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Macbeth


             By the end of Sheakspeare's "Macbeth," Lady Macbeth has proven that her .
             imagination is stronger than her will. During the beginning of the play, .
             Lady M had been the iron fist and authority icon for Macbeth. She was the .
             voice of determination and hardness, yet deep down, she never carried such .
             traits to begin with. She started this ordeal with a negative, bombastic .
             rhetoric, preying on Macbeth's weaknesses in order to egg him on. In no .
             way did she make a positive contribution to Macbeth or to herself. .
             However, Macbeth soon becomes more independent and shows more of his own .
             self-ambition. Eventually, Lady Macbeth begins to show her true, stripped .
             away and "wither"d" nature. Lady Macbeth's vulnerability increases as time .
             passes, and her enthusiasm wanes. Lady Macbeth is mainly responsible for .
             aggravating the struggle between Macbeth's morality, devotion and .
             "vaulting ambition." This duality in Lady Macbeth's character plays a huge .
             role in planting the seed for Macbeth's downfall and eventual demise.
             Lady Macbeth imagines that she has the capability to be a remorseless and .
             determined villain, but she isn't anything of the like in reality. She .
             thinks that her will to follow through with her thoughts outweighs .
             Macbeth's determination. Lady Macbeth views her husband as "too full o" .
             the milk of human kindness/To catch the nearest way," (I-v, 16-17). Within .
             the first act, she deems herself the more committing and authoritative .
             person in this couple. She claims that "that which rather [Macbeth] dost .
             fear to do," could be fulfilled if, "I may pour my spirits in thine ear" .
             (I-v, 23-25). She believes matters should be taken into her own hands from .
             the moment she receives the letter about the witches" prophecies. Lady .
             Macbeth believes that Macbeth doesn't have the "spirit" to "catch the .


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