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    Secondly‚ Macbeth is easily manipulated by external and internal controlling influences. In this external case‚ Lady Macbeth uses cowardice‚ manhood‚ and guilt to manipulate Macbeth into killing King Duncan. Macbeth initially does not want to murder King Duncan as he feels that this virtuous‚ and well respected leader deserves to live‚ while Lady Macbeth consistently believes that Duncan must be killed so that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth can become King and Queen. To convince Macbeth into murdering

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    In these key lines from the book‚ Lady Macbeth mutters key fragments of an imaginary conversation which she recalls having with her husband Macbeth. Lady Maceth’s thoughts are being unraveled and her tortured imagination is being set free. ‘Out‚ damn’d spot! out‚ I say! One; two: why‚ then ’tis time to do’t. In this piece of text Lady Macbeth is calling on evil spirits‚ and chanting different callings. Lady Macbeth is embracing her inner evil‚ and becoming a new person. In her chanting she recites

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    In the play Macbeth‚ the first introduction to Lady Macbeth in Act 1 scene 5 provides the reader with a great deal of insight into her character. After her speech‚ we know that Lady Macbeth is ambitious; however she’s also ruthless and possesses a dark soul. Lady Macbeth craves a power only attainable through manipulation because of societal gender roles of the era. Lady Macbeth is a very dynamic‚ yet daunting‚ female character in this play and ultimately molds the viewpoint of Macbeth. “The raven

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    In MacbethLady Macbeth calls on the conventions of gender during Elizabethan times to influence her husband Macbeth.  When Lady Macbeth first receives the letter from Macbeth detailing the witches’ prophecy‚ she says that Macbeth is "too full of the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way” (1. 5. 1-3)‚ meaning that Macbeth is too good to do anything and for him to follow his ambition.  So when trying to convince Macbeth to murder Duncan‚ she tells him that he would be considered "so much

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    Lady Macbeth - William ShakespeareLady Macbeth is in a position of power over Macbeth. She tells him what to do and what not to do. She directs him and his emotions in Act 2 Scene II. She is the strongest one which is clearly shown by her saying ‘A foolish thought‚ to say a sorry sight’. This shows us how weak Macbeth is compared to Lady Macbeth who has the power and makes her husband think the same way as she thinks. I would show that power clearly by standing on the higher level of the stage than

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    Lady Macbeth is more evil than Macbeth‚ as illustrated through her speech and mischievous temperament. The first appearance of her attitude was after Macbeth’s soliloquy about his intentions of killing Duncan or not. Lady Macbeth states to Macbeth that if he does not kill Duncan‚ then he will “live a coward [in his own self-esteem]” (1.7.47). The connotation of the word “coward” said by Lady Macbeth emphasizes the cruel tone of Lady Macbeth. Her criticizing is unnecessary as Macbeth is deciding between

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    Macbeth’ was written around about 1603-1607 and no one really knows when the exact date ’Hamlet’ was written‚ but it was approximately in 1599-1601. The plays written were both tragedies written by William Shakespeare. ’Macbeth’ was about a man who was told a prophecy by three witches that he will be lord of Cawdor and he will become King. So he killed the former King of Scotland for himself and his wife Lady Macbeth to become king and queen‚ he was not alone in the murder his wife manipulated

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    Lady Macbeth & Her Evilness "Bring Forth men-children only! For thy undaunted mettle should compose nothing but males."(I‚ vii‚ 73-75) Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most frightening and strong female characters. She is ambitious‚ lusts for power and will stop at nothing for it; she is truly evil. This is evident when she asks evil spirits to come unsex her‚ when she tries to manipulate Macbeth into committing a most sinful crime‚ and that she is actively part of the crime also. "Come

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    Lady Macbeth is mentally unstable and insane. She longs for power and supreme authority over others‚ and she will injure and even kill anybody who gets in her way. For example‚ when she found out that the witches told Macbeth he was going to be king she egged him on‚ and urged him to become king. Or when she realizes Macbeth is scared to kill Duncan‚ she then calls him a coward and convinces him to carry on with the murder. These are some reasons why Lady Macbeth is insane wants power‚ and maybe

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    Power does not have the ability to corrupt someone and change their original belief system into a fraudulent one. Being predisposed to power and having any amount of it cannot turn a relatively nice person with strong values into an unprincipled leader or authority figure. Despite the power someone can get from many positions it is due to their own characteristics‚ and power itself shouldn’t be at fault for corruption that relinquishes from their actions. Each person has the choice to use their power

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