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    William Shakespeare‚ an English writer from the 1400s‚ shows many thing can influence a character into doing things. In Shakespeare’s classic "Macbeth" the character Macbeth Is very indecisive and can’t make up his mind about killing the king‚ Duncan‚ his ambition and his wife are the major influences that control the actions he takes on Duncan. For example Macbeth really wants to become king now and he is plotting way to become king now‚ as he proclaimed " The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step

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    Lady Macbeth Versus Human nature Emotions are a part of every one; the way one reacts to them is what makes them different. Guilt and shame are some of the few that are felt in the normal man if committed murder. In the play Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth Lady Macbeth is a character that has been an accomplice in murder‚ and the actions affect her overtime. One is able to see Lady Macbeth’s actions affect her through contrasting characters by her reactions to her emotions compared to the

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    passive and frail characters while men are expected to be aggressive and ambitious. Shakespeare toys with society’s expectations of gender roles in his play‚ “Macbeth”. Gender provides the main source of conflict in the play through the distortion of traditional gender roles‚ the apparent contrasts between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth‚ and manipulation through gender. Throughout the play many characters act in opposition to their expected gender roles. The best example of this is Lady Macbeth. As a woman

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    personally? Lady Macbeth finds the answer to this simple; impossible. Lady Macbeth continues to be controlled by others subconsciously whether it is through her own control‚ other actions or pure guilt. The actions of characters and events that occur in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth affect the life and mental wellness of Lady Macbeth directly and cause her to digress from dominant to voyeur‚ and then finally to victim‚ causing the play to be more enticing. To start‚ Lady Macbeth is a dominant‚ deceiving

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    its significance within the play Macbeth. Starting with this scene‚ explore the ways in which Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are presented in Shakespeare’s play and one other performed version of the play. Bibliography: CGP GCSE English Macbeth by William Shakespeare The Complete Play Macbeth YORK NOTES ADVANCED William Shakespeare Cambridge School Shakespeare Macbeth Roman Polanski Film of Macbeth (1971) “ The Tragedy of Macbeth” Shakespeare portrays Macbeth at the start of the play as being

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    is demonstrated in Macbeth. The struggle for power lies at the heart of the drama Macbeth. It shapes and changes the title character Macbeth‚ leading him down a path of moral corruption‚ crime and tyranny; eventually to his death. Ambition; stirred by the three witches’ prophecy of Macbeth becoming King‚ is the fatal flaw that causes this tragic hero’s downfall. Lady Macbeth shares her husband’s longing for power and uses him to achieve control. The murderous actions of Macbeth and his wife have

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    which Shakespeare develops Lady Macbeth’s emotional voice between Act 1 Scene 5 and Act 5 Scene 1. ‘Macbeth’ is a tragedy written by Elizabethan and Jacobean playwright William Shakespeare. It is a play written in honour of the King of Denmark for visiting Scottish-born King James I of England. One of the main characters of the play is Lady Macbeth. At first she is presented as a strong character but certain events gradually change her into a weak person and eventually drive her to her death. Particular

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    Gazing afar the galaxy of poets‚ none shines as brightly as William Shakespeare. His ingenious depiction of characters‚ uncanny medley of vocabulary‚ and use of rhetorical devices was unprecedented. Shakespeare‚ in the play Macbeth‚ examines the psychological aspect of crime. He puts forth an interesting notion – that one could be easily shocked by crimes which appear abruptly in their full magnitude‚ but alleviated by the stratagem of self-deceit‚ one could be negligent of the gradual

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    eternally. In the soliloquy‚ found in Act I‚ scene vii of Shakespeare’s Macbeth servants can be found scurrying inside the castle to prepare the table for the evening’s feast with the King while Macbeth‚ Shakespeare’s title character‚ hesitantly paces debating the

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    How does Macbeth change during the course of the play? During the course of the play‚ there are many ways in which Macbeth changes: his attitude to supernatural‚ his relationship with Lady Macbeth and his attitude to killing people. Near the start of the play‚ in Act 1 scene 3‚ Macbeth is quite disrespectful to the witches: ‘Speak if you can’‚ ‘what are you’ line 45‚ ‘so foul and fair a day I have not seen’ line 36. This also shows that Macbeth was a proud character and liked to show his power. When

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