... in his terrible dreams which gives the solid theme that he has indeed "murdered sleep". Throughout the play we see the character of Macbeth change not from just the way he thinks and what we hear from the play, but from the actions he takes in the play, from killing Banquo, then having Lady Macduff and her children murdered, shows the insecurity that was ... cruelty! Make thick my blood". She goes to the extent of planning the murder of Duncan and assumes full responsibility of this. She exerts a lot of power over Macbeth in this part of the play and even calls him a "coward" and this s...

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... though the witches have the power to see the future, they are still subject to male characters in the play. They speak to Banquo and MacBeth in a very humble manner. During their first meeting, all the witches do is praise both of the men and tell them they have great things waiting for them in the ... . Once they plant these thoughts in his head, he is taken over by this other. His transformation is obvious by the end of the play. MacBeth displays traditionally feminine characteristics, such as irrationality and emotional outbursts. Lady MacBeth must help him commit the murders because...

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... evoke evil by reiterating the word "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 presence. Lady Macbeth calls upon evil to serve her with murderous thoughts and thus take away her femininity and all weakness. ... the audience to feel a certain amount of sympathy for her. At the start of the play Lady Macbeth is stronger in will than her husband is, but as the play progresses they exchange roles with Macbeth excluding his wife in pivotal decisions such as the murdering of the Macd...

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... the spirits to make her male. One of the most vivid descriptions of Lady Macbeth's wickedness is directly after Macbeth announces to her he does not want to kill Duncan.This speech epitomizes Lady Macbeth's evilness. She is ruthless, and her evil accounts for the murders that occur throughout the play Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is far more savage and ambitious than her husband, yet she convinces ... Macbeth to commit the murders that will make them king and queen. Macbeth is without his wife's cruel and uncompassionate attitude towards life ... . Lady Macbeth is aware that her husband is gen...

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... used very often is the way she flaunts herself at him. The intimacy between the two is a tool to get Macbeth to do whatever she wants of him. Though most of Shakespeare's major characters in this play are rather complex, Lady Macbeth is the most complex. She is the one who ties everything together; she is the one who pushes everyone to the ... wits; including herself. Finally her anguish on the sleepwalking scene shows that she is simply cannot tolerate her interaction in evil anymore. Lady Macbeth's madness, along with her husband's profound emotional malaise, is essential to one of th...

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• Grade Level: High School