At the beginning of the play, it becomes clear that Macbeth is aware of the terrible deed that implies killing Duncan; consequently, he fears eternal damnation for committing that crime. ... Then, it is evident that since the beginning of the play, even before killing Duncan, fear invades Macbeth, which also demonstrates that Macbeth does have a conscious mind that makes him discern between good and evil. ... In addition, Macbeth shows his fears even more clearly in the Third Play: "Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep In the affliction of these terrible dreams That shake us nightly- (I...

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The Inner-Macbeth Assumptions are made throughout our lives, just as the nobles suspect Macbeth of murder. ... Macbeth "s conscious screams through, "Ere we will eat our meal I fear and sleep in the affliction of these terrible dreams that shake us nightly", for the reality of the crime has come into realization and the only one Macbeth can confide in is Lady Macbeth. At this point in the book, no guilt is felt on behalf of Lady Macbeth leaving Macbeth resembling a boy crying for help when no one is listening. ... He claims we will all, at some point in our lives, end up having to finish...

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In act 5 scene 1 Lady Macbeth enters the play for the first time for several acts. ... To understand why the audience may feel this way towards Lady Macbeth we have to go back to earlier acts in the play. ... In her sleepwalking Lady Macbeth plays out the washing theme which runs throughout the play. ... At the start of the play I thought that Lady Macbeth might have been the fourth witch but although she sometimes spoke in rhyme like the witches she was not as evil. Also towards the end of the play she began to let out all her feelings about the death of the king which she had proceeded. ...

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"Lady Macbeth is often regarded as the epitome of evil. ... At this stage in the play, the audience feels somewhat intimidated and frightened of Lady Macbeth's domineering presence. ... 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 Macduff family and of Banquo saying "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck."" ... Ironically, towards the end of the play, Lady Macbeth becomes obsessed with imaginary blood all over her hands th...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The force which drives Lady Macbeth to do anything in this play is her thirst to achieve more power than the power she already has. ... Lady Macbeth disapproves of this style of thinking that Macbeth has developed. ... This burden only gets worse with the way that Lady Macbeth's and Macbeth's actions progress throughout the play. ... By the end of the play, her craving for power wears away and is replaced with the bottled up remorse inside of her. ... This evidence of corrupted lives through rampages for power is brought forth through Lady Macbeth's influence on Macbeth, Macbeth...

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The Shakespearean play MacBeth deals with madness as an important theme. Both MacBeth and Lady Macbeth, due to there excessive greed lose sight of what is right and wrong. The play opens with MacBeth as a brave general fighting for Scotland and his King, Duncan. ... MacBeth, not being in the correct state of mind, Lady MacBeth pushes him over the edge every chance that she gets. ... MacBeth has constant internal struggle with the visions that he saw in his head. ...

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At the beginning of the play, Macbeth's actions are more likely determined by chance than anything else. ... This is what happened in Macbeth's case. ... The darkness had completely consumed him by the end of the play and he was vengeful on everybody. ... By the end of the play, Macbeth's madness grew and he was jumping to conclusions without out any thought of remorse. ... The rise and fall of Macbeth was brought on all by himself. ...

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"Macbeth" is one of the most famous plays written by William Shakespeare. The play tells the story of Macbeth, Thane of Glamis whose dark ambition will lead him to murder the king and take his crown. ... Many themes are recurring throughout the play and this passage. ... Throughout the play, Macbeth doesn't know whether he really sees the witches or if they are an illusion because of their tendency to disappear after announcing what is going to happen to him. ... At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is seen as an order figure. ...

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• Grade Level: High School