reading of Act 1of the Shakespearian tragedy of Macbeth‚ there are many characters that are worth observing. Of the bunch‚ Lady Macbeth stands out like gold in a bag of coal. Lady Macbeth is bold‚ ambitious‚ and sophisticated. A skill of hers that I observed is that she knows how to persuade people around her into doing devious acts just to satisfy her ambition. An observation about Lady Macbeth is that she is overly ambitious. Her desire to become Queen of Scotland is so all consuming to her that
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Who are the Macbeth’s? There’s Macbeth and then there’s Lady Macbeth‚ both appear to be superb having no insecurities. Macbeth I suppose is almighty and powerful and Lady Macbeth exquisite? She may be beautiful and delicate on the inside but I’ve heard the way she speaks to Macbeth indignantly. The Macbeths are no saints‚ they walk around here professing they’re perfect and godly but I discern all evil. They think they have fooled us with their smiles and waves but underneath the fraud I know within
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Lady Macbeth: In the play “Macbeth” written by Shakespeare the character Lady Macbeth is duplicitous. “…look like th’innocent flower‚ But be the serpent under’t” (I‚ vi‚ 64-65). The snake and the flower was a reference towards Macbeth although it depicts Lady Macbeth as well. Since she is under the same curse as Macbeth‚ because she has the same name‚ she is equally affected by the witches as he is. He is captured into the prophecy of the witches and so is Lady Macbeth. She might look kind and
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Character of Lady Macbeth In the course of this essay I will discuss the character of Lady Macbeth and the change in her character throughout the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. We see her as being ambitious and ruthless at the start. Looking at her and Macbeths character she is the dominant one in the relationship. After a while we start to see a change in her character as she lacks strength and ambition‚ isn’t in charge or control of her relationship with Macbeth. She is being kept out of
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superior to the 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
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Macbeth Macbeth the character is one of the most intriguing characters in English literature and falls under the category of a tragic hero which was common amongst Shakespearian plays. In the opening scenes we can see that Macbeth is a brave and valiant soldier‚ ready to die for his king and his country. We can see that he is held in high esteem by many of the royals and lay people. Duncan his king says “noble Macbeth” showing that Duncan thinks he is brave in battle and tough. But
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Sheakspeare’s "Macbeth‚" Lady Macbeth has proven that her imagination is stronger than her will. During the beginning of the play‚ Lady M had been the iron fist and authority icon for Macbeth. She was the voice of determination and hardness‚ yet deep down‚ she never carried such traits to begin with. She started this ordeal with a negative‚ bombastic rhetoric‚ preying on Macbeth’s weaknesses in order to egg him on. In no way did she make a positive contribution to Macbeth or to herself. However‚ Macbeth soon
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Shakespeare creates a facade when he coats Lady Macbeth with feelings of love and compassion for her husband Macbeth. However‚ when Lady Macbeth finds out the witches prophesied Macbeth was to become king she immediately thought of ways she could achieve her ambition‚ committing the sinful act of killing King Duncan was the first to come to mind. Lady Macbeth challenges Macbeths manly hood by stating “It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness” The noun “milk”‚ a word of purity and motherly love
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2014 Lady Macbeth’s Deceptiveness In the play Macbeth by Shakespeare a brutal murder occurs and no one is quite sure about the person responsible. Lady Macbeth is the one who is responsible for Duncan’s death‚ not only for deceiving Macbeth into doing it but also by being an accessory to the murder. Her ambition for the title and crown of being queen is much more plentiful than that of her husband Macbeth with whom she guides to take the crown she rightfully believes they deserve. Macbeth is on
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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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