... who plant ideas or possibilities of becoming king into his head. His ambition grows and the prospect of becoming king becomes ever more attractive. With the help of the highly persuasive and manipulative Lady Macbeth, he achieves his goal. Becoming king was Macbeth's ruin. After he claimed the throne Macduff, along with others began to become suspicious of him and his ... the first place. "We will proceed no further in this business Not cast aside so soon." (Act 1 Scene 7 Page 20) This is Macbeth's firm decision until Lady Macbeth uses her persuasive abilities to stir up his spirits and...

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... announces, to the shock of the audience, that she would have murdered her baby while it was feeding at her breast rather than break such a promise. She is confident and persuasive. She assures him that he will succeed and her words convince Macbeth to murder Duncan. When we get to Act 5, scene 1, what a stark contrast we see in Lady Macbeth's character ... ...

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... king. He allows Lady Macbeth and greed to cloud his judgment and he finally agrees to commit the murder. I believe the reason for Macbeth killing Duncan is due to the persuasive Lady Macbeth and his vaulting ambition. Despite this being the reason for Macbeth committing the murder of Duncan, the rest of Macbeth's crimes, murders and his eventual downfall are due ... ...

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... anything so he could become king and make her happy. As the play went on, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth began to switch roles. Lady Macbeth went from being powerful and persuasive to tormented and guilty, whereas Macbeth went from being loyal and respected to a powerful man, until the end of the play. His power and persuasion techniques were shown when he ... ...

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... first scene of the play that had the greatest impact on Macbeth's murderous rampage or did Lady Macbeth convince him to do these evil things through her demeaning comments and persuasive mockery? The witches did shock Macbeth with their prophecies, that to him seemed impossible, but it was Lady Macbeth who ultimately talked Macbeth into slaughtering his first victim. The prophecies ... ...

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... Macbeth the Thane of Cawdor. At this point, Macbeth seeks advice from his wife, Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth provides a scheme for Macbeth to assassinate the King. She is manipulative and persuasive in corrupting Macbeth s judgement. "What beast was't then that you break this enterprise to me? When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what ... ...

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... my face, Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums, And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this. (I.VII.54-59). Her shocking and persuasive effect on Macbeth convinces him that he is "settled,"" (I.III.79). By hearing a woman who seems to be fearless of his anxieties, he is soothed. But even here it's easy ... ...

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... of Macbeth in the beginning of the play, encouraging Macbeth to kill Duncan. It is quite probable that Macbeth would not have killed the king if not for Lady Macbeth's persuasive words. She says to Macbeth in Act 2, Scene 2, "Had he not resembled / My father as he slept, I had done't- (Lines 16-17), truly encouraging him to carry out the murder ... ...

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... a baby. She would have the "nipple pluck"d from his boneless gums/And dashed the brains out" (I-vii, 57-58) if she had promised to do the deed. Her shocking and persuasive effect on Macbeth convinces him that he is "settled," (I-iii, 79). By hearing a woman who seems to be fearless of his anxieties, he is soothed. But even here, however, we ... ...

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... audience will now associate Lady Macbeth with witches and their evil, as it was believed that witches used to make men impotent therefore threatening their status and power. As a third persuasive technique Lady Macbeth uses Macbeth's love for her against him saying that if he kills Duncan he will be proving his love towards her. From the beginning of this scene ... ...

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... "live a coward" as she makes him feel weak and pitiful (1.7.43). He feels that he cannot complete the task at hand so Lady Macbeth takes over with harsh words and persuasive conversation. When Lady Macbeth feels that Macbeth may possibly be too scared to pull through with the plan she takes the initiative so make it easier on him. She makes ... ...

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... brains out, had I so sworn as you/ Have done to this.(1.7.48-59) Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to follow through with the killing of King Duncan. She's now the second persuasive factor which aids Macbeth into the tragic demise which is soon to come. Now it is up to Macbeth to analyze his thoughts and decide his fate. He great "hero ... ...

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... commits suicide. In conclusion, Lady Macbeth was introduced as such a strong character, unwilling to give up on her ambitions. But as the play develops, we begin to see how her persuasive ways had affect on herself and others. Therefore persuasion is a strong trait, and should be used with caution. ...

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... was very true in the case of Macbeth. Although the witches did not directly lead Macbeth into a downfall, they set the mind frame for his actions. Lady Macbeth played a very persuasive role in the downfall of Macbeth. After Macbeth relayed to her the witches" predictions, she strongly encouraged Macbeth to act upon them. Lady Macbeth strongly expected her husband to murder ... ...

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... could feel the tension there must have been between them at this moment. In Act 3 Scene 3 King Duncan's body is discovered. We discover not only is Lady Macbeth evil and persuasive she's a good liar and actress too. She shows as this with the surprise tone of him being found in "what our house?" "Help me hence" then follows by fainting, but ... ...

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... /To prick the sides of my intent, but only/Vaulting ambition-. It could be said Macbeth has three motivations to kill Duncan - his own ambition, Lady Macbeth's ambitions and the persuasive nature of the witches. Macbeth's ambition is to become King. His only problem is whether he should wait for it to happen, or to make fate his own. Lady Macbeth ... ...

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... . His success as a warrior motivated him to strive to become more powerful. His wife's ambition was a very important factor in Macbeth's decision to kill King Duncan. She was a determined and persuasive woman who used many strategies to convince Macbeth to carry out the witches" prophecy. The witches were very influential because they instigated the idea of Macbeth becoming King, which led ... ...

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