In "Macbeth," a sinister play written by William Shakespeare, Macbeth goes through a change in his personality, morals and values. There are three specific evil forces that drive Macbeth to his downfall, Lady Macbeth's influence, The three Witches, and his own ambition. Lady macbeth is one of the three forces that drive Macbeth to his downfall, she is equally as ambitious as her husband but is unable to take action herself ... characters that light up fire to Macbeth's ambition which drove him to his downfall. In 1606 when the play was written, James I had been king of England for three years...

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... in Act 1, Scene 3 when the witches relay their prophecies to both him and Banquo, naming him "Thane of Glamis," "Thane of Cawdor" and "King Hereafter." Shakespeare portrays Macbeth to display initial disbelief in the news, indicated by his rhetorical question, "But how of Cawdor? " thus implying that he views their prophecies a folly, and is not yet allured towards the power. He only begins ... , " however she manages to convince him by insulting his masculinity, suggesting that, "When you durst do it, then you were a man. " Lady Macbeth therefore represents an additional destructive for...

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