He begins to ponder the idea of being king while Banquo dismisses the witches.Lady Macbeth influence on him is big, that it has a subconscious effect on Macbeth. ... Then when he asks Lady Macbeth if Duncan has asked for him ,he says "we will proceed no further" but Lady Macbeth asks Duncan if he is "afeard" or if "art in desire" of his to kill Duncan. ... There had to be some desire to be king inside him that would make him kill. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In Lady Macbeth's case, the main fault that brought about her destruction and final suicide was greed, along with an ignorance and repression of the emotions that contradicted this desire. ... He shows a desire to do so, saying to himself, "That is a step/On which I must fall down or else o'erleap...Let not light see my black and deep desires." ... The elusiveness of the witches uses Macbeth's subconscious intentions to come to his own conclusions. ... Again, she is quelling her own moral instincts in order to allow herself to seek the power that she desires. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Would it be inaccurate to assume that if prophesised that you were to be king and have an entire country at your disposal, that you would not crave and develop an insatiable desire and ambition to be so? ... When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more that what you were, you would Be so much more the man" Despite Macbeth's unwillingness to perform the act, he still had visions of a dagger created within his mind, this suggesting subconsciously he had the ambition and will to kill King Duncan. ...

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Elizabethan audiences were under the rule of a king who enforced this theory very strongly and it can be questioned whether it is a possible subconscious teaching to the audience, maybe in the hope that they would never try something as violating as this. ... Lady MacBeth's desire to unsex herself to attain masculine power is evidence of a female character challenging the traditional gender stereotypes of the time. ...

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"Lady Macbeth is the embodiment of evil and we are not meant to feel any sympathy for her."" Discuss this statement with reference to the play. The play "Macbeth" was written by William Shakespeare in the Jacobean era. Judging by the plays themes of Scottish monarchy, loyalty to the crown and...

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• Grade Level: High School

Developments in Macbeth's language mirror the progress of his character, discuss. In this essay I will discuss the progression and development of Macbeth's language and character through the play. Macbeth is a mighty and ambitious warrior who, except in his ambition, is noble by nature. He has...

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Although aspirations and dreams are a healthy standard among society as a whole, what happens when these desires gain an "any means necessary" approach? ... Both Macbeth and Banquo are linked: both are tragic characters, doomed by an insatiable desire that clouds their better judgment. ...

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Macbeth Coursework Essay Throughout Shakespeare's "Macbeth," the main character, Macbeth, is conveyed both as a tragic hero and as an evil tyrant. He is a tragic hero, as he falls from grace after being at the top, and suffers with dignity when all have deserted him, especially when the English armies are on the brink of attacking him and he refuses to submit, as he dies fighting or his beliefs. Initially, in the first few scenes, Macbeth is seen as a hero, fighting for king and country, but soon he meets the evil witches who change him for the worse. The captain tells us of his br...

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• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School