and you shall put This night's great business into my dispatch. ... Therefore he leaves the grand banquet that he throws for the king, so he can have time to think about Lady Macbeth's plans for the night. ... How tender "tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have pluck"d my nipple from his boneless gums, And dash"d the brans out, had I so sworn As you have done to this. (Lady Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 7, 60-64) When the night had come to murder Duncan, Lady Macbeth was strong and ready for the killing. ...

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I have given suck, and I know How tender "tis to love the babe that milks me. ... The night of Duncan's murder, Lady Macbeth anxiously awaits the completion of the act by her husband, who returns distraught, covered in blood and still holding the daggers. ... That night, after Banquo's death, Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost at the party. ... Lady Macbeth begins to reenact the night of Duncan's murder in her sleep. ...

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Betrayal, secrets and cold blooded murder are all things that can be found in Shakespeare's theatrical masterpiece, "Macbeth." This is a well-known tragedy of a man so driven by greed that he would kill not only the King, but also his good friend. It is easy to see that it was Macbeth who killed Kin...

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Macbeth leaves to kill Macbeth then later on that night he meets up with Lady Macbeth, they speak of Duncan and of the deed has been done. ... Later on that night Macduff and Lannox come to wake the king. ... Moments later Macbeth enters and begins to talk to Banquo about a feast that he is having that night. ... Later on that night before the feast Macbeth talks with Lady Macbeth and she wants to know what he is up to. ... Come, seeling night, scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day, and with thy bloody and invisible hand cancel and tear to pieces that great bond" (Act 3, scene 2). ...

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There are many indications that the Scottish nobility finds him a valued member of society; the naive Duncan even chooses to spend the night at Inverness with Macbeth and his wife, displaying the degree of trust Macbeth has garnered in Duncan's employ. Labelling his wife, his 'dearest partner of greatness', clearly Macbeth shows tender and noble qualities beyond just being a 'butcher'. ... She offers an allusion to a tragic past when she admits she has 'given suck and know[s] how tender 'tis to love the babe' she had – but there is no further ...

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In her mental state of washing her hands, she basically confesses all to the doctor without realising, like when she mutters, "Wash your hands, put on your night-gown; look not so pale.... She taunts him by making him feel bad because she would have done it for him, "I have given suck, and know How tender "tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have pluck"d my nipple from its boneless gums, And dash"d the brains out, had I so sworn As you have done this." ...

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Lady Macbeth becomes so fond of the idea of becoming Queen of Scotland that she mocks her husband by questioning his masculinity and saying that she would stop at nothing in order to get what she wants and she would never break a promise; "How tender 'tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was smiling in my face, have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums, and dash'd his brains out, had I so sworn as you have done to this". ... " She continually re-lives the night of the murder. ...

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Feminism is defined to be the belief to have social, political and economic equality of the sexes. Macbeth, a Shakespearean play written in the Elizabethan era demonstrates the marginalization of the sexes. The play focuses on Macbeth's tragic journey from being an innocent man to a remorseless assa...

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He that's coming must be provided for: and you shall put this night's great business into my dispatch which shall to all our nights and days to come give solely sovereign sway and masterdom. ... How tender "tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was milking in my face, have pluck"d my nipple from his boneless gums, and dash"d the brains out, had I so sworn as you have done to this. ...

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On hearing news of the night's murder, she answers as hostess: "What, in our house?" ... Although Lady Macbeth is unstable and vulnerable, she uses dramatic analogies to persuade her openly fragile husband to follow through with the first murder: I have given suck, and know How tender tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums, And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this. ...

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This is the inescapable bond that keeps him "pale" and at Act 3 Scene 2, he states: "Come seeling night Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day, And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond Which keeps me pale" The above quote by Macbeth demonstrates that he imagines that the execution of more murderous deeds, (instigation of the murder of Banquo), will help him pursue his interest of personal safety and also destroy any personal humanity left within himself. ...

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In addition she declared a horrific speech "How tender "tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have pluck"d my nipple from his boneless gums, And dash"d the brains out, had I sworn to you Have done to this." ... His king was a guest at the time of murder, on this very night Macbeth was King Duncan" host and had responsibility to protect his guest. ...

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Macbeth Essay Macbeth is a play, which encompasses such themes as witchcraft, fate, murder and the lust for power. It follows a loyal soldier to the king and war hero, Macbeth, as he kills his way to the top. The aim of this essay is to describe and compare the characters and how they change thr...

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