After his wife convinces him to kill Duncan, Macbeth life changed from that point on, every kill he commits from here on out would haunt him until his death and the guilt of the kills will destroy the relationship between Macbeth and his wife. ... For Macbeth, it was seeing Banquo's ghost for the first time during a celebratory dinner that put Macbeth in a frenzy, "what man dare, I dare, approach thou like the rugged Russian bear, the arm'd rhinoceros, or the hyrcan tiger, take any shape but that, and my firm nerves shall never tremble, or be alive " (3.4.98-106) which made his peopl...

• Word Count: 990
• Approx Pages: 4
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Despite these facts, Macbeth and his wife cannot rationalise their heinous deeds with any sense of logic. ... Labelling his wife, his 'dearest partner of greatness', clearly Macbeth shows tender and noble qualities beyond just being a 'butcher'. ... Under his reign, Scotland becomes 'a suffering country under a hand accursed', a sure sign of his evil. ... She 'has light by her continually – 'tis her command' and sleepwalks while confessing to Macbeth's crimes, hinting that 'The Thane of Fife had a wife. ... He begins the play...

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

Shakespeare's Macbeth is a play set in the 16th century Scotland, but Goold modernizes the setting to a Soviet styled country and utilizes modern elements into the characters and theme. ... Macbeth's disturbing laughter upon the announcement of his wife's suicide and his demeaning attitude towards his fellow regents suggest his general lack of guilt and self infliction. ...

• Word Count: 712
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate