... 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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• Grade Level: High School

... in the seventh scene of the first act after he has told himself all of the logical reasons that he should not kill the king. His wife, Lady Macbeth, cunningly convinces him in a speech targeted at his emotions, specifically those of pride, that in order to be a man and show his love for ... kill Duncan. This is a revelation in the play as it exposes his moral weakness. The problem that arises is that while Macbeth's argument is logical, Lady Macbeth's is illogical and emotionally charged. Macbeth, however, chooses to hear his wife's argument over his own, as that is the one that will all...

• Word Count: 1512
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School