In "Macbeth," a sinister play written by William Shakespeare, Macbeth goes through a change in his personality, morals and values. There are three specific evil forces that drive Macbeth to his downfall, Lady Macbeth's influence, The three Witches, and his own ambition. Lady macbeth is one of the three forces that drive Macbeth to his downfall, she is equally as ambitious as her husband but is unable to take action herself, perhaps because of the social constrains at the time(Howard 84).Lady Macbeth is the "spur" in the relationship, her values and morals change drastically thr...

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Shakespeare portrays Macbeth to display initial disbelief in the news, indicated by his rhetorical question, "But how of Cawdor? ... Furthermore, Macbeth requires a considerable degree of persuasion from Lady Macbeth prior to murdering Duncan, this is shown by his apparent apprehension in Act 1, Scene 7 when he chooses to "proceed no further in this business, " however she manages to convince him by insulting his masculinity, suggesting that, "When you durst do it, then you were a man. " Lady Macbeth therefore represents an additional destructive force to the witches that aids in the creation ...

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This was not the only factor that proliferated his films in to Western cinema, his films often featured Western components and literature; such films as Throne of Blood and Ran features the story of Shakespeare's Macbeth and King Lear, essentially Kurosawa created versions of the Western classics with Japanese components, while exploring truth and perception simultaneously. ...

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