... considered as "womanly defense-. Instead, he will turn his sadness into anger and decides to take revenge by killing Macbeth "which is considered as manly and honorable act. These ideal characteristics for men and women seem to be assigned by society overtime. Earlier in the play, a "man- was considered ... as brave, strong, someone who does not have pity like Macbeth in act I "who fights against enemy very bravely. A "woman- ... that womanly defence, to say I gave done no harm?-(IV,iii). Malcolm encourages Macduff to stay strong and be the "man-. Macbeth was encouraged to do similar th...

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... his downfall I believe that he is not totally responsible for what happens. Macbeth is extremely passionate about becoming king but in the first act, his motivation comes from his wife. Macbeth begins the play with no power but has a little control; hence Lady Macbeth had all the power and most of the control. ... would do as she requested she says such things as "when you durst do it, then you were a man" (Act one, scene 7, line 45 onwards). And Expecting Macbeth to follow her orders, but when he becomes indecisive about killing the king she labels him a coward when she says," ... his...

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... the natural order, and ultimately to his downfall. Another relationship which is Shakespeare uses to intensify his drama, is that of Duncan and Macbeth, as seen in act 1. Macbeth is essentially a war hero, and a great man in Duncan's eyes. In Act 1, scene 2, Macbeth is praised profoundly by King Duncan, who speaks of Macbeth as a "Worthy man." The relationship in this scene is mutual, as ... play would've taken such a sudden turn, which wouldn't really have been dramatic at all. Also, the relationship that he has with Duncan complicates things for Macbeth, as it makes it very hard for h...

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... day. "Thou shalt get Kings, though thou be none. / So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo!" (Act 1.3, 67-68). As a result of the prophecies, this aroused Macbeth's curiosity of how he could be King of Scotland. As the play progresses, Macbeth slowly relies on the witches" prophecy's more. Macbeth comes to the realization that for him to in fact become King, he will have to defeat recently ... himself as a coward. All of this goes strait into Macbeth's mind, which is full of ideas for glory and honor. King Duncan is invited to Macbeth's castle, and it is there that he will be killed. Lady Macbeth...

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... of Glamis." " All hail, Macbeth, hail to the Thane of Cawdor." " All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be the king here after." ( Act 1, Scene 3, Witches to Macbeth.) Banquo realises that there must be a trick hidden in these prophecies, but Macbeth refuses to accept that factor. When Lady Macbeth finds out about the witches, her strong desire for ambition and cold nature leads Macbeth in a different direction. " Look ... like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it." ( Act 1, Scene 5, Lady Macbeth to Macbeth.) He is a little ambitious, but his wife has the ability ... and some I see t...

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... or is that she just wants to please her husband by giving him what he ultimately wants? There are many passages in the play to suggest that it was Lady Macbeth's own ambition to become queen. For example, why does she push Macbeth to murder Duncan when he realises that the only justification of the murder is his own ambition? When Lady ... of knowledge of his spouse, he is unable to prevent her from persuading him. Now that the murder is agreed to take place, Lady Macbeth makes sure everything is set up for the murder. On the surface it would appear that Macbeth was responsible for the ...

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... story of man, so desperate for the status of king, that he will do anything to achieve it. As an established "good and hardy soldier", and quite content within that role, Macbeth is surprised to find some witches who predict his reign as king. "All hail Macbeth! who shalt be king hereafter." (Act 1 scene 3) On informing his wife, Lady Macbeth, he soon embarks on a ... fact that even his wife, a woman, is not disheartened by his fears. However, this quote already shows a glimpse of Lady Macbeth's unstable mind. Such a horrendous description shows Lady Macbeth's desperateness for Macbeth...

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... shows just how determined she is and 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 to clam Macbeth down and prevent him going insane ....

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... position to push her husband to murder the king. When it comes time to kill Duncan, Lady Macbeth seems strong and in charge. She plans the murder of Duncan, frames Duncan's servants for the murder, and keeps up appearances when the murder is discovered. She is presented as "willful, crafty ... she is even willing to lose the nature she has in order to accomplish her purpose" (Bloom). Lady Macbeth, in fact, says, "Come to my woman's breast / And take my milk for gall- ( I.v.38 -39). She is so determined to become queen that she says violent, repulsive things to ... for why she is unable ...

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... turn to murder but the nature of it is too horrendous for him bear as he said, "Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair, / And make my seated heart knock at my ribs". Thus begins the mental spiral that enraptures Macbeth for a better part of the play. For much of the remainder of this Act more so in close proximity of his wife the indecisiveness ... that Macbeth is facing in summoning the courage to murder King Duncan is evident. He is evasive of the topic and ... is heavily reliant on Lady Macbeth for reinforcement and conviction. Although his other soliloquy in scene VII, admist all th...

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... in the play, and this is first shown when in the second scene of the first act, the Captain narrates the story of Macbeth and how he deals with the rebels of Scotland. He says of Macbeth, "For brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name- Disdaining Fortune, with his brandished steel." This shows us how ... loyal and brave Macbeth is at the beginning of the play. Although in the first scene, the witches show the presence of evil ... that although it is hard for characters in the play to tell the difference between good and bad, there is a presence of good, because the world of Macbeth in...

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... relying on his wife to obtain the leadership role and help him decide what he should do. Also, another clue which might show that Macbeth is looking for support from Lady Macbeth is that he says "They have more in them than mortal knowledge" (talking about the witches), which suggests that he may be a ... stereotypes and having few of the qualities of what a queen would usually resemble. From observing how eager and determined she became on achieving her ambition - for Macbeth to become King - it appears that she Is not at all disturbed by her conscience, in fact, the only thing on her mi...

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... control certain events, but in the end, he didn't see the signs. From the very beginning of Act I, birds find their way into the analogies and phrases of each character. In Act I, Scene V, Lady Macbeth is told of the King's eminent arrival with her husband and must immediately spring into action, saying & ... of birds being a bad omen is quite obvious from the very beginning. As the play progresses, it is easy to see the signs following Macbeth on his bloodthirsty journey for power in the monarchy. "Light thickens; and the crow/ Makes wing to rooky wood:/ Good things of day begin to droop...

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... and eventually cease and the screaming turns into cries and then that too stops. The silence is broken by the witch's speech, "There to meet with Macbeth". A breeze blows across backdrop; rubbish floats, blurred grey-black images flash past, and there are moaning cries on the wind. The witches cry out ... there is barely a murmur, and they are totally still. They have entered the world of Macbeth. I feel a sense of pride; this is what theatre should be about. The play is drawing towards its climax; it is Act 5, Scene One. The audience have loved the play so far, their eyes have never le...

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... to her advantage. She asks for the assistance of the evil, implying that she holds no resident evil in her soul. It must act as an additive to fulfill a transformation. Lady Macbeth is creating, instead of magnifying, wickedness that she must manifest in order to propel Macbeth. She embraces the darkness and ... a "deed" when she was in the actual act of the murder. The true feelings that had been festering inside of her head were rather ironically, the cause for her undoing. Lady Macbeth is the enterprising force in the beginning of the book, driving Macbeth and fueling his ambition an...

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... be an obstacle in the way of him becoming King. This is when Duncan praises Macbeth for his fighting skills but then elects Malcolm asPrince of Cumberland? and his successor. There is another of Macbeth's soliloquies at the end of this scene where he is thinking to himself of how ... and intimidated by his wife, another contradiction in his personality, as he is also supposedly a fearless warrior. At the beginning of Act Two the audience see Macbeth's evil and hugely ambitious side taking over as well as seeing that he is going slightly crazy, seeing things and illusions. His ... and am...

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... to foreshadow future events in the play that all contribute to Macbeth's downfall. Night's dark characteristics of murder make it easy for the audience to come to the conclusion that Banquo will be murdered in Act III. Before Banquo goes on his horse ride with Fleance, Macbeth makes little attempt to hide his true motive, as showed ... hell, That my keen knife see not the wound it makes" (I.v.57-59). Lady Macbeth is inviting night into her life, which is to ask for evil to wash over her. Prior to this quote, Lady Macbeth asks for the spirits to "Make thick my blood. Stop up th' access an...

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... even went to England to tell Macduff. Ross likes being the messenger and he does it throughout the play, even at the end when he tells Macbeth that Lady Macbeth has killed herself. Ross has ways in some scenes of how he tells people the bad news. If it's a friend of his he shows ... of the play, when Ross tells the Siward that his son is dead, He says it with compassion because he had done a great deed by standing up to King Macbeth. The Siwards response is "why then, God's solider be he! Had I as many sons as I have hairs, I would not wish them a fairer death. ... quests know he sees a...

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... except content and satisfaction. It is evident that their intentions are evil and malicious, including towards Macbeth, in their scenes with Hecate, scolding them but at the same time confirming what the witches intend for Macbeth. She says, "How did you dare to trade and traffic with Macbeth/ In riddles and affairs of death; And I, the mistress of your charms/ The close contriver of ... of our art?/ And, which is worse, all you have done/ Hath been but for a wayward son/ Spiteful and wrathful, who as others do/ Loves for his own ends, not for you." It is not the witches who take contro...

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... ; after he finished his prayer to get God's blessing, showing that he is fearful of being caught with literal blood on his hands. Macbeth desperately asks for his wife's help to take away his punishment. He is afraid of the consequences that he is going to face not on only on ... death. When he is asked to join a table of his guests, instead of seeing an empty seat, he sees dead Banquo's ghost. Macbeth is shocked and loses his sanity for a brief moment and he is yelling at his hallucinations: Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear, The arm'd rhinoceros Take any shape ... push her t...

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... is an example of someone on the other side of the spectrum, but was ambitious instead. He has a net worth of about 8.3 billion dollars. More examples include Bernard Madoff, responsible for the 2008 market meltdown, versus Walt Disney. Macbeth is an example of someone who let ambition slide into greed. He was brave and courageous during the fight against the rebels in ... Act 1, killed a traitor of Scotland and was loyal to King Duncan. But then he slid into greed after he was spurred into action by Lady Macbeth. This turned him to be greedy, because he ended up as the winner for that s...

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... he felt the need to prove himself to Lady Macbeth. After he proved himself by killing Duncan, Macbeth became desensitized to killing. In the beginning of the play Macbeth showed his love for Lady Macbeth in many different ways. He told her his feelings toward her "My dearest love" (act I, scene v, l 58). Macbeth listens to what Lady Macbeth has to say, and takes her advice into consideration every ... time he makes a decision. He also has great love for her and tries his best to make her happy ... to guilt that could prevent the murder of King Duncan. Lady Macbeth begins to manipulate ...

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... , stop up th" access and passage to remorse. She does this because she is not capable of the evil and disregard required to act upon her plans as she is. This speech could be seen as Lady Macbeth trying to think herself evil, she resents the tenderness that her sex forces upon her. She is going against her better nature and intuition ... . This has made her capable of deceit for she is gracious towards Duncan by saying to him; "All or service, In every point twice done, and then done double, Where poor, and single, and single business, to contend ... against her feminine nature through t...

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