She says, "Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valour as thou art in desire? Wouldst thou has that which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, and live a coward in thine own esteem?" ... Thus, she pressures him to commit the act for murder for her own sake and is aware of his ambition to claim the throne. Even though Macbeth knows what is morally right, his own greed and ambition take control over his conscience. ...

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In Act 1, Lady Macbeth states, "That I may pour my spirits in thine ear" (1.5.25), meaning that she wants to use her evil influence to convince Macbeth to act against Duncan. ... She primarily pushes him to do that which he would not be able to do on his own. ... At one point when Macbeth is disagreeing with her plan of killing Duncan, she puts into doubt his manliness, "Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire? ... Through the ambitions of his wife, the witches' predictions and also his ambition, he has caused his own downfall and demise. ... Macbet...

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Lady Macbeth influenced Macbeth in his decision to kill Duncan, the witches influenced him to become king, and his own conscience influenced himself to go through with killing others that had suspicions of him or his plans. ... "Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, and live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would," like the poor cat t" the" adage?" ... If charnel houses and our graves must send those that we bury back, our monuments shall be the mows of kites." (3.4.69-73) In this story, Macbeth, in a way, does not make his dec...

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In the beginning, when Macbeth still depicts his sensitivity and morality, Lady's Macbeth almost forces Macbeth to do the deed calling him a "coward in thine own esteem", mocking him saying, "you durst do it then you were a man," and comparing him to "a baby that milks me." ...

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In the play, "Macbeth," animal imagery is an important device used to bring light to change. For example, the chain of being is mentioned many times throughout the play, and is used to emphasize the rising action reaching the climax. In the first battle, when the soldier is explaining the outcome o...

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"Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem'st the ornament of life and live a coward in thine own esteem"(1.7.45-46). ... She gets him to see what she wants him to see, and places her own desires for power into his head. ... "For [my] own good, all causes shall give way. ...

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In line 24 Lady Macbeth says, "That I may pour my spirits in thine ear." ... Her insights into Macbeth's nature seem to be supported by his own asides because his asides show him to be very indecisive and confused. ... In other words, she would not hesitate to kill her own child for a greater cause. ...

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They lived in their own supernatural world of incorrect judgement and complete corruption. ... As after listening to the witch's prophecies he doesn't have anything to follow but their own judgement. ... "He bade me, from him, call thee Thane of Cawdor: In which addition, hail most worthy thane, For it is thine." ... This even-handed justice Commends th"ingredience of our poisoned chalice to our own lips." ...

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After he felt the sense of regression because of his misusing of ambition, he knew that he destroyed himself with his own hands. ... Lady Macbeth starts to insult his manhood and names him a coward just to encourage him to kill King Duncan by saying, "Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem- (Mac.1.7.41-43). ...

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