Is lady macbeth the driving force for the death of king dunc
The play Macbeth is a tragedy about a battle hero who had a major downfall which was influenced by some of the characters. Macbeth was an honest and trustworthy man who was respected by his friends, the army and his king but this honesty turned into greed and ambition which are the main themes of the play. The play gives the messages that, jealousy can cause the worst of crimes and ambition can bring the mightiest low. The play symbolises the differences between light and dark The Witches represent the dark powers that have the capacity to influence men's decisions, but, more importantly, they are an outward representation of Macbeth's inner evil. Having said this, the brooding and mystifying darkness itself is a recurring motif in the drama and, like the Witches; it symbolizes the darkness in Macbeth's heart and the evil nature of his horrible deeds. King Duncan represents the light as he died an innocent man.Although Macbeth killed Duncan he was influenced by other characters such as the witches and Lady Macbeth, as at the start of the play Macbeth is a brave and honest hero but ends up a murder and a tyrant. The witches are ambiguous creatures but they influenced Macbeth a great deal because of the three predictions:
“I would, while it was smiling in my face, (Act 1 scene 7 lines 49-51) “I heard the owl scream, and the crickets cry.” Of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood……” Lady Macbeth is delighted at the idea of him becoming King and started to plan the killing when she found out that the king was coming to stay in their castle that night. When planning the murder Lady Macbeth is in control. This is a turning point for Lady Macbeth as we see a different side to her and she determines she will assist him becoming king whatever the cost, she exults and invokes demonic spirits to harden her own resolve and to destroy any weakness of pity. Her ambition for power leads her into an unnatural, phantasmagoric realm of witchcraft, insomnia and madness:
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