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…Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most famous and frightening female characters. When we first see her, she is already plotting Duncan's murder, and she is stronger, more ruthless, and more ambitious than her husband. She seems fully aware…

…Macbeth The motif of evil is seen throughout the play, Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare. The motif is used to help the theme of darkness along, making it seem more sinister. Along the way, many of the characters use evil to their own ends…

…Macbeth guiltier than Lady Macbeth Macbeth is a very exciting story containing all kinds of plots and murders. The characters that are killing and are planning murders are all very deceiving and treacherous. Two of the most dangerous criminals…

…Changing Relationship between Macbeth & Lady Macbeth In the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth shows us that she is supportive to Macbeth. When deliberating the plans surrounding King Duncan's murder she says to Macbeth 'Leave all the rest to me'. Lady…

…the loss of blood, if it were jealousy, revenge, guilt or treachery the life would still be forfeit. In Macbeth there are many symbolic gestures towards blood, which ultimately develop into the main dominating theme of the play. In the beginning of the play…

…that causes a change in fortune, from happiness to misery. In a tragedy the main character rises to greatness, then continues to fall down, until reaches his or her downfall. Macbeth is a tragic hero in the play Macbeth by Shakespeare. The process of this tragedy…

…C.S. Lewis' statement: "You can get your heart's desire, and get despair instead" is evident in both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth for the following reasons. Macbeth believed the prophecies that stated that he would become king. Thus, he killed…

…over to modern times with out an explanation to be necessary. In the play “Macbeth” many of these traits are the only means of relating to the story on any level. To open act I scene 3, the witches sarcastically give praise to Macbeth, and proclaim “hail…

…The conversation between Malcolm and Macduff at the beginning of Act IV Scene III is a critical point of the play. Macduff has escaped the court of Macbeth because he can no longer bear Macbeth's tyranny. By doing so, he is forced to abandon all…

…Throughout the play Macbeth, there are many crimes and manipulating. Macbeth plans most murders for superiority. This makes us wonder if Macbeth is a hero or a villain. With that Macbeth is both a hero and villain from different perspectives…