Lady Macbeth has changed from the merciless, manipulative representation of evil to the sensitive, guilt-plagued victim who is about to meet her end. ... This change shows her deterioration because she becomes so terrified at the memories that perfunctorily flash through her mind that she ends up committing what most critics consider suicide (Note: the act of suicide is never directly stated in the text). ...

• Word Count: 886
• Approx Pages: 4

It is important to take note of the double usage of the number three in the turning point of the play, which was at the time regarded as supernatural and was also used in the original spell in the first scene of the play. ... In the very end her ultimate downfall comes when she must commit suicide to rid herself of the guilt that plagues her. ...

• Word Count: 1512
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

"We still have judgment here; that we but teach Bloody instructions, which being taught return To plague the inventor: this even-handed justice Commends the ingredients of our poison"d chalice To our own lips. ...

• Word Count: 12917
• Approx Pages: 52
• Grade Level: High School