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    Haley Sanders 3-5-13 Pd.2 Lady Macbeth “No there ain’t no rest for the wicked‚ until we close our eyes for good.” -Lyrics from Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked by Cage the Elephant The above lyrics ring especially true for the character Lady Macbeth from the renowned Shakespeare play Macbeth. In the play‚ Lady Macbeth’s ability to suppress her emotions allows her to be calculating‚ manipulative‚and apathetic. These qualities enable her to achieve her dark ambitions

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    In Act 1‚ Scene 5‚ Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth‚ telling her of the witches’ prediction that he will be king. Lady Macbeth’s first reaction is to say "shalt be what thou art promis’d". She then says "yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o’ the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way". By this she means that she fears that he is too kind to do what he needs to do to become king‚ by killing Duncan. Her use of the word milk is interesting as it is a very feminine word‚

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    Who do you blame most for King Duncan’s Death?  Who do you blame for king Duncan’s death? Consider the role of MacbethLady Macbeth‚ and the Witches.  When answering this question you need to consider the roles of MacbethLady Macbeth‚ and the Witches. From this we need to also consider when the play was written and in what context the audience saw the characters in the time when the plays were written.  Shakespeare was commissioned to write the play by James I of England who was also James

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    PARALLELS: THE INFLUENCE OF LADY MACBETH AND THE THREE WITCHES THAT CHANGED MACBETH Throughout a person ’s life‚ there are many things‚ like strangers or the media‚ that influence how a person will behave. The main factor in this influence tends to be the people in their lives that they are closest too. Sometimes the influence of people can significantly change a person - whether in a good way‚ or a bad way. In the play _Macbeth_‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ there are many examples of bad influences

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    Macbeth In The play‚ “Macbeth‚” Macbeth kills Duncan‚ the King of Scotland with the help of his wife. Witches play a part in the play by foretelling that Macbeth will become king. Macbeth’s friend Banquo will have sons who will become kings. After he kills Banquo‚ Macbeth becomes king and tries to kill everyone who might want to take the throne away from him. The ghost of Banquo‚ whom he kills‚ haunts him at an important banquet. Killing the King was wrong‚ Macbeth’s wife dies and Macbeth is overthrown

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    Macbeth is a play of contradiction and ambition. Driven to becoming King‚ Macbeth will kill all and any that get in his way. He puts his faith in the words and prophesies of three witches‚ after their first one (that he will become Thane of Cawdor) comes through. Macbeth’s wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ is instrumental is Macbeth’s ambition‚ egging him on when he fears he has gone to far‚ and scheming of greatness. It was written by William Shakespeare between 1603 and 1607. One of the greatest tragedies ever

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    Macbeth - Critical Essay Evokes 8. Choose a play in which the relationship between a male and a female character changes significantly. Show how the relationship between the two characters changes and discuss to what extent this illuminates a central idea of the play. “Macbeth” is a power-play between: good and evil; between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth‚ and between Macbeth‚ his cousins and his former fellow Thanes. Lady Macbeth and her husband‚ Macbeth‚ play out a complicated contest of wills

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    November 19‚ 2012 Macbeth: Final Analysis This chart shows a significance of the aggression increase and decrease in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. This chart shows where their position or level of aggression on a scale of 1-6 stands in each of the acts. This chart mostly shows the difference between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth at the start and end. As Macbeth progresses up in the chart‚ Lady Macbeth goes down. In Act 1‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth start off at two different positions. Macbeth is way down on

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    Conflict is a struggle between opposing forces that moves a plot forward. The Tragedy of Macbeth has many conflicts. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is part of an external conflict. The example of the extexternal conflict is the quote “Are you a man? This is the air drawn dagger which you said led you to Duncan”. (pg. 347 line 59) This means he was having second doubts about killing King Duncan‚ so Lady Macbeth tried to be little and manipulate Macbeth into killing King Duncan. Lady Macbeth you can say was

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    tragedy‚ the ‘timeless’ Macbeth‚ has not become obsolete due to the universal concerns that remain pertinent in our society. In his play he portrays many themes through the use of controversial characters; Many of these concept have ongoing relevance to our world today that subsequently produce sinister connotations. But the ingenuity with which Shakespeare painted the portraits of the eventual corruption and moral decay of one’s pureness‚ caused by the rapid influx of power bestowed upon a single

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