Throughout the play, Macbeth becomes more impaintent, secretive, and paranoid. ... Macbeth is not living in reality because when an equivocation is placed in front of him, "All hail, Macbeth! ... However, in the end his arrogance will cost Macbeth his life. Throughout the meetings between the witches and Macbeth, no lies were told. ... All the venom and evil in the play are always located in Macbeth's mind. ...

• Word Count: 1597
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Lady Macbeth's thirst for power shatters and corrupts her life and the lives of those around her, especially her husband, Macbeth. ... Lady Macbeth disapproves of this style of thinking that Macbeth has developed. ... Macbeth does not like being ridiculed by his wife. ... This burden only gets worse with the way that Lady Macbeth's and Macbeth's actions progress throughout the play. ... This evidence of corrupted lives through rampages for power is brought forth through Lady Macbeth's influence on Macbeth, Macbeth's evil shift in character and Lady Macbeth's event...

• Word Count: 1406
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the character of Macbeth illustrates the three psychic zones throughout the play. ... Hence, Macbeth's desire of becoming a king leads him to a fatal downfall. ... Macbeth's ego influences him the most to do all of his murderous acts. ... Hence, the superego serves as Macbeth's conscience and self-discipline. ... The character of Macbeth rapidly shifts to his id, from his ego and his superego though all of them are equally in an internal conflict within Macbeth's mind. ...

• Word Count: 1499
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography