Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous and frightening female characters. When we first see her‚ she is already plotting Duncan’s murder‚ and she is stronger‚ more ruthless‚ and more ambitious than her husband. She seems fully aware of this and knows that she will have to push Macbeth into committing murder.This theme of the relationship between gender and power is key to Lady Macbeth’s character.Lady Macbeth and also the witches are crafty women‚who use female methods of achieving power—that
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downfall of Lady Macbeth? There were several aspects of Shakespeare’s novel Macbeth’ that led to the downfall of Lady Macbeth. The mentality of Lady Macbeth in the play changes dramatically from the wife a Noble General‚ to an evil aggressive murderer (brought upon by the witches predictions)‚ and finally a woman who had de-graded to such an extent that she took her own life. We are not told an awful amount about Lady Macbeth at the start of the play [prior to her letter from Macbeth about the
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for one will never cease to strive for it. After receiving the letter Macbeth sent to me about all that has happened‚ I realized this is a perfect opportunity to take charge in what needs to be done. Even though Macbeth desires power equally as much as I do‚ I feel that I am the more ruthless and conniving one. Macbeth seems to be too kind-hearted in nature and has a bit more of a solid conscience. I made sure however‚ that Macbeth understood that power is a difficult thing to achieve and everything
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Major Themes Prophecy The plot of Macbeth is set in motion ostensibly by the prophecy of the three witches. The prophecy fans the flames of ambition within Macbeth and Lady Macbeth‚ serving as the primary impetus for the couple to plot the death of Duncan--and subsequently Banquo. But one also wonders: Would Macbeth have committed such heinous crimes if not for the prophecy? What if he had ignored the witches’ statements? Such speculation‚ however interesting‚ ultimately appears futile‚ since the
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Megan Lach Mr. Folk ELA B10-AP April 4‚ 2014 Macbeth: Act IV Journal In the play Macbeth written by Shakespeare there is many mentions of birds in the dialogue. As well it is one of the themes in this play‚ used as a metaphor to different examples‚ such as when the characters use the word fly as an expression of escaping or leaving. Furthermore the theme of birds is also used when speaking of specific birds having meanings‚ or birds in this play used to show pathetic fallacy. Specifically in
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Swan‚ allusions and different varieties of poetic elements are used to depict how a helpless young woman becomes violently reduced into being a sexual object instead of just being a customary girl. The author‚ William Butler Yeats‚ does not just use allusions in his poem to illustrate what Leda had to go through he also had used other types elements of poetry such as tone‚ mood‚ and rhyming‚ structure and irony‚ and imagery. An allusion is a kind of poetic device where the poet mentions or refers
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Melody is the key component of any song. In my opinion the melody is the identity of a song. I believe music could not exist without melody: It is like having a body but not the brain to help the body function. I think the rhythm controls the melody and‚ paired correctly‚ the harmony adds a little sparkle to the piece. I think the most important thing about the melody is that it is a way for the musician to convey a message to the listeners. When we hear the song “Wrecking Ball” the melody resonates
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MACBETH AS A TRAGIC HERO Tragic heroes are within everyone‚ but cannot be fully exposed or understood without the essential tragic qualities. One must be a potentially noble character who endures heroic qualities and has respect and admiration from the society. Consequently‚ they must be essentially great. Also within the character must be a flaw or weakness that leads to a fall. Lastly‚ one is required to possess an element of suffering and redemption. Remorse and regret is a necessity for ones
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their decisions together. This is exemplified by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth. Macbeth’s courage‚ ambition‚ and ambivalence combined with Lady Macbeth’s own ambition‚ cunning‚ and manipulative nature interact act to culminate in the final decision at the end of Act I to murder Duncan. Macbeth is first introduced by the wounded captain as a brave warrior and "valor’s minion" when the captain reports to Duncan‚ "For Brave Macbeth (well he deserves that name). / Disdaining Fortune…"
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This line appears in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Hamlet" in Act I Scene 2 line 65 and is spoken as an ‘Aside’ by Hamlet when the new king‚ Claudius addresses him as "But now‚ my cousin Hamlet‚ and my son—" in line 64. Claudius calls Hamlet his ’cousin’ and ’son’ because after Old King Hamlet‚ Hamlet’s father‚ died his brother‚ Claudius took his throne and married his brother’s widowed wife‚ Gertrude‚ making him not only Hamlet’s guardian but also his step-father. In terms of the actual words‚ with “kin”
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