... how much ambition she has for her husband. It is this confidence in herself plus the persuasiveness on her words that makes Macbeth act on her words without hesitating. After performing the necessary acts in preparation for the murder of Duncan she thinks of performing the ... act herself but shows a sign of humanity and doesn't because it resembles "My father as he slept". After the muder has been done Lady Macbeth shows just how strong a person she really is by using kind words and confidence ... Duncan but whilst in complete control, to draw away the suspicion from Macbeth. When howe...

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... the overriding source of evil in the first act. Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan, despite Macbeth listing reasons against the murder. When Macbeth is alone, we discover that he is a loyal thane to Duncan, not a murdering savage. When Duncan is in his house at Inverness, Macbeth comes to a decision not to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth, who decided strongly against murdering Duncan, to go ... the killing. The opportunity arises for Lady Macbeth to murder Duncan, but she decides not to. This is the first humane feeling that we see from Lady Macbeth in the play. H...

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... appeals to evil spirits to give her the strength to kill Duncan. When Macbeth first hears the prophecies, and when the first 2/3 of it comes true, he does think of killing the king, but also, towards the end of Act 1, Scene 3, he thinks that perhaps he doesn't need to do anything to become the king ... : "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir." On the other hand, Lady Macbeth, on receiving the letter telling her about the witches' ... visit their castle that night, she immediately appeals to the evil spirits, to (ironically) give her the strength to kill ...

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... allows the audience to see her true character straight away revealing her cruel and cold nature. She is determined to persuade Macbeth to act on the supernatural prophecies knowing his nature "Is too full o'th'milk of human kindness- and any sympathy the audience may have is directed ... towards Macbeth rather than his wife. She, too, is intensely ambitious, and cannot bear to even mention the kingship directly only saying " ... "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 pres...

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In act 1:6 and 7, Macbeth is battling with his conscience and is very confused. He does not want to kill his king because he is afraid of what may happen to him as ... dark side. "I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent but only vaulting ambition which o"erleaps itself and falls on th" other - Enter Lady Macbeth" Lady Macbeth sways Macbeth's troubled state of mind into comitting the murder by insulting his masculinity and blackmailing him with her love. "What beast was't then that made you break this enterprise ... to do the murder "I am settled and bend up each corporal agent to thi...

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