... quickly become haunted by his wrongdoings. The visions, whether they are real or just a trick played by the mind, are beginning to affect the way he acts in public. Macbeth become embarrassingly out of control at the dinner as the ghost of Banquo continues to haunt him, "Avaunt, and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee." (3.4.97- ... 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 the blood on her hands to the point where Lady Macbeth is led to insanity just like Macbeth was. Lady Macbet...

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... intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'erlaps itself and falls on th' other." (I.vii.26-28) Ambition: the only sort of self-awareness that Macbeth possesses. He is aware that he has a strong ambition and that it will be the downfall of him. He proves himself right in the end of the ... example, the second apparition regrets to inform him that Macduff was born of caesarian section, therefore not born of woman and able to harm Macbeth. Throughout the play, we see how Macbeth's lack of self-knowledge affected his life and everyone around him. He killed his best friend, due to ambition....

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... , / Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, / Who should against his murderer shut the door, / Not bear the knife myself" (I.vii.12-16). Macbeth then says, "Besides, this Duncan / Hath born his faculties so meek, hath been / So clear in his great office, that his virtues / Will plead like angles, ... is good at remaining cool in tense situations and is good at getting out of tense situations. For example, when Macbeth was hallucinating at the dinner party, and was seeing Banqou's ghost, Lady Macbeth remained cool and made up a plausible explanation for her husband's actions. Alt...

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... with the act. Therefore, she uses her husband's vulnerability to persuasion to achieve her dreams. The relationship between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth is based on political triumphs, not love.Lady Macbeth often accuses her husband of talking but not carrying through his ambitions. Although, she often talks about becoming queen ... completely aware of the consequences of urdering Duncan, but she disregards them. Before the murder she calls night to cover up the murder. Lady Macbeth at least can acknowledge that the murder is wrong and immoral by calling down darkness to hide her murder. She...

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... him to a poor cat in a folks saying; "Like the poor cat i' the adage?"(Act.1 Sc. vii. 45). This is an example of Lady Macbeth loosing respect for her husband. The constant badgering of his wife changes his innocent character into a murderous figure that we learn more about in the next couple ... hold a dagger, he talks about it as if it is there. This scene makes it clear that Macbeth's actions are beginning to take their psychological toll on him. In scene ii Macbeth's mental illness develops continuously, as his reports of hallucinations head from sights to sounds. He also fears that .....

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... done something wrong, so he does the only thing he thinks is right, and that is to be more violent with each act he commits. When Macbeth is first introduced, the first impression that we have of him is that he was an incredible and worthy fighter and the King speaks very highly of ... and he becomes Thane of Cawdor shortly after the execution of the previous Thane, but one prophecy sticks in his mind. He is to become King. Macbeth had the thoughts of becoming King but there was no way he would ever think of murdering his King. He had neither the heart nor determination to ... done in ...

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... hallucination reinforces his drive to commit the murder, but at the same time sparks a notion of guilt even to imagine such. Having murdered King Duncan, Macbeth is struck with immediate guilt and a sense of paranoia about being caught. However, when a knocking begins on the door, all he can do is stare at ... this blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas in incarnadine, making the green one red" (II.ii). Macbeth is feeling guilt about the death of King Duncan. He feels that his bloody hands are symbols of guilt and murder and that, like staining gree...

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... his wife encourage the murder, but it was also a very difficult task for him to fulfill. Another way Shakespeare straightforwardly creates a sense of sympathy to Macbeth was by constantly describing his lunatic mental state. For example, Macbeth frantically tries to wash all the bloodstains off his hands from King Duncan's murder, and he hears a voice screaming, " 'Glamis hath murdered ... That struts and frets his hour upon the stageIt is a tale/ Told by an idiot/ Signifying nothing." (24-28) At this moment of the play, sympathy is overwhelming towards Macbeth because his wife ha...

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... destruction. The prediction inspire the thoughts which are sparked by his own ambition to be king. The first predication is when we see the witches greet Macbeth by Thane of Cawdor (a title he has not been awarded) and King of Scotland. Once he is awarded the title The Thane of Cawdor; ... Rourke, NP). He then begins to think about killing the current King Duncan and taking over his throne. But other external influences guide in Macbeth's chosen fate. Macbeth actively participates in fulfilling the prophecy by having conflicting thoughts and allowing his wife to manipulate him into killi...

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... think less of him. They were both so ambitious that they murdered the king. Greed was also a big problem for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. They both wanted power so badly they would do anything to get it, even if it meant killing innocent people, which was exactly what ... They also became sick and delirious. They saw ghosts and other apparitions like the baby. They also suffered emotionally when they lost all feelings. Macbeth showed no feelings after his wife died. They lost all honors they had previously and all their friends. Lastly, they suffered physically when they began ... or anyth...

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... 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, ... of the throne. The inability to kill Fleance was a major indication that fate could not be tampered with and Macbeth could not change the inevitable. At this point Macbeth should have come to the realization that he would become king whether he did anything to make it so or ...

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... thick my blood," (1.5.38-41). This quote shows a side of her personality of, which is that she, although confident and sure about her plan to Macbeth. Is actually a weak and cowardly person herself. So she calls on Spirits which were strongly believed in at the time this play was written, to pocess her ... doubts and just wanting him to be a man and do the deed. Also evident in the play, is the strong binding relationship of trust which Lady Macbeth and Macbeth have with each other. "I have given suck and know How tender "tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was ... out...

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... to be a great ruler or a selfish one. Due to the choices he made, his downfall came swiftly. Throughout the play, Macbeth allows himself to be manipulated by his wife and the witches. Macbeth contemplated committing treason against Duncan, a man he admired and loved, after receiving a prophecy that he would become kin himself. After ... become king, he would allow fate to put him there. This can be seen in Act One, Scene Seven. As Lady Macbeth was trying to convince him to kill Duncan, Macbeth responded: "We will proceed no further in this business. He hath honoured me of late, and I have...

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... 's chambers, but realizes that she is unable to perform the task. Because of this, Macbeth then goes to do it himself. Shakespeare shows Macbeth's avoidance of responsibility again when Macbeth kills the guards outside of Duncan's room. When Macbeth does this, he is able to lie and say they were responsible, so he punished ... these hangman's hands: list'ning their fear, I could not say Amen, when they did say God bless us!' (II, 2, 26-29) The fact that Macbeth could not say "Amen- shows that he knows what he did, but feels he can't repent for it. Besides this, it also demonstrates that...

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... she makes herself seem so innocent but under the skin she as evil as a human being can be. During the party while Macbeth hallucinates of Banquo's ghost and panics, Lady Macbeth immediately attempts to cover it up by urging the guests that it is only "a thing of custom" (III.iv.120) and ... so as long as she can maintain an illusion to keep things calm she will be fine and her stone heart will remain unknown. Macbeth's illusion of innocence stretches all the way across the board, from the poor of Scotland to the Nobles and Thanes. As Macduff comes to bring ... hero was referred to as s...

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... become quite paranoid towards the audience because of all the pressure and talk about murdering king Duncan.. Macbeth sees a dagger dripping with blood to which Macbeth replies, "And on thy blade and dungeon gouts of blood." Macbeth suggests "gouts of blood" meaning "supernatural evil", this is the dagger that he thinks he ... that what is done is done, don't look back just look towards the future. Lady Macbeth comes across very demanding at this stage in the play where she bluntly tells Macbeth to take back the daggers. Macbeth does not do as he is told as he seems very cowardly and ash...

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... to get just as mesmerized by his play as he did. Early in the play, Shakespeare develops the strengths of Lady Macbeth as contrasted with the weaknesses of her husband. For example, Lady Macbeth states, "What beast was't then, that made you break this enterprise to me? When you durst do it, ... , all's spent, where our desire is got without content: 'Tis safer to be that which we destroy than by destruction in doubtful joy. Enter Macbeth. How now my lord! Why do you keep alone, of sorriest fancies your companions making, using those thoughts which should indeed have died with them ...

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... the pauser, reason". Duncan's guards had been planted with two blood stained daggers to look as if they had murdered Duncan, so Macbeth has killed them. Macbeth tells lies to hide the truth. He claimed that the reason he killed the guards was because he was so overcome with anger that ... to eliminate Banquo to remain king because Banquo was present when the witches spoke the prophecies and the witches also said Banquo's children will become kings. Macbeth says "to be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus. Our fears in Banquo stick deep, and in his royalty of nature ... deceptive beha...

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... knows that he wouldn't without a bit of encouragement. She says, "The illness should attend it: what thou woulds't highly." So, in a way, Lady Macbeth somewhat brainwashes her husband into killing the king by subtly taunting his masculinity, like when she says, "what beast was't then, That made you break this enterprise to ... no one will find out. "A little water clears us of this deed. How easy is it then!" she declares. Later on in the play, Lady Macbeth does end up turning quite mad. She can't stop washing her hands because she seems to see blood on them all the time, which ends up d...

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... to a descent of insanity. He had many influential people that led him to this fall. The witches and the apparitions, Lady Macbeth, and lastly Macbeth's own insecurities and misguided attempts to control his future. In the beginning, we see that Macbeth is very content and happy with his life. Everything is going good with him and his family. That is until he has ... that he was not in state of grace anymore because of his contemplation of the murder of Duncan. Macbeth is known as a kind, gentle person so one would not expect Macbeth to consider murdering anyone. Lady Macbeth decides tha...

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... fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man (Act I, scene III, line 134) Undoubtedly, the only thought of murdering the king becomes a scary idea to Macbeth. He says that his hair turns "unfixed- and that his heart beats faster, agitated, by just picturing the imagine of assassination. Clearly, he feels so afraid, ... abuse is the initiate fear that wants hard use, We are yet but young in deed- (III,iv,142 - 144). Moreover, after meeting the witches, Macbeth feels fearless since they told him that no man born out of a woman was going to defeat him. However, his fears reappear when he i...

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... claim is, in my view utterly justified. I will explain my view of the statement by providing important evidence to support my claims. It is undeniable that Macbeth is a murderer. He personally carries out the cowardly assassination of Duncan when he is a guest sleeping in his castle: "I have done the deed, did'st ... be implicated in this regicide so asks the evil spirits to fill her with ruthlessness and hate but to still have the contraceptive powers to influence a human being like Macbeth. "Come, you spirits that tend on moral thoughts, unsex me here And fill me, from the crown to th...

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... he whose being I do fear; and under him My genius is rebuked." He is saying that Banquo is the only person he feels threatened by, and Macbeth's need for power soon takes over. Lady Macbeth encourages her husband to do whatever imaginable to murder Banquo and whoever else threatens their place as King and Queen, even if it is to kill their ... own friend. Ambition is another motive that leads to the deception and jealousy of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth throughout the book. Macbeth's ambition to murder Banquo and Duncan, ultimately results in their own downfall. For example, Macbeth and Lad...

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... Scene 5, lines 60-61: "Your face, my thane, is as a book where men/May read strange matters. To beguile the time."" Here Lady Macbeth is more or less praising Macbeth and telling him he could get away with the murder of the king. Another good point occurs in Act I, Scene 7, lines 70-72: "Th' ... 33-34: "Is this a dagger which I see before me,/The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee."" These lines are Macbeth's admittance to knowing what he is going to do. As Macbeth's speech to himself continues, a bell rings "resembling a death bell that is rung at funerals. This is a great...

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... to follow this path when he chooses to kill Banquo and his sons to ensure that Banquo's children will not replace Macbeth as King of Scotland. After speaking with the witches for a second time, Macbeth decides to kill Macduff's family because he knows that Macduff has a suspicion that he killed King Duncan. He also knows that the witches warned him about Macduff ... . "Beware the thane of Fife." After Macduff hears of the death of his family, he vows to get revenge on Macbeth by murdering him. Shakespeare uses the theme of justice most obviously through Macduff's revenge on Macbeth. The ...

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