In Act V Scene V of Macbeth, strong words covey his troubled thoughts to the reader. The tone for Macbeth's speech is set after he hears of the death of his wife, Lady Macbeth. ... It is the progression of life, as Macbeth now sees it. ... When the lines of Act V Scene V are read together they enable the reader to see the despair and agony Macbeth is suffering. ... This outlook demonstrates to us the transition that Macbeth has made from his light, promising outlook at the beginning of the play to the dark, brooding, hopeless views he now expresses in the soliloquy of Act V Scene V. ...

• Word Count: 654
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In Act V Scene V of Macbeth, strong words covey his troubled thoughts to the reader. The tone for Macbeth's speech is set after he hears of the death of his wife, Lady Macbeth. ... It is the progression of life, as Macbeth now sees it. ... When the lines of Act V Scene V are read together they enable the reader to see the despair and agony Macbeth is suffering. ... This outlook demonstrates to us the transition that Macbeth has made from his light, promising outlook at the beginning of the play to the dark, brooding, hopeless views he now expresses in the soliloquy of Act V Scene V. ...

• Word Count: 656
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

On the other hand, after killing Duncan, Macbeth is paralyzed with horror from what he has done. ... Clearly, at this point in the play, Lady Macbeth is the callous, as well as devilish, force driving the hesitant Macbeth to carry out his immoral actions. ... Rather than being the cocky villain she was before, she begins to act strangely, suffering from the guilt that haunts the sensitivity and morality of her conscious. ... This change shows her deterioration because she becomes so terrified at the memories that perfunctorily flash through her mind that she ends up committing what most critic...

• Word Count: 886
• Approx Pages: 4

" This classic saying may as well have been inspired by the role of Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's "Macbeth." ... In Act II Scene II, after Macbeth has murdered Duncan, Lady Macbeth still seems to be unmoved by what they have done. ... In Act II Scene III, the reader is also left to wonder if Lady Macbeth's fainting is just part of her act, or a realization of the horrible thing she and her husband have done. Without a doubt, Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking in Act V Scene I is a testament to how unhinged and guilt-ridden she has become. ... It is through Lady Macbeth that Macbe...

• Word Count: 616
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

" (Act 1. ... When Banquo and Macbeth meet the witches he says, "you should be women, And yet your beards forbid me to interpret That you are so" (Act 1. ... In act 3, we see that Macbeth is succumbing to his guilt. ... In act 5, the gentlewoman and doctor are observing Lady Macbeth while she sleeps. ... By the end of act 5, Lady Macbeth kills herself. ...

• Word Count: 693
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

" (Act I, Sc.VII) This quote from the play, shows that Lady Macbeth is both good and evil. ... " (Act I, Sc.VII) He mentions this after he portrays a scheme to Lady Macbeth. ... Midway through the play, specifically in Act Three, we find that Lady Macbeth is beginning to lose her power and strength while Macbeth, now the king, is at the same time finding his. ... " (Act III, Sc I) Basically Macbeth is convincing the murderers that Banquo is their enemy as much as he is to himself. ... By the end of act three, Macbeth is showing his new strength and using it to his full advantage...

• Word Count: 1099
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School