She knows he is not above things happening by trickery but does not want to actually employ it himself . ... Lady Macbeth goads him into changing his mind by accusing him of being a coward and even implies that if he does not kill Duncan then he does not love her, " From this time, Such I account thy love." The final straw is when she accuses of him of not being man enough to do it. ... Although he is afraid of failure, she will not even consider it, so her part in changing his mind is crucial to his becoming a murderer from then on in the play. ... She tells him to pull himse...

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Even though both plays were written centuries apart, both are very similar in themes, fate, characters, relationships with wives, and tragic downfall of the main character. ... Others do what Oedipus says, or they die. ... Oedipus ends up stabbing his eyes out so he cannot see the terrible things that he has done anymore. ... The plays of Oedipus and Macbeth both carry great meaning involving morals. ... But, in my opinion, they could not change their fate because of their lack of knowledge of their own prophecies. ...

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"They met me in the day of success: and I have learned by the perfect'st report, they have more in them than mortal knowledge." ... (Act 1 scene 7) Lady Macbeth is very committed to carrying out the crime. ... She immediately labels her husband as cowardly as a method to get him to change his mind. ... This quote shows that she may have not felt fully confident with the plot, as she needs alcohol to make her confident with what she's doing. ... As more things happen, she loses her mask of evil. ...

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One can ponder on whether Macbeth ever had a chance of doing what was right after he met with the witches, because of how strong their words were, and because of how many great things they were promising to him. ... By the beginning of act four, the witches have a strong enough hold on Macbeth that whatever they tell him to do in order to get what he wants, he will do it. ... In this case, the witches were once again a source of Macbeth''s downfall because, by the witches boosting his confidence, they convinced him that he could do anything, and would not get in trouble for it, which...

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Macbeth leaves the banquet that is to be Duncan's last, deciding not to do it. ... He does not mention however his suspicions of Macbeth as his sons may also be kings too and is content that they should be. ... She would have carried out the murder herself had Duncan not looked like her father. ... He could have been trying to gain control, to prove he could do things himself. ... He does not miss her influences though. ...

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She was the voice of determination and hardness, yet deep down, she never carried such traits to begin with. ... She eventually goes delirious, carrying a lit candle wherever she walked (V-i, 17.5). ... She has changed her technique with Macbeth from shock and intimidation to restraint. ... She begins to ask Macbeth "what's to be done" (III-ii, 44), which is a drastic change in control. ... They both failed to utilize the point of view of the doer that considered the consequences more realistically. ...

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This chaos is shown through changes in weather patterns and nature. ... They believed that to cure sickness all needed was bleeding which they carried out through leeches or cutting the skin so that the blood would drain out. ... They followed only what males told them to do. ... However, this role reversal does not last the whole play. ... Through exploring the beliefs, superstitions, values and roles of the Elizabethan society, we come to understand why people of that era say and do certain things. ...

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Macbeth's actions in the beginning of the play represent his moral character and humble personality; qualities that an insane character does not posses. ... However, Macbeth suppresses the urge to do so and attempts to hide his wicked desires. ... This signifies the change in Macbeth's mental state. While he was killing King Duncan, Macbeth's hesitation almost stops him for carrying out the deed, however, now that Macbeth is a different man, he carries no guilt and hesitation for Banquo. ... At this point, Scotland is in shambles because of the negligent ruler who disturbed the...

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This links to how Macbeth's ambition influences him, because he wants to kill as many people as he can and is likely that if he wants to do well in battle he will want to do well in all other things he does. ... "Things that do sound so fair". ... He soon tells Banquo that he has passed that thought and will not do it. ... The witches play a large role in making Macbeth commit the murder because they only tell him good things, and not the whole truth. ... "Were such things here as we do speak about? ...

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At this point Macbeth is not at all bad even though murder does enter his mind; he dismisses it as a necessary action. ... She believes that her husband is too weak to carry out the necessary deed. ... The constant badgering of his wife changes his innocent character into a murderous figure that we learn more about in the next couple of acts. ... Macbeth ignores this but he does not forget about it. ... It is clear that he does not hold a dagger, he talks about it as if it is there. ...

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They are that he will become the thane of Glamis, thane of Cawdor and the king of Scotland. " All hail, Macbeth! ... With her words and her love for her husband she changed his mind. ... (I, VII, l.42-48) Making Macbeth feel bad and not strong enough she changed his mind. ... All of the characters in this play that represented evil got what they deserved but there is character such as Duncan and banquo who did not get what they deserved but if it was not for them the evil would of not been destroyed. ... "Will it not be received, / When we have mark"d with blood those sleepy two / Of his own c...

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She bids him wash his hands and change his bloody clothes. ... Macbeth and his wife have a very loving relationship in which they have great influence in one and other. ... Lady Macbeth has been the iron fist and authority icon for Macbeth, yet deep down, she never carried such traits to begin with. ... At one point, she wishes that she were not a woman so that she could do it herself. ... But as the play moves forward, she starts to see what they have done. ...

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The more power one gains, the more corrupt they become. ... Reluctantly, Macbeth wants to leave the whole situation with the witches" prophecies to chance, and he does not want to intervene to change the course of fate. ... Macbeth does not like being ridiculed by his wife. ... She lists gruesome things she would rather do than break a promise, as a means of luring him into committing to anything necessary to gain more power for herself. ... (II.ii.69-73) This clearly illustrates how Lady Macbeth is trying to deal with this life-burdening guilt that she has to carry on with. ...

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In the play, the two characters' states of mind are revealed through imagery, diction, rhetorical devices, syntax, and figurative devices. ... To comfort Macbeth, she tells him that they can't do anything to change their past. ... Later, Macbeth delivers his list "nor steel, nor poison, Malice domestic, foreign levy, nothing, Can touch him further"[,] and he also says his rhyme, "Good things of day begin to droop and drowse; While night's black agents to their preys do rouse./ Thou marvell'st at my words: but hold thee still; Things bad begun make strong them...

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He does not trust them, where Macbeth on the other hand does. ... This shows that she thinks that Macbeth's fear is so great that he cannot carry out the murder. ... The audience feel sorry for Macbeth at this point because they see his wife pestering him continuously in a desperate attempt to change his mind; therefore they feel he is a tragic hero. ... If not for his partner I do not think that Macbeth would have committed regicide, but at the same time I do not believe that Lady Macbeth is completely to blame for Macbeth's downfall. ... Macbeth as a character completely chan...

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Also, another character trait associated with Macbeth is kindness. ... In today's society, a person may be considered good and successful by many, but for others they do not match up to their standards and, therefore, are not good enough as they are. ... Words can push people to do things they know is wrong, feel loved and thankful, and even be encouraged to do things they cannot imagine themselves being capable of. Words carry the power to build or destroy someone and, therefore, should be used wisely and with caution. ... Many people are the same, they may feel nervous and guilty about ...

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Desire and ambition can cause people to do evil things. ... At the beginning, Macbeth is not driven to do evil until he takes the witches' ramblings to heart. ... She does not want to feel pity. ... (Act I, Scene I) This nonsense riddle displays the powerful meaning that things are not always what they seem to be. ... Even though the witches made this prophecy, they did not say how Macbeth will become king. ...

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These people were singled out for things like owning black cats, when washing clothes theirs came out cleaner, if you lived alone and wore black clothes then you put forward as being a witch. ... They arrange to meet with Macbeth on the moor; this is because they can draw him into their world. ... Macbeth shows his confusion straight away, "The Thane of Cawdor lives: why do you dress me In borrow"d robes?" ... Lady Macbeth is saying not to let his feelings show too much and be more like her. ... Macbeth makes it clear that he fears Banquo, " There is none but he Whose being I do n...

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