throughout the play is ambition. In many cases ambition is a very important and a powerful tool‚ but in this play ambition became destructive. Macbeth’s ambition led to his tragic downfall; ambition drove Lady Macbeth mad‚ ambition changed Macbeth‚ and ambition led to a string of murders. Lady Macbeth was a woman who had extreme amounts of ambition. When she receives the letter from Macbeth about the witches and his fate she is the first person to think of murdering Duncan.
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of a scene featuring Lady Macbeth. You were asked to view a stage performance of the same scene in order to answer this question: How does this interpretation compare to the others? In a response of at least five sentences‚ comment on the stage interpretation and explain your impression of Lady Macbeth in this scene. Use specific examples from the clip to support your answer. Things to consider: her facial expressions‚ body language‚ and tone of voice. Interpretation 1: Lady Macbeth is a supportive
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to the mortals because of their self - importance. Night is used to emphasize the pain that will be inflicted onto the mortals that they will not be able to sleep "night nor day". Lady Macbeth later stated " Come‚ thick night‚ and pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell..."(1.5.48). Night signifies a greater evil. Lady Macbeth treats the night
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this in his play Macbeth. Some may say that the weird sisters within the play are responsible for the actions of Macbeth and that his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ acted as a catalyst to persuade and manipulate Macbeth to commit regicide‚ but truly all they did was simply put thoughts into his head. They set the play in motion but Macbeth is fully responsible for his own
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spark his ambition‚ allowing Lady Macbeth to influence his actions and by fully trusting the apparition’s visions. To being with‚ Macbeth’s downfall initiates as his actions and growing ambition is influenced by the witches’ prophecies. One of the prophecies that develop Macbeth’s trust for the witches is him being prophesized and then pronounced
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psychotic by the end of the play. Macbeth’s ambition to be king controls his actions and emotions. Lady Macbeth seizes her opportunity to be queen when Duncan announces that he will be staying in their castle for the night. “O‚ never shall sun that morrow see! Your hand‚ your tongue: look like the innocent flower‚ but be the serpent under’t.”(Shakespeare pg.3) Duncan has been murdered due to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s ambition to be king and
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Ambition is often the leading force in one’s life‚ making them strive persistently to achieve something more and accomplish great things. It can be a positive force‚ but can easily become a negative one when clouds by one’s desires and greed. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ blind ambition has blurred the morality of many of the characters and causes them to fall to their demise. To convey the theme as effectively as possible Shakespeare uses numerous rhetorical devices throughout the play‚ one
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Power and corruption are some of the major themes presented in Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth. The story deals with these themes by showing us how Macbeth’s actions have grim consequences which ensue in poor results‚ such as Macbeth’s complete change of character. In one of the first few scenes of the play‚ the captain states for “brave Macbeth well he deserves that name”‚ showing us that Macbeth is loyal to the king for killing the villain. The captain’s statement also shows that he is a good and
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convey the notion of change and how it is embraced or resisted. The main character‚ Macbeth‚ experiences the most change throughout the play. His personal changes greatly affect the people and environment surrounding him. External influences such as Lady Macbeth and the Three Witches affect how Macbeth embraces and resists change. His decisions‚ made through these influences‚ ultimately result in personal change; a change of mentality and attitude towards the events in the play. The Witches use dark
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Sunshine and rainbows are often associated with happiness and goodness‚ while darkness is associated with evil and death. In the Tragedy of Macbeth‚ Shakespeare uses light and dark imagery to hide the evils Macbeth and Lady Macbeth commit‚ foreshadow evil deeds‚ set the scene‚ and portray life as meaningless‚ Shakespeare incorporates darkness into Act One by . King Duncan has just named Malcolm as the heir to the Scottish throne. Macbeth realizes for him to be king‚ Malcolm must be taken care
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