... hither,/ That I may pour my spirits in thine ear,/And chastise with the valor of my tongue/ All that impedes thee from the golden round." Lady Macbeth's infamous unsex me speech shows how ambitious she is. She calls on spirits with murderous thoughts to make her less like a woman, and more like a ... ii) She then smears blood on the servants to make it look like they killed the king. Later on in Act II Scene iii, Lady Macbeth pretends to act shocked and sadden by the murder of the king when Macduff tells her about it. Then, when the thanes start to ... Banquo's buried. He/ cannot come o...

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... equipped for the psychic consequences of his crime. Thus, Macbeth himself, is responsible for the tragedy within the play. Lady Macbeth uses her sexuality to manipulate Macbeth into killing King Duncan, which makes her somewhat responsible for Macbeth's downfall. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's relationship becomes tense when Lady Macbeth threatens their sex life. The imagery of impotence evoked by Lady Macbeth, suggests that Macbeth lacks the ability to perform sexually, he loses his ... nerve and becomes "pale and green." Lady Macbeth further denigrates Macbeth's masculinity; she manipulat...

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... the quote "Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe topful Of direst cruelty!" This is Lady Macbeth's way of asking to be stripped of all her feminine qualities, what she sees as a weakness, and being invested with masculine qualities instead, so that she can perform the task ... ", implying that he plans on fighting to the death and taking a few people down with him. In this manner, it is seen as a very honourable death. By this time, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth had grown very apart and he did not seem very affected when Seyton in...

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... in the only other person directly involved in the murder of Duncan, Lady Macbeth. Despite not committing the murder with her own hands, Lady Macbeth is still faced with guilt as she begins to encounter hallucinations. In Macbeth, Shakespeare utilizes hallucinations to foreshadow the tragic demise that awaits both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth, encounters the bloody dagger as a symbol of the dark path he is about to embark ... these hands ne'er be clean?-No more o' that, my lord, no more o' that." (5.1.31-32). Lady Macbeth's hands are just as bloody as Macbeth's. She freaks out over ...

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... gums and dashed the brains out, had I so swarn as you have done to this"" (I, vi, 54-57). In these lines, Lady Macbeth expresses her disgust towards Macbeth, and it is this type of manipulation, that eventually pushes Macbeth to react when he bludgeons Duncan. Lady Macbeth is also responsible for devising the details of Duncan's murder, and sets the murder scene, making it easier for ... have at any time ignored his wife's influences, and put a stop to the murder plan that she devised. In the aftermath of King Duncan's death, Lady Macbeth's mental strength gradually crumbles until her e...

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... a man are played on by the 'supernatural soliciting' of the three witches, and he falls victim to his wife's coaxing, showing he is more than a brutal murderer. In fact, Lady Macbeth's ultimate demise is also an indication that she is more than purely a 'fiend', a woman driven to desperate measures in a society that privileges her husband. Complex and intriguing, the two ... his reign, Scotland becomes 'a suffering country under a hand accursed', a sure sign of his evil. For these crimes, done of his own volition, Macbeth, and we, cannot blame the witches. Lady Macbeth is...

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... he has to stop being such a coward if he wants to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth knows just how to manipulate her husband into doing anything she wants him to do. Eventually, Macbeth stops thinking for himself and does whatever Lady Macbeth wants. After Macbeth was crowned king, he stopped sharing his plans with Lady Macbeth and relied solely on the witches and their apparitions. The witches and their ... would be happy as king. However, once Duncan was murdered, their relationship began to grow fragile. He began keeping secrets from Lady Macbeth such as murdering Banquo and Macduff's family...

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... th' innocent flower, But be the serpent under't. He that's coming Must be provided for " Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth that the day where he will be king will never come; Lady Macbeth is explaining to Macbeth that he shouldn't wait to be king, but that he must take care of this matter as soon ... without hesitation, using the metaphor of looking like an innocent flower, but being the serpent hiding underneath It. On another occasion Macbeth attempts to talk Lady Macbeth, and himself, out of killing Duncan, and Lady Macbeth replies, "I have given suck, and know How tender 'tis to love ...

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... of many different factors. Between the influences of both the witches and his wife, it is Macbeth's ambition that eventually leads him to his tragic demise. Since the start of the play, Lady Macbeth is shown as an ambitious woman who can manipulate Macbeth very easily. In Act 1, Lady Macbeth states, "That I may pour my spirits in thine ear" (1.5.25), meaning that she wants to use ... the ornament of life, and letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would," Like the poor cat i' the adage?" (1.7.42-48). Lady Macbeth knows that her husband is brave and will never back off from a difficult challe...

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... responsible for Duncans death, but there is another who had a major influence on Macbeths choice to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth. When Macbeth heard his fate from the witches he immediately started thinking about how he was going to get rid of King Duncan. And once Macbeth became Thane of Cawdor, he decided that he was going to need to kill Duncan and he decided ... the witches said it shows that he is really thinking about what he needs to do, so much so that he needs to tell his wife. When Macbeth finally gets Duncan into his house he, with a little coercing from Lady Macbeth, stabs Dunc...

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... of greatness' and that he has no secrets from her. The witches' prophecies intensify her ambitions for her husband, to be the King of Scotland. Lady Macbeth is the one who encourages him to kill the king and she not only encourages him, she makes all the plans herself. We see how clever she ... attend it." She also knows that she will have to use all her powers of persuasion to control and manipulate Macbeth into the murder. The audience is left in no doubt about Lady Macbeth's determination when she asks the spirits to make her masculine 'unsex me here' and make her completely evil:...

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... to be, he would have to murder, but he is too kind and decent to do so. Lady Macbeth therefore intervenes and plots to kill Duncan. This plot introduces tension into the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth becomes so fond of the idea of becoming Queen of Scotland that she mocks her husband by questioning his ... plot: "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 appe...

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... This is sarcasm. Behind every great man they used to say before PC is the lady who put him there, but what can you do about Lady Macbeth. She's not nice, she's pushy, and ambitious. Receiving a letter from Macbeth (when did this guy find time to write?), she has been informed about what the ... . . Come to my woman's breasts (Rated R for remorseless no doubt) / And take my milk for gall (bitterness." This is not a nice lady. When Macbeth arrives she starts in with Duncan won't be leaving her house, at least not on his own two feet (more like under six feet). And she can tell ... regard...

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... place either at night or in some Dark Spot"(Bradley, 214), such as "the vision of the dagger, the murder of Duncan, the murder of Banquo, and the sleepwalking of Lady Macbeth"(Bradley, 214). The darkness symbolizes many things. First, it stands for the death and evil in the play. "Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep ... peace or safe, but now his ambition has left him with a painful vision of his dead friend. Blood represents a lot of guilt for Lady Macbeth, as well. As lady Macbeth smears the blood on the groomsmen, William Magunn describes it; " His lady imbrue...

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... for the king to die, but he has his ambitious quality stuck in mind. His personality deters him from murder, which is the fear of Lady Macbeth because she wants to be in a place of power, too. Lady Macbeth says, "Yet do I fear thy nature;/It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness/To catch the nearest way" (Act I, scene v, li ... witches' prophecy playing like a broken record in his head, continue to pressure him to speed up the fulfillment. Eventually, Macbeth's moral code falls to his inner desires, and he completes the witches' true intentions. His final decisions is made when he t...

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... of the cosmos but also destroys the natural order of being in the medieval world revealing his involvement in the unnatural world and supporting his construction as a treacherous, tyrannical character. Lady Macbeth is represented as a fiend; re-enforcing her involvement in the dark world. The evil which she displays in convincing her husband to murder the king would have been seen as ... extremely unnatural and sinister. The madness suffered due to her twisted, supernatural endeavors reflects the consequences which those in medieval times would face when exploring the unnatural world. L...

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... , although not getting rid of his deep desires, resolves that he will not continue any further with his and his wife's plans and, when she arrives, tells his wife so. Lady Macbeth is very disappointed in her husband and taunts him to act on his desires. She questions his manhood, urging him to be more of a man and identifying his scruples as ... as he had sworn to murder Duncan. This part of the scene makes the scene important as it shows one of the many contrasts between Macbeth and his wife. While Macbeth has a conscience accompanying his great ambition, Lady Macbeth ignores any bad fe...

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... , she immediately wished for Duncan's death, in order to become queen herself. She was the first to decide that Duncan must die and even thoroughly planned out the murder. Lady Macbeth readily seduced Macbeth to the idea of killing Duncan by mockingly accusing him of being "too full o' th' milk of human kindness". (Shakespeare 1.5.6) She is telling him that he is ... too charitable to murder King Duncan and that he has to stand up like a man. However, after successfully committing the murder, Macbeth had a feeling of guilt and could not enjoy "his kingly state". (MOE, Par. 2) Lady Macbet...

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... has weaknesses, this being his wife's belittling of his masculinity. It also portrays an insecure side of him, one that can be taken advantage of and manipulated, something Lady Macbeth makes use of. Macbeth later declares that he has murdered sleep. This is a powerful part because it reveals so much regret, remorse and he basically means he has killed all the peace in ... end. Scene 3 is when Macduff is introduced into the play. He arrives at the castle the same night that Macbeth kills Duncan. Something that shows questionably villainous yet simultaneously anti-heroic qualities is whe...

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Lady Macbeth is a controversial figure. She is seen by some as a woman of strong will who is ambitious for herself and who is astute enough to recognise her husband's strenghts and ... the unnatural murder of Duncan and the alienation of her husband. She is seen as simple and realistic where Macbeth is complicated and imaginative. She can see what must be done; he visualises the consequence. There is a vast difference between Macduff's "O gentle Lady 'Tis not for you to hear what I can speak The repetition in a woman's ear Would murder as it ... fell." ACT II, Sc.ii and Malcolm's assessment...

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... relies on the witches' prophecies. In addition, the influence of Lady Macbeth also brings ruin to him. Lady Macbeth plays an important role in this play, because she provides a scheme whereby Macbeth can assassinate Duncan. She convinces Macbeth by questioning his courage and challenges him to kill Duncan. She ... says, "screw your courage to the sticking place, And we will not fail" (Shakespeare, 61). After the first murder, killing seems to be the only way for Macbeth ... For in my way it lies" (Shakespeare, 35). When Duncan arrives at Inverness, Macbeth controls his ambition for the ...

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... "chance crown me [without my stair" (1, 3, 156-158). However, his ambition and desires are too strong, they are awakened by Lady Macbeth again. Lady Macbeth shames his into murdering Duncan, "[i]lke the poor cat in the adage" (1, 7, 48). Macbeth has the strong ambition and desires, he does not want to become the poor person. So, because of his ambition and desires ... ambition and desires of people often results in a person committing increasingly extreme deeds. Macbeth is guilty, nervous after he kills Duncan and realizes his dangerous situation. He is afraid of his evil deeds being ex...

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... a very important part of the play. In Macbeth, William Shakespeare uses sleep to symbolize the mental chaos experienced by the important characters in the play. In my opinion, I think Shakespeare best describe sleep is when Macbeth killed Duncan when Duncan was sleeping, Lady Macbeth sleepwalking "Sleep No More! Macbeth Does Murder Sleep" That is what Macbeth said after Macbeth killed Duncan. The quote explains that never again ... wills Macbeth, or his wife any rest, and from time to time throughout the play they will comment on ... imagery, the play will not be able to symbolize slee...

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... with madness as an important theme. Both MacBeth and Lady Macbeth, due to there excessive greed lose sight of what is right and wrong. The play opens with MacBeth as a brave general fighting for Scotland and his King, Duncan. While traveling from the battle he meets three witches who predict that he will be Thane of Cawdor, and King ... , his greed for power takes over his rational mind into the realm of madness to plot the assassination of the King. When he informs Lady MacBeth she too is blinded by the greed and insists he kill the King. Macbeth progressively goes mad, with his wife f...

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... the use of birds to mirror what is happening in the play and also to deepen understanding of the strangeness that has set upon the scene. When Lady Macbeth finds that Duncan will be staying overnight at their castle, she states, "The raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my ... battlements." The quote reveals the Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's plan to kill Duncan. The quotation is also important to the play in terms of tone. Ravens are generally recognized as evil, or as warnings of ill ... A main theme of the play is addressing the dark side of human char...

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