... his wife, as they fear that Banquo is suspicious of the pair and might spread the news. However, in this act there has been a change of roles in the relationship. Now Macbeth is the one with all the power, in control of Lady Macbeth. That was the way it was meant to be in those days. Now that she has no power, she ... and power over him has paid off and he has learnt something from it as before the killing of Duncan, Lady Macbeth told her husband to hide his emotions from his face and act like nothing is going on. Now in this scene, Macbeth is telling his wife exactly the same thing. Di...

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... . For instance, they believed that witches could raise evil spirits by concocting a brew from disgusting ingredients. This is shown in the first scene of Act 4 where the witches are making a "hell-broth" to conjure up apparitions for Macbeth. They include repulsive ingredients such as, "Liver of blaspheming Jew," "Nose of Turk," and "Tongue of dog." The fact that they call it a "hell ... happy and content with himself until the witches tell him he will be king. He begins immediately to consider murdering Duncan and this is shown in Act 1, Scene 3 when Macbeth says; "If good, why do I yie...

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... be done she calls on evil spirits to "stop up th' access and passage to remorse" in order to be relentless. Apparently, her conscience would otherwise not allow her to act. Nonetheless, when Macbeth does as little as question her plan, she attacks him, telling him to "screw [his] courage to the sticking place..." [M] It is clear that Lady ... "sleeping" permanently. [T] Another motif used to exemplify Shakespeare's theme is blood. [S] Shakespeare used the image of blood to portray the central idea of Macbeth, King Duncan's murder. The crime is foreshadowed in the second scene of the fir...

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