... the innocent flower but be the serpent under it', more advice for the killing of his king, and 'leave the rest to me' shows her cool control over the matter. Lady Macbeth also shows a more helpful side, offering help. 'I may pour my spirits in thine ear', which although seemingly providing a contrast to her cold hearted plotting earlier, is in fact another way ... . She orders him to not think 'so deeply', saying that thinking about the deed 'will make us mad' and 'unbend your noble strength'. Here we see a slightly weaker side to Lady Macbeth, she is herself feeling vulnerable to guilt,...

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... to kill him. The last scene of act 1, the seventh, is very important. The couple's relationship is really brought out and Lady Macbeth fully persuades Macbeth to continue his task. It starts with Macbeth, on his own, having doubts about what he is about to do. He realises that Duncan is his cousin, family and doesn't ... her, because he is not showing support in her idea. "Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would," Like the poor cat I" th" adage?" This is Lady Macbeth showing him that he wants to be King, but doesn't want to commit the murder. Like the cat that wanted the fish in the pond,...

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... the thought of killing Duncan, he would not have acted on that thought unless Lady Macbeth persuaded him. Lady Macbeth is sly person, able to manipulate her husband, and this ability to manipulate Macbeth makes her partially responsible for the destruction of Macbeth. Lady Macbeth knows that her husband is too kind to kill Duncan without her help she fears "thy nature; / It is too full o'th" milk ... would / Be so much more the man" (I.vii.56-58). If Lady Macbeth had not insulted Macbeth's manhood than he would not have killed Duncan. Lady Macbeth provided that extra push that Macbeth n...

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... she prepares a potion to ensure the chamberlains will sleep through Duncan's murder. After her husband forgets to leave the murder weapon at the scene, Lady Macbeth puts it back. She tidies up after the murder. She bids him wash his hands and change his bloody clothes. On hearing news of the ... all his objections; when he hesitates to murder, she repeatedly questions his manhood until he feels that he must commit murder to prove himself. Lady Macbeth's remarkable strength of will persists through the murder of the king "it is she who steadies her husband's nerves immediately after the ...

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... nature and become ruthlessly evil. She also appears to be a woman without any morals and is thoroughly determined that the witch's prophecies come true. When Lady Macbeth hears that Duncan, the king, will be coming to stay at the castle her ambition takes a sudden turn and her wickedness grows. She decides that ... you to Duncan"(III. IV 63). The ghost then disappears. Not long after things are beginning to return to normal, Lady Macbeth again has to cover up for Macbeth. At this point Lady Macbeth loses all control of the situation and tells the guests to go. As soon as all the guests...

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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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... afraid he will trip over his own ambitions. This is shown when he says, "I have no spur/ but only/Vaulting ambition o"er leaps itself- Immediately after this soliloquy where Macbeth ponders over regicide, Lady Macbeth enters. She asks Duncan whether he will murder Duncan that night, and when he replies that he will not because, "He [Duncan] hath honoured me of late, and ... to become King and Queen of Scotland. If not for his partner I do not think that Macbeth would have committed regicide, but at the same time I do not believe that Lady Macbeth is completely to blame for Macbeth's dow...

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... has left she says: "The raven himself is horse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan." (1:5:38) Later on in the same scene, Lady Macbeth calls upon evil spirits to take away all that is feminine about her, to make her truly evil and without remorse so that she"ll ... being able to kill him herself. Either way this shows weakness, which belies her hard exterior. However, as soon as Macbeth shows signs of regret, saying his bloody hands are "a sorry sight", Lady Macbeth replies with: "A foolish thought to say a sorry sight." (2:2:22) "Consider it not so deeply." (2:2:31) Any ... and r...

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... been given information that when Duncan were to pass away, that Malcolm shall take Duncan's position as Thane, and because of this knowledge, Macbeth had been very irritated and had wanted to rule Scotland. Macbeth's wife, Lady Macbeth, had also wanted to become a part of this had wanted to become queen. She would have literally done anything to be crowned queen, even if it ... self-esteem and self-image. Lady Macbeth's and Macbeth's intentions were out of pure evil and hate, but Lady Macbeth seemed to have been so much more aggressive and manly than Macbeth, as if she was to be the int...

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... he us totally unnerved at the sight of Banquo's ghost at the feast and his rationality temporarily deserts him, it is the last time we see Lady Macbeth acting as the stronger partner. She covers up for him whilst at the same time questioning his manliness at him having such hallucinations. " .Are ... which is able to appreciate each partners anguish at these times, rather than the couple who have become increasingly cut off from eachother. Lady Macbeth's last appearance in the play comes in the sleepwalking scene where her guilty conscience finally cannot be suppressed any longer and al...

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... word "Come- which is addressed to darker powers. At this stage in the play, the audience feels somewhat intimidated and frightened of Lady Macbeth's domineering presence. Lady Macbeth calls upon evil to serve her with murderous thoughts and thus take away her femininity and all weakness. The fact that she wants ... spirits to replace the milk in her breasts, symbolising health and goodness with gall, illustrates her bitterness and deep desires to become masculine. Lady Macbeth no longer wants feelings of humanity that may disturb her intentions and stop her from carrying them out. This ...

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... great man, there is a great woman." This classic saying may as well have been inspired by the role of Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Arguably the most powerful woman in literature, Lady Macbeth sets all that transpires in the play into motion. Without Lady Macbeth's encouragement, her husband would never have realized his true potential and the evil he is capable of. Because she feels she ... is going to be king, because according to her, his nature is "too full o' the milk of human kindness"(1.5.4). Lady Macbeth's apparent ruthlessness seems to be just what the reluctant Macb...

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... the spectrum to the other; she begins as a take-control, no-regrets-type woman, but slowly changes into a mass of guilt and confusion by the end of the play. When Lady Macbeth first hears of the Witches" prophecy for her husband, she states that he is too cowardly to do what needs to be done, so she plans the first murder herself ... she is heard asking the spirits, "Unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty (1. 5. 48)." In this line we understand that Lady Macbeth is asking for the traditionally male qualities of ruthlessness, lack of fear, and the...

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... about how he became the Thane of Cawdor and the witches" prophecy of Kingship and thinks what it could mean. After that Lady Macbeth starts to hint to Macbeth that she wants him to kill Duncan. Macbeth gets teased and bullied by Lady Macbeth to murder him. He also starts to hallucinate and sees daggers floating in front of him in his mind, he says "Is ... more information about these prophecies and asks how this could possibly happen, but there is no answer and they just vanish. Duncan's Death Duncan's death starts getting definite when first Lady Macbeth hints to Macbeth about how she ...

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... she wants all her womanly charms taken away so hat she will have no fear in committing murder. From this scene and the next the audience can tell that Lady Macbeth is evil. She is his first ally in the planning of the murder and a strong influence over him. Therefore you can tell that her evil will arise ... whoever may look innocent in the play is not necessarily so and the caring sincere sides of Lady Macbeth and her husband are simply false fronts in the scenes to follow. The last scene of Act 1 is of Lady Macbeth trying to persuade Macbeth to commit the murder. She uses three differen...

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... Though other influences contributed also. It was combination of three dark forces: supernatural, external, and internal. The three witches and dark powers behind them represent supernatural forces. Lady Macbeth is the outer force that pushes Macbeth towards the bloody deeds. Macbeth's own ambition acts as deciding power in bringing him to his downfall. The witches and their prophecies are the first major influence on ... murdering Duncan. "If good, why do I yield to that suggestion, whose horrid image doth unfix my hair, my thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical" (I, iii). And imme...

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... in order to meet his fate or was it inevitable that certain things would occur? A third and final question that persisted throughout the play was the uncertainty of Lady Macbeth's feelings towards the murders. Did Lady Macbeth's guilt lead to compassion for the victims, thus showing that she did indeed have a conscience or was she purely evil, feeling no remorse at all throughout the ... should not murder Duncan, describing his loyalty and appreciation for the king. Lady Macbeth bluntly states that Duncan must be murdered and tells Macbeth that the murder is a test of his manhood, leavi...

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... corrupt and turns his back on friends and loved ones as he becomes obsessed with the witches prophecy. An important relationship is the one between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. At the start of the play, Macbeth cares deeply for Lady Macbeth. He calls her things like his "dearest partner of greatness" (Act I; v line ii). He sees her as his equal partner. At the start of the ... herself ("Infirm of purpose! / Give me the daggers" Act II; ii line 52-53). The relationship then changes so that it is more like the relationship between mother and child. Lady Macbeth gives Macbeth instructions lik...

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... fate and metaphysical aid doth seem To have thee crown'd withal. (1.5 23-33) In these lines you find out how badly Lady Macbeth wants Macbeth to become King. Maybe even more than even Macbeth does. Lady Macbeth even plans how to kill Duncan and tells Macbeth exactly how it is going to be done, and what role he is going to play during and after the murder ... . Lady Macbeth uses negative words in order to keep Macbeth from falling back on what she has planned for him to do. Lady Macbeth says to Macbeth, "What beast was't, then, / That made you break this enterprise to me? / When you durst...

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... did contribute to Maspeth's downfall it was not solely her fault many others factors also influenced the eventual downfall of Macbeth, apart from his life , including the witches, Macbeth's own ambition and his lack of self control. Lady Macbeth was a major contributor to the downfall of her husband.She encouraged him to kill Duncan and manipulate him into doing so. She played on her ... 11 143-4] ""If chance will have me king , why, chance may crown me, without my stir Lady Macbeth also has her own ambition, which flows on to Macbeth. She likes the idea of becoming Queen and therefore ...

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... her to call upon the spirits to fill her "from the crown to the toe topfull Of direst cruelty". Since Lady Macbeth feels that femininity is weak, she also calls upon the spirits to "unsex" her and to take away her womanhood. Lady Macbeth also asks these spirits to "Stop up th"access and passage to remorse" so that she herself can become cruel ... and will be able to go through the task of aiding Macbeth in murdering Duncan. Although Macbeth was still hesitant about killing Duncan, Lady Macbeth insists on him doing so. Here, she is driven by her own ambition while she formulates the plan...

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... " - they have what they want but are not enjoying it. I think that after Lady Macbeth's decision in scene 5 of Act 1, Macbeth had his own choice to make. He decided to listen and to follow Lady Macbeth's instructions, even though he needed further encouraging. I believe that agreeing with Lady Macbeth was not his only choice. Macbeth is an impressionable man, as can be judged by his first reaction to ... in an ambitious world where power and respect are much wanted. After the witches reveal the possibility of receiving this, he is perhaps quite thankful that Lady Macbeth hatches a plan t...

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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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... Duncan and keeps the throne for himself It appears that in the beginning of the play that Lady Macbeth is the one who's wearing the pants in the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. She suggest that in the beginning that Macbeth must kill King Duncan before he leaves Macbeth's castle. She also calls for the spirt to come and "unsex her" or in other ... words, she wants her femininity taken away from her, so she can play a part in the murderous scene. However, Macbeth is very hesitant about murdering the king, whereas Lady Macbeth demands it. Lady Macbeth is the one who makes a...

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... is equally as ambitious as her husband but is unable to take action herself, perhaps because of the social constrains at the time(Howard 84).Lady Macbeth is the "spur" in the relationship, her values and morals change drastically through out the play, Shakespeare reveals different stages of her ... ;. Showing one of her facets, a decisive, strong and sinister character, but in the final two acts of the play, this character changes drastically, Lady Macbeth emits the guilt and the remorse of a woman haunt by her own actions which had been based on greed and without any morals, just driven ...

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