The sarcastic tone reveals the dominating personality of Lady Macbeth, which is significant in influencing Macbeth during later part of the play to succumb to darkness of treachery and bloodshed. ... Hence, the reader can indicate the instrumental role that Lady Macbeth is going to play in the build up of darkness later on. ... Here underlies the truth to her character, she inherits a change of heart resulting in indisputable evidence that Lady Macbeth is a dynamic character. ...

• Word Count: 1026
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As is only expected in traditional tragedy, Shakespeare's dark tale Macbeth, concludes with a righteous character, Malcolm, the heir to the Throne of Scotland, commenting on what has passed. ... More pointedly, though, when he determines that 'the very firstlings of [his] heart shall be the firstlings of [his] hand', he sends others to complete the dirty deeds of killing Banquo, attempting the murder of Fleance his son, and he orchestrates Lady MacDuff's family's deaths. ...

• Word Count: 1419
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

These demons in the guise of witches cannot read his inner-most thoughts, but from observing his facial expressions and body language, they surmise what passions drive him and what dark desires lie in wait. ... The individual who once prized mutable goods in the form of respect and admiration from those about him, now discovers that even such satisfactions are denied him: "And that which should accompany old age, as honor, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have; but, in their stead, curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, which the poor heart would fain deny, and...

• Word Count: 1619
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

These demons in the guise of witches cannot read his inmost thoughts, but from observation of facial expression and other bodily manifestations they surmise with comparative accuracy what passions drive him and what dark desires await their fostering. ... The individual who once prized mutable goods in the form of respect and admiration from those about him, now discovers that even such evanescent satisfactions are denied him: And that which should accompany old age, As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have; but, in their stead, Curses, not loud but deep, mou...

• Word Count: 2254
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate