In this essay I'm going to look at all the scenes involving Lady Macbeth to determine whether she is totally evil. I"m going to begin with the scenes where Lady Macbeth receives the letter from her husband following his conquest in battle.He has been given the title of Thane of Cawdor and writes to Lady Macbeth informing her of his news. He tells her also the prophesies the witches made to him and Banquo.
Macbeth on his return from battle with Banquo when they were confronted by three witches which tell the pare about things that may come about in the future.The witches tell them about things that will happen to each of them and how it may affect their lives. Macbeth is very taken with what the witches have to tell him . They say that he will become Thane of Cawdor , Thane of Glams and King here after .
Once Lady Macbeth receives the letter all sorts of things start to flood into her mine and she starts to decipher what the witches are getting at. By the end of the letter she has decided that Macbeth will become King and she plans the murder of Duncan.
As she begin to plan how this is all going to work she also asks the spirits to enter her body and take the goodness from her and to make her evil."Come you spirits unsex me here". She admits that this is not in her nature and that it will not be easy to do.When Macbeth send further word about Duncan attending a banquet at their establishment she knows that killing Duncan is the only way of quickly removing him from the thrown, and ensuring the place for Macbeth and her self.
Lady Macbeth somehow persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan even though he doesn't agree. She teases and torments him until he agrees. She does this by attacking his manhood, calling him a coward and mocking his bravery. Macbeth being a great worrier can't stand these things to be said. She also tells him that it was his idea in the first place and that she is only doing what he said they should do.
Macbeth enters, attired as king. He is followed by Lady Macbeth, now his queen, and the court. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth ask Banquo to attend the feast they will host that night. ... The witches also declare that Macbeth will be king one day. ... Macbeth fixates on the details of the prophecy. ...
Macbeth Macbeth's downfall was generated by a combination of factors. These include Macbeth's greed, ambition, over confidence and Lady Macbeth's suspicious behavior. ... This track of thought leads Macbeth to kill Banquo. ... Damned fact how it did greave Macbeth! ... This is proof that lady Macbeth's undisciplined tongue aroused suspicion and contributed to Macbeth's downfall. ...
Macbeth is tragic play written by William Shakespeare in early 1606. ... Afterwards as Macbeth informs his wife about the three predictions he has learnt, she expresses herself more ambitious than Macbeth. ... When Lady Macbeth has no choice then she uses her tactics to stop Macbeth wimping out of Duncan's murder. ... As the witches warn Macbeth to be aware of Macduff. ... He is also weak before Lady Macbeth. ...
Throughout the play, Macbeth becomes more impaintent, secretive, and paranoid. ... Macbeth is not living in reality because when an equivocation is placed in front of him, "All hail, Macbeth! ... However, in the end his arrogance will cost Macbeth his life. Throughout the meetings between the witches and Macbeth, no lies were told. ... All the venom and evil in the play are always located in Macbeth's mind. ...
In the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare the protagonist Macbeth mindset changes throughout the play with certain events that influence his mentality. Macbeth undergoes a transformation, which changes his belief and opinions about his King. ... This perspective is altered once Macbeth interacts with the three witches. ... Macbeth after committing the murder of Duncan feels guilt from his crime. ... This is the transformed Macbeth who has nothing left to lose but his life. ...
In Shakespeare's play Macbeth, Macbeth is no pawn of fate. ... The prophecy of Macbeth becoming Thane of Cawdor had already come true, enhancing Macbeth's aspirations of becoming king. ... But, Macbeth was never destined to kill anyone. ... The three Weird sisters played a part within Macbeth's destiny, for they were the ones who foretold Macbeth's future. ... Macbeth knew what he was doing. ...
By offering to Macbeth the idea of power, the witches push Macbeth to the next level of greed and evil that did not exist prior to the encounter. ... This apparition confuses and frightens Macbeth. ... The dagger symbolizes the point of no return for Macbeth. ... Macbeth fears Banquo due to his prophecy to father kings, so Macbeth proceeds to plot the murder of his once friend, which spurs yet another brush with the supernatural. ... The use of supernatural in Macbeth caused Macbeth to become a darker and more evil person with each paranormal encounter. ...
