After Macbeth's initial encounter with the "weird sisters", we realize that his physical courage is complemented by a consuming ambition. ... " On hearing this news, a conniving Lady Macbeth, with her thirst for blood and power, manipulates Macbeth's moral code, and uses her sexuality to influence Macbeth into using his physical strength to murder King Duncan. ... Although Macbeth wanted to become king, he respected King Duncan, and did not have the willpower and strength of mind to break his own moral code. ... With her mental strength and ambition, she plays on Macb...

• Word Count: 882
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Macbeth is very ambitious, courageous, and a moral coward: all these things lead to his tragic death at the end of the play. ... From the courages in defense of Scotland is significant in the opening scene. ... But moral goodness in him is undeveloped and indeed still rudimentary, for his voluntary acts are scarcely brought into harmony with ultimate end. ... His autonomous decision not to commit murder, however, is not in any sense based upon moral grounds. ...

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