... quickly." Act 2, Scene 2: "My Husband!" "I have done the deed. Didst thou not hear a noise?" Act 5, Scene 1: "Yet here's a spot. Out damned spot! Out, I say!" Act 5, Scene 5: "I have almost forgot the taste of fears;" These scenes follow the individual paths of the two MacBeths. In the first scene, Lady MacBeth convinces her husband to kill King Duncan. The second, just after the murder, shows ... MacBeth's panic and Lady MacBeth's determination. Then we observe how each deals with guilt after time. MacBeth, just before the final battle ... he dies, the audience is made to feel remorse...

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... aspirations and dreams are a healthy standard among society as a whole, what happens when these desires gain an "any means necessary" approach? In Macbeth, William Shakespeare show that blind ambition and greed can overcome any sense of decency remaining in individuals, turning them into soulless representatives of evil. ... "sleeping" permanently. [T] Another motif used to exemplify Shakespeare's theme is blood. [S] Shakespeare used the image of blood to portray the central idea of Macbeth, King Duncan's murder. The crime is foreshadowed in the second scene of the first act. The king sh...

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... most difficult of Shakespeare's heroines for the nineteenth century to appropriate." (Shakespeare' s Unruly Women Page 73) "It is particularly observable that in Lady MacBeth's concentrated, strong nerved ambition, the ruling passion of her mind there is yet a touch of a womanhood: she is ambitious less for herself and for ... quot;My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white." (Act 2 Scene 2 Line 67-8) She controlled Macbeth by her words and her demeaning attitude. Whenever he spoke up and tried to tell her how he felt differently about the situation they were getting...

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... 'd his brains out, had I so sworn as you have done to this". These words show us how determined she is. Despite her insults, Macbeth is still doubtful and afraid of failure, however, after the persistent abuse he has endured from him wife, and by crushing his doubts and uncertainties, he ... "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck." His change from "dearest love" to "dearest chuck" indicates loss of emotional connection. It is still Lady Macbeth who covers up for her husband. She is the one who calls him back to reality at the appearance of Banquo's ghost. But her words aren't as .....

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... as scorpions; it is tortured in restless ecstasy. Suspense has undermined his judgment and brought on him the gambler's fever...The third feature in Macbeth is the quickening of his sensitiveness to the supernatural side by side with the deadening of his conscience...In the reaction from the murder of ... himself. The one thing that Macbeth had that meant the most to him was his wife. Lady Macbeth is his world. For a man who shows so much hate, gives a lot of love. They are one of the greatest pairs of lovers that ever existed. There is a spot where the reader can obviously pick ... up...

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... directed by Roman Polanski, it is logical to see that ambition and the deceptive appearances of what really is, is central to the dramatic development of MACBETH. Initially MACBETH is seen as a great soldier, a fearless fighter who has loyally defended his King against a treacherous rebellion. However, he is corrupted by evil ... murder. The idea of murdering the king how ever is not totaly her idea becusea we are shown that this thouth has ocured to macbeth aswell. Lady Macbeth is very direct and intelligent. She plans what looks like a perfect murder. Even though she appears to be rat...

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... 's castle be seized and cruelly, that Lady Macduff and her children be murdered. The murder of Macduff's family, marks the moment in which Macbeth descends into utter madness, killing neither for political gain nor to silence an enemy, but simply out of a furious desire to do harm. ... As Malcolm and Macduff reason, they agree that Macbeth is the worst possible method of kingship. When Ross, a messenger, brings word of Lady Macduff's murder, Macduff is stricken with grief and anger ... of their prophecy's. After being used by the witches" to influence and initiate Macbeth's greed and i...

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... . The real fascinating about this was this quote is that the witches had already said it. This suggests that the witches have power over Macbeth. When Macbeth and Banquo first see the witches, Banquo comments on their appearance, "So withered and so wild in their attire" This alliteration comments on ... Malcolm and Donalbain had fled to England to avoid being suspected but that in Macduff's opinion made suspicion hang over their heads. Banquo states his suspicions of Macbeth to him at the start of act 3, scene 1, "Thou hast it now: king, Cawdor and Glamis, all, As the weird women promis...

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... enhancing it in many different ways and creating a moral in the story. The witches can also appeal to a modern day audience. The play "Macbeth" reflects many Elizabethan beliefs about witches and witchcraft. For instance, they believed that witches could raise evil spirits by concocting a brew from disgusting ingredients. ... This is shown in the first scene of Act 4 where the witches are making a "hell-broth" to conjure up apparitions for Macbeth. They include repulsive ingredients such as, "Liver of blaspheming Jew," "Nose of Turk," and "Tongue of dog." The fact that they call it a " ...

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... two-faced of her; she greets him with smiles, while practically holding a dagger. Neither of these scenes give many positive points for Lady Macbeth's character, it does indeed seem that she is just incredibly evil. The banquet scene also reveals a few astonishing facets about her, as well ... child rather then back down. This is a very powerful image, and further increases her mask of cold ambition, also suggesting more links in Lady Macbeth's mind between femininity and kindness, which she seems to think is the truth. Her manipulation is again, effective. She fills him with pride, ......

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... , the King has passed the title from one traitor to another. At the end of the battle, Duncan wins the war. The audience now thinks that Macbeth is a "good guy", so Shakespeare re-introduces the witches in the next scene. I think Shakespeare does this deliberately to make the audience think that there ... is still something not quite right in the world. Macbeth's first words in this scene are "So foul and fair a day, I have not seen." Which is almost a repeat of what the witches were saying ... of worthlessness for love. Next we see that lady Macbeth maybe feeling guilty or scared at h...

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... blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas in incarnadine, making the green one red" (II.ii). Macbeth is feeling guilt about the death of King Duncan. He feels that his bloody hands are symbols of guilt and murder and that, like staining green ... the world around him, which he compares to an ocean, and that even the god Neptune's great powers cannot wash away his sin. The guilt Macbeth is feeling for his sins cloud all of his decisions. He is becoming increasingly scared and unstable. Upon learning that the witches predict that the sons ... mentally u...

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... me from the crown to the toe tope-full of direst cruelty!" (Act 1 scene 5, Lines 42-45). Shakespeare makes it known that Lady Macbeth is strong in the most horrific of ways with her strong desires for power. Again she asserts her control, but this time over husband when she ... in thine own esteem, letting 'I dare not' wait upon ' I would,' like the poor cat I' th' adage?" (Act 1 scene 7, lines 42-48). Macbeth's straight mind was short lived, as soon as his wife spoke her words of cruel persuasion . . . "Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle ... back home barely ...

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... telling him that it is only in his head and none of it is true. It is significant for Lady Macbeth to be clever because otherwise everyone would have found out the truth about Macbeth sending murderers after Banquo and know that he committed treason by killing the King. Her cunningness would have to be ... others to think that they did not have any part in the recent murders in order to keep their intentions hidden. Furthermore, Lady Macbeth creates an alibi by saying Macbeth has had outbursts of acting like this from his childhood to protect them both. When everyone is afraid of what is ...

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... the life of a king of Scotland, who lived from 1005-1057. The tragedy is a penetrating, concentrated and harrowing study of ambition. Both Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, have a driving ambition that turns each of them into a spiral of guilt and evil. No character in any of Shakespeare's plays undergoes such ... it is evident that this is not true, as the sleepwalking lady tries in vain to scrub the stain of blood off her hands, "Out, damned spot, out, I say!" When she yells about ridding herself of Duncan's blood, she is presenting a metaphor. She does not truly want to be rid ... s...

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... and shalt be what thou art promised they nature is too full o'th" milk of human kindness." (Iv, Ln 15-17). This exemplifies Lady Macbeth's doubts of Macbeth. Over time his lust for power throws him into a tailspin of destructive emotions and actions. Once he learns of the witches prophesy he becomes an ... of his terrible reign, and his evil fashion. He is very secretive about the murders he commits and the valuable information he receives by means of the witches. Macbeth's personal conflict becomes apparent by his temporary damnation at the site of Duncan's murder. " One cried " God Bl...

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... most often to hide the appearance of guilt. Here, the theme of reality versus appearance is reinforced because of the fact that both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are constantly hoping for the darkness of the night to come so that they do not have to fight against the reality of their ... longer able to live with her guilty conscience during her famous sleepwalking scene. Lady Macbeth says, "Out, damned spot! Out I say! One: two: why then "tis time to do "t. Hell is murky" (Act V, i: 38). Literally, Lady Macbeth is saying that she cannot wipe the blood stains of Duncan off her hand. ... Ho...

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... He did this by killing King Duncan, and since he was next in line, he received the title of king. The last person that influenced Macbeth was his wife, Lady Macbeth. She weakened Macbeth challenging his masculinity. She said, "And live a coward in thine own esteem, letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would", like the poor ... life because of his greed to become ahead in life. Greed and ambition cost Lady Macbeth her life. By the end of the play she is so mentally devastated that she causes her own death. Lady Macbeth says, "Out damned spot! Out, I say!", and "Here's the smell of blood stil...

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... is also evident in his terrible dreams which gives the solid theme that he has indeed "murdered sleep". Throughout the play we see the character of Macbeth change not from just the way he thinks and what we hear from the play, but from the actions he takes in the play, from killing ... thick my blood". She goes to the extent of planning the murder of Duncan and assumes full responsibility of this. She exerts a lot of power over Macbeth in this part of the play and even calls him a "coward" and this shows just how determined she is and how much ambition she has ... for her husband. It is ...

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... and evil spirits. She demands of these "murd'ring ministers-: "unsex me here direst cruelty stop remorse nature's mischief."" This theme of Lacy Macbeth being so closely linked to the witches is strong throughout the whole play. In itself this quote could be taken either as an implication that she ... . In Lady Macbeth's final scene, (act 5, scene 1) we see how her descent into madness climaxes. She begins to sleepwalk, and to relive the events of the past, beginning with Duncan's murder, her blood covered hands and Banquo's ghost, then returning to her stained hands. "Yet here's a spot....

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... of blood. Blood begins as a sign of honor, yet quickly changes to treachery. That same blood again changes meaning to guilt, a guilt felt by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Then at the end, just as the Great Chain of being is restored, so is the meaning of honor to blood. Shakespeare's use of blood ... has changed from honor to treachery, and just as disrupting the great chain of being, disrupting the role of blood will cause dire consequences for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. It is common fact that the truth will be known, and the feeling of guilt is commonly the reason for the truth to show. ......

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... kill Duncan - "Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?". This conscience is one of the main elements of Macbeth's personality which has allowed him to become part of this tragedy; perhaps if he had been less loving and loyal, and more assertive, he would have ... been able to decide for himself what he should do and be less influenced by his wife. Macbeth is a jealous man, because he is competitive, as many soldiers are. He lived in an ambitious world where power and respect are much wanted. ... This does not fool many of the Lords, and as they join Malcolm i...

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... of the play are far more than Malcolm conceives, and the utter desolation they cause is the evidence of this. Despite these facts, Macbeth and his wife cannot rationalise their heinous deeds with any sense of logic. Ominously, Shakespeare opens the play in 'thunder and lightning ... The witches themselves are rebuked by their leader Hecate for their 'saucy and overbold' actions of daring to 'trade and traffic with Macbeth in riddles and affairs of death'. When they bluntly, and sequentially, offer him the information that he will be Glamis, Cawdor and &apos ... does it exc...

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... I, Scene 7 "Out damn'd spot! Out, I say! One-two. Why then, 'tis time to do it. Hell is murky." - Shakespeare's "Macbeth" In this scene, Lady Macbeth is basically emasculating Macbeth for not wanting to carry out with the plan. After Macbeth explains how he has won respect, Lady Macbeth calls him a coward and questions ... " wait upon "I would, " like the poor cat i' th' adage?" This scene haunts her because she basically caused Duncan's murder. If she hadn't pushed Macbeth, Duncan could have potentially been alive. Act 2, Scene 2 1. Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so ...

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... or was not responsible. So it is necessary that I take all of the different points into consideration. We are given the impression that Lady Macbeth is a powerful woman who's sex appeal gives her influential properties over a lot of her husbands decisions. She is also a woman of great ... to do, Than wishest should be undone." At the beginning of the play there is a scene which has Macbeth and Banquo returning from a victorious battle. They are riding on horseback, when they spot three witches. The witches are frail, old hags with beards and withered limbs. Upon questioning the first wi...

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