"Double, double, toil and trouble" are some of the most famous words from Shakespeare's Macbeth and while they are not a part of the prophecies of the witches, they are an indication of what was to befall Macbeth. Lay Macbeth's dominance, Macbeth's own ambition, and the witches" prophecies are the three popular causes of Macbeth's downfall. ... Macbeth's response to the prophecies was: (Act 1. ... These images were messages from the witches, adding to Macbeth's insanity. ... From the start of the play, Macbeth's character evolution is a study in evil. ...

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"When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man" (Act 1, Scene 7- lines 56 and 57). ... "But screw your courage to the sticking place and we'll not fail" (Act 1, Scene 7- lines 70 and 71). ... This also shows that this act of evil intent was all on Lady Macbeth's shoulders; that she is the cause of King Duncan's death. ... (Act 1, Scene 7- lines 53 to 55). ... I would, while it was smiling in my face, have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums and dashed his brains out, had I so sworn as you have done this...

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Significant scenes throughout the play of "Macbeth" that set the tone of the couple's relationship include Act 1 Scene V, Act 1 Scene VII, Act V Scene I and Act V Scene V. By the end of Act 1, after the brutality of what they have committed, the relationship is completely destroyed, giving way only to loneliness, coldness and insanity. ... In Act 1 Scene V, as they plan the murder of King Duncan, it is Lady Macbeth who convinces her husband to commit the crime. ... But her words aren't as powerful as they were in Act 1, Scene VII. ... In Act 5, Scene 1, in the sleepwalking scene, we ...

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Upon the introduction of Act 1 Scene 5, Lady Macbeth is brought into the plot of the play. ... -Lady Macbeth, Act 1 Sc5, Lines 13 - 28 Her first thoughts are based on the reaction of the realism of Macbeth being Thane of Glamis, and possibly Cawdor as the witches predicted. ... Alternatively, the act of Lady Macbeth calling upon the most divine of beings can be interpreted to suggest the manner in which she plans to manipulate Macbeth. ... Therefore, Lady Macbeth is as much of a main character as Macbeth is. ... Here he is expressing that while he does want to become king and may have a few ev...

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In Act 1, scene 7, Lady Macbeth says "If you weren't a man, then what kind of animal were you when you first told me you wanted to do this? ... This shapes Macbeth's identity because, he later says this, "Now I'm decided, and I will exert every muscle in my body to commit this crime" (Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 7, line 80). ... In Act 3, Scene 1, Macbeth says "For the plan to work perfectly you must kill both Banquo and his son, Fleance, who keeps him company. ... " (Masculinity as Homophobia, paragraph 5, sentence 1-3). ... Paragraph 6, sentence 1). ...

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Lady Macbeth is an extremely ambitious woman and wants more than anything for her husband, Macbeth, to be the next King of Scotland. ... Lady Macbeth's crucial role in the play is to persuade Macbeth to carry out the murder of Duncan. ... We are first introduced to Lady Macbeth at the beginning of Act 1, scene 5, through the letter that Macbeth sends her. ... In Act 1, scene7 she really excel's herself in how far she will go to manipulate Macbeth, to get her way. ... When we get to Act 5, scene 1, what a stark contrast we see in Lady Macbeth's character. ...

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In the play, "Macbeth," animal imagery is an important device used to bring light to change. ... In Act 1 Scene 7, Lady Macbeth uses animal imagery to stop her husband from having cold feet about murder. ... This tactic works on Macbeth, and he kills Duncan. ... " (I, vii, 1) and "This guest of summer,/ The temple-haunting martlet, does approve,/...... The castle is stated to put one at ease and calm, however in Act 2, Scene 3, Lennox says "prophesying with accents terrible/ Of dire combustion and confused events/ New hatched to the woeful time. ...

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In the beginning of scene 1, Macbeth experiences a powerful hallucination. ... In scene 2, Macbeth is violently awoken by the act he has just committed. ... Throughout scene 1, the diction helps create a strong and ongoing motif of sight. ... In scene 1, there is a use of personification when Macbeth is pondering over his confusion on what is real when he says, "Mine eyes are made the fools of the other senses" (II.44). ... In scene 2, there features various shared lines between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. ...

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In Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, the state of mind of Macbeth parallels with the dramatic structure. ... The next speech at the end of act 1 is where Macbeth is dwells upon whether he should commit the deed or not. ... He seems to worry about his afterlife very often in the play and its part of the controversy he faces in this act. ... What lead to this soliloquy was the push by Lady Macbeth. ... The soliloquy at the beginning of Act five is where Macbeth questions his reign and his old age that is beginning to come swiftly. ...

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Macbeth's first wrongful act which was decided by his free will was to listen, and take what the three sisters had told him into consideration. ... In act one of Macbeth, he is quoted as saying to himself, "If chance will have me King, why, chance may crown me,/ Without my stir" (Shakespeare, I, iii, 143-144). ... At the end of the first act, before he is about to commit acts of murder upon Duncan, Macbeth says to himself, "That tears shall drown the wind. ... Macbeth's jealous rage was first evident in act three when he ordered the execution of his faithful friend and loyal servant,...

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Lady Macbeth is first introduced to us in Act 1 Scene 5. ... Lady Macbeth next appears in Act 2 Scene 3 when Macbeth enters with two "bloody daggers" after killing King Duncan, suddenly for a second but I noticed it on the video she got sacred which was showed when she spoke in short sentences then suddenly Lady Macbeth is in charge again "give me the daggers" imposing if your scared I"ll do it. ... I found this scene particularly interesting to watch because it per traded each Lady Macbeth in to two ways in power and a scared and it was acted well so you could feel the tension there must have...

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