... , Lady Macbeth says, "Come, you spirits/That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,/And fill me, from the crown to the toe, topfull/Of direst cruelty!"" (1.5.35-8). Lady Macbeth is aware of the message from the three witches. She does not think Macbeth has the ambition at this point to become king, so she ... art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting I dare not" wait upon I would, " Like the poor cat i' the adage? (1.7.39-45) In this quote she is accusing Macbeth of being a coward and not being a man. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... him as a respectable man: "For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name-/Disdaining Fortune, with his brandished steel, which smoked with bloody execution," (I,ii,16-18) Macbeth kills one of Scotland's greatest enemies, Macdonwald, and receives admiration for his daring move and fearlessness. The Captain praises Macbeth to the King, resulting in Macbeth's new title, Thane ... 's room, Macbeth hallucinates and sees dagger floating in front of him. He attempts to reach out to grab the dagger, but finds that he cannot grab it, he is appalled:"Is this a dagger which I before me,/ The handle ...

• Word Count: 1455
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School