Lady Macbeth and I were ecstatic that the king was coming to our lovely home.What an honor it was to have king Duncan in our home.Lady Macbeth was acting particularly wild that night she kept leading me on to the conversation of killing the king.I didn’t want to accept the fact that my wife was wanting me to kill our leader‚the father of our land.Then she brought up the fact that i would be king if he died‚so i asked her outta curiosity how would we even kill him.She instantly replied as if she already
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Response to Act 2 The novel Macbeth considers Lady Macbeth as ambitious but ruthless‚ unscrupulous‚ dishonest‚ deceitful‚ manipulative murderess. Although Lady Macbeth did not kill anyone‚ she is accountable for Duncan’s demise. In the novel‚ the hesitant Macbeth is seen as murderous as he is the one doing the killing. However‚ the one pulling the strings was none other but his wife Lady Macbeth. After receiving a letter from Macbeth regarding his promotion of position to thane of Cawdor and detailing
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Shakespeare wrote act 1‚ scene 7‚ is to inform the audience about Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s feeling and thoughts about murdering the King. For instance when Macbeth leaves the banquet hall deciding on what he should do he is worried and is having second thoughts on whether to murder Duncan or not. Lady Macbeth comes into the room he entered and manipulates Macbeth into carrying out the murder. When Lady Macbeth says‚ "When you durst do it‚ then you were a man." Lady Macbeth is manipulating his mind
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Act 2‚ Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is one of the most violent and intense scenes of the play. This scene is essential to the plot because it produces and develops Macbeth’s character as well as showing the first signs of guilt. It also presents a powerful and different side of the duo‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth after the death of King Duncan. He successfully uses a range of evocative language techniques to develop and explore the ideas of being a victim of fate‚ guilt and the issue of masculinity
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Act 1 study questions My impression of Lady Macbeth at the end of Act 1 is that she is a welcoming‚ gracious hostess but she is also a snake. She appears to be a nice person but in reality is a cold hearted person that would not mind killing her own baby. As the play Macbeth begins‚ the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth seems to be one of trust and commitment. Macbeth finds himself caught up in the predictions the witches make and he confides what he has learned from the witches in
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sleep” (III.iv.73)‚ spoken by Lady Macbeth‚ shows how sleep can mess with a person’s judgment. Ever since Macbeth murdered Duncan‚ he has been so guilty that he couldn’t sleep. Since he is so sleep deprived‚ his judgment is impaired. He is paranoid and is killing people left and right. He is so fearful that everyone is trying to overthrow him that he resorts to killing his close friend‚ Banquo. “There’s blood upon thy face/ ‘Tis Banquo’s then” (III.iv.13-15) is when Macbeth confirms the murder of Banquo
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Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Abusive Relationships Abuse‚ an adjective‚ to treat (a person or an animal) with cruelty or violence‚ especially regularly or repeatedly. Shakespeare’s Macbeth asserts the daily moral and emotional struggles that husband and wife face in Elizabethan time‚ as well as modern day. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were both keen to the idea of becoming King (and Queen) of Scotland after the witches spoke to Macbeth and assured him that it was his destiny. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth had made
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Macbeth: Summary Act V Act V in Shakespeare’s Macbeth is about Lady Macbeth’s mental state and the end of Macbeth himself. It is a fast paced chapter with many but short scenes‚ served to tie up loose ends. Below are summarized the key events of the nine scenes. Scene one is about Lady Macbeth who seems to have gone mad. While sleepwalking she indirectly admits to the crimes she and her husband have committed. Her mental stage is deteriorating because of her feelings of guilt. Referring to her
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At the beginning of the play Macbeth is seen as a courageous soldier who is loyal to the King but is corrupted from the witches prophecies and by his and Lady Macbeth’s ambition. Their marriage is of convenience for Lady Macbeth‚ but for Macbeth it is more than that. He loves his wife‚ and she takes advantage of that. She is continuously making him feel guilty‚ for being weak‚ and challenges his manhood‚ with these words "When you durst do it‚ then you were a man‚ and‚ to be more than what you were
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There are many different viewpoints as to who was the real driving force behind Macbeth and his ascent to power. There is the possibility of outside forces‚ including Lady Macbeth and the witches but also he could be victim to inner desires and ambitions which is the human condition which he could not control. The contrasting viewpoint is that Macbeth is the villain and that he chose to kill Duncan without much persuasion from any outer forces. It was his choice and he made it in a clear mind with
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