a killing spree in order to remove anyone who threatens to take his Scottish Throne; again a ‘coward’. When I met the witches I advised Macbeth to be cautious‚ “But ‘tis strange‚ and oftentimes to win us to our harm‚ the instruments of darkness tell us truths‚ wind us with honest trifles‚ to betrays‚ in deepest consequence” (Act 1‚ Scene 3: 133-137)
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Act 1 scene 3 The supernatural atmosphere of scene one is recreated by the witches’ description of their evil doings and by their charm. Their power is limited; they cannot kill the sailor but they can make his ship meet terrifying storms‚ and the poor man’s life a hell on earth. This foreshadows the outcome of the witches’ influence on Macbeth. He too will‚ for example‚ deprived of sleep. The limitation of their powers is an important fact to keep in mind. Macbeth’s first words echo those
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all Shakespeare’s female characters Lady Macbeth stands out far beyond the rest — remarkable for her ambition‚ strength of will‚ cruelty‚ and dissimulation” (Traits of Lady). Lady Macbeth is usually viewed as an interesting character because of her notable traits. Her cruelty‚ cunning‚ and manipulation certainly contribute to one’s fascination with her. However‚ equally intriguing are Lady Macbeth’s notorious views she possesses. The unyielding views Lady Macbeth holds on manhood‚ womanhood‚ and guilt
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too early for my mind misgives Some consequence yet hanging in the stars Shall bitterly begin his fearful date With this night’s reveals‚ and expire the term Of a despised life closed in my breast By some vile forfeit of untimely death" (R+J Act 1 Scene4 Line 106-111). When he got to the party‚ he met Juliet and on seeing her‚ all thoughts of Rosaline flew from his mind. Finding that Juliet was a Capulet and therefore his sworn enemy did not stop him from wooing Juliet and
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between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The Macbeth we first encounter is an important and valued member of his society and the favorite of his king. His bravery and loyalty are celebrated and‚ though fierce in battle‚ we are led to believe that his is a fundamentally good and virtuous nature. By the plays end‚ however‚ he has ’supped full of horrors’ and is regarded as a ’hell-hound’ by his peers. In my opinion‚ key to this tragic downfall is Macbeth’s relationship with his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and the
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In Act IV‚ Scene II‚ where Lady Macduff appears‚ it is clear that Shakespeare intended her as a foil for Lady Macbeth. First of all‚ Lady Macduff cares about her son and has maternal instinct. She says‚ “To leave his wife‚ to leave his babes from whence himself does fly? … For the poor wren‚ the most diminutive of birds‚ will fight‚ her young ones in her nest‚ against the owl” (4.2.6-11). She is protective of her son and is a traditional mother figure; she says that even the birds care about their
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