Act I, scene II of William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth gives a clear picture of ambition as a character trait of Macbeth. Macbeth is a tragic play about a tragic hero named Macbeth whom makes an irreversable decision to kill his king and take the throne of Scottland. In Act I, scene ii, a captain of the Scottish army reports to King Duncan the deeds done by Macbeth in a battle against the armies of the Norwegian king and the Scottish traitors. ... Macbeth can also be seen as ambitios while being described fighting alongside his friend Banquo. ... Through these actions in Act I, scene ii...

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Upon the introduction of Act 1 Scene 5, Lady Macbeth is brought into the plot of the play. ... -Lady Macbeth, Act 1 Sc5, Lines 13 - 28 Her first thoughts are based on the reaction of the realism of Macbeth being Thane of Glamis, and possibly Cawdor as the witches predicted. ... Alternatively, the act of Lady Macbeth calling upon the most divine of beings can be interpreted to suggest the manner in which she plans to manipulate Macbeth. ... Therefore, Lady Macbeth is as much of a main character as Macbeth is. ... Here he is expressing that while he does want to become king and may have a few ev...

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"Double, double, toil and trouble" are some of the most famous words from Shakespeare's Macbeth and while they are not a part of the prophecies of the witches, they are an indication of what was to befall Macbeth. Lay Macbeth's dominance, Macbeth's own ambition, and the witches" prophecies are the three popular causes of Macbeth's downfall. ... Macbeth's response to the prophecies was: (Act 1. ... These images were messages from the witches, adding to Macbeth's insanity. ... From the start of the play, Macbeth's character evolution is a study in evil. ...

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Macbeth is presented as being disloyal. ... Macbeth is presented as a war hero. ... Macbeth decides to murder Duncan but in secret and he needs to act as innocent as possible. ... Macbeth has begun to hide his guilt. ... Macbeth tells lies to hide the truth. ...

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"When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man" (Act 1, Scene 7- lines 56 and 57). ... "But screw your courage to the sticking place and we'll not fail" (Act 1, Scene 7- lines 70 and 71). ... This also shows that this act of evil intent was all on Lady Macbeth's shoulders; that she is the cause of King Duncan's death. ... (Act 1, Scene 7- lines 53 to 55). ... I would, while it was smiling in my face, have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums and dashed his brains out, had I so sworn as you have done this...

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Macbeth throughout the play murders several people, these murders are motivated mainly by two things: Macbeth himself, who he is and what he implies, and Lady Macbeth, who manipulates Macbeth's weak personality to accomplish the assassinations. ... On the other side Lady Macbeth is who encourages him to act this way, killing the king and Duncan. ... Another thing that encourages Macbeth to act this way is the prophecy of the witches; this prediction makes Macbeth's "hunger- for power greater, which at the hand of the other motivations lead to the murders. ... Lady Macbeth has an...

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When Macbeth meets the king he is told that Malcolm will be the next aire to throne and that King Duncan would like to dine at Macbeth's house. ... In the fifth scene of Act I Lady Macbeth is told from a messenger that the king and Macbeth are coming over to the house. ... In her famous speech macbeth tells the audience that she will put her life aside and do the "bloody" deeds necessary for Macbeth to become King. ... When the king arrives at the castle he thanks Macbeth's wife for the hospitable greeting and Lady Macbeth describes that it is their duty to be hospitable to their ...

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Significant scenes throughout the play of "Macbeth" that set the tone of the couple's relationship include Act 1 Scene V, Act 1 Scene VII, Act V Scene I and Act V Scene V. ... In Act 1 Scene V, as they plan the murder of King Duncan, it is Lady Macbeth who convinces her husband to commit the crime. ... This plot introduces tension into the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. ... But her words aren't as powerful as they were in Act 1, Scene VII. ... In Act 5, Scene 1, in the sleepwalking scene, we can plainly see how Lady Macbeth has changed. ...

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Again blood is haunting Macbeth in act two, in which a visionary dagger is stained with blood. ... The first instance of clothes as imagery occurs in the first act of the play, when Ross and Angus hail Macbeth as Thane of Cawdor. ... Art thou afeared to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire?... In Act two, scene two, Lady Macbeth waits anxiously for Macbeth to return from killing Duncan, the King of Scotland. ... In Act one, scene five, Lady Macbeth has already planned the assassination of Duncan. ...

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When Duncan goes to Macbeth's castle in Act I Scene vi, Lady Macbeth is very polite to him. ... Later on in Act II Scene iii, Lady Macbeth pretends to act shocked and sadden by the murder of the king when Macduff tells her about it. ... She begins to act crazy. ... It is suspected that she commits suicide sometime between Act V Scene i and Act V Scene ii. ... Lady Macbeth's actions lead to Macbeth's death, too. ...

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When Macbeth's motives are questioned, Lady Macbeth distracts the confused company. ... Otherwise her conscience would not allow her to act. ... She claims that she can act to "look like the innocent flower/But be the serpent under't-. ... Moral Traits: In Act I. sc.7, Macbeth admits to Lady Macbeth that he doesn't want to kill Duncan because Duncan was nice to Macbeth. ... Lady Macbeth starts out looking only at the goal of Macbeth becoming King. ...

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This demonstrates Macbeth's transition from nobility to becoming a tyrant. ... Macbeth's actions also contribute to his transformation, represented by the theme lightness and darkness, which is used to illustrate the contrast between good and evil in Macbeth's character. ... When King Duncan arrives at Macbeth's home he compliments Macbeth's nobility when he exclaims "signs of nobleness, like stars, shall shine/ On all deservers" (1.4.47-48). ... This illustrates Macbeth's descend from light to darkness because Duncan is talking about how honorable Macbe...

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Lady Macbeth uses her sexuality to manipulate Macbeth into killing King Duncan, which makes her somewhat responsible for Macbeth's downfall. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's relationship becomes tense when Lady Macbeth threatens their sex life. ... " Despite Macbeth's warrior status, he believes killing Duncan is a subhuman act and "who dares do more is none." Macbeth is too full of 'human kindness', yet is a loyal husband who feels that he must prove himself as a man, which allows Lady Macbeth to use her mental strength to associate the act of killing Duncan...

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Commentary of Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 7 Act 1, Scene 7 of Shakespeare's play Macbeth, is a very significant part of the play. ... However, Macbeth is not making this decision purely on his own but with the influence and persuasion of his ambitious wife, Lady Macbeth. ... Macbeth is aware of the imbalance of the proposed murder, and this is shown throughout lines 12-16, as Macbeth is Duncan's relative, subject and host, yet he is to be his killer. Therefore, leaving Macbeth train of thoughts unresolved. ... Lady Macbeth understands that his greatest character feature is ambit...

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Kimmel speaks about how men are prone to act differently around other men because of superiority dilemmas within themselves. ... In Act 1, scene 7, Lady Macbeth says "If you weren't a man, then what kind of animal were you when you first told me you wanted to do this? ... This shapes Macbeth's identity because, he later says this, "Now I'm decided, and I will exert every muscle in my body to commit this crime" (Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 7, line 80). ... In Act 3, Scene 1, Macbeth says "For the plan to work perfectly you must kill both Banquo and his son, Fleance...

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In act 3, scene 2, as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's relationship begins to deteriorate, their language reveals a weary Lady Macbeth, and an insecure and resolute Macbeth. ... Furthermore, diction reveals a weary Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's insecurity and resolve. ... Lady Macbeth still tries her best to influence Macbeth, however, Macbeth seems to have little to no regard for what Lady Macbeth is trying to say to him. ... Second, when Macbeth is advising Lady Macbeth how to act at their banquet, he uses the metaphor "lave our honours in these flattering streams, and make our faces ...

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Lady Macbeth is an extremely ambitious woman and wants more than anything for her husband, Macbeth, to be the next King of Scotland. ... Lady Macbeth's crucial role in the play is to persuade Macbeth to carry out the murder of Duncan. ... We are first introduced to Lady Macbeth at the beginning of Act 1, scene 5, through the letter that Macbeth sends her. ... In Act 1, scene7 she really excel's herself in how far she will go to manipulate Macbeth, to get her way. ... When we get to Act 5, scene 1, what a stark contrast we see in Lady Macbeth's character. ...

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Although Macbeth has his own desires to do all he can to reach his goal, it is Lady Macbeth who encourages and forces him to get there. ... "With the valor of her tongue, " she encourages him with her advice to carry out this act without fear. ... The women in Macbeth are called wicked, especially Lady Macbeth herself. ... She calls upon spirits to make this wish, to suggest that she would rather lose her sex and fertility, to have the rights of a man, and even more so to be able to commit this evil act herself. ... Macbeth needs her husband just as much as he needs her. ...

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Macbeth's action's lead to his very nemises. ... Lady Macbeth is the second reason for Macbeth's tragedy; without her support in aiding his decision, Macbeth would have never had the strength to lie, scheme, and destroy to such extremes. The last, and most devastating to Macbeth, was his cripled conscious which made him act out of selfeshness and lust. ... The witches first address Macbeth as king, and Banguo as one "Lesser than Macbeth... But now we are introduced to Lady Macbeth. ...

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In Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, the state of mind of Macbeth parallels with the dramatic structure. ... The next speech at the end of act 1 is where Macbeth is dwells upon whether he should commit the deed or not. ... He seems to worry about his afterlife very often in the play and its part of the controversy he faces in this act. ... What lead to this soliloquy was the push by Lady Macbeth. ... The soliloquy at the beginning of Act five is where Macbeth questions his reign and his old age that is beginning to come swiftly. ...

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""[1] Lady Macbeth is an ideal example of this type of character. ... As claimed by the witches, Macbeth would be king, however the means of how this would become was never discussed until Lady Macbeth is introduced. ... Lady Macbeth states to Macbeth: "O, never shall sun that morrow see!" ... Lady Macbeth is so blinded by her ambitions that she neglects to ponder the potential consequences her actions may have on her and Macbeth himself. ... Another crucial indication of her guilt is visible in Act Five, Scene 1 when Lady Macbeth is wondering around in a trance state appearing to be sleep w...

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In the play, "Macbeth," animal imagery is an important device used to bring light to change. ... After Macbeth kills Duncan, there is a lot of pathetic fallacy used through animal imagery. ... In Act 1 Scene 7, Lady Macbeth uses animal imagery to stop her husband from having cold feet about murder. ... This tactic works on Macbeth, and he kills Duncan. ... The castle is stated to put one at ease and calm, however in Act 2, Scene 3, Lennox says "prophesying with accents terrible/ Of dire combustion and confused events/ New hatched to the woeful time. ...

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In the beginning of scene 1, Macbeth experiences a powerful hallucination. ... In scene 2, Macbeth is violently awoken by the act he has just committed. ... Macbeth later declares that he has murdered sleep. ... This shows that Macbeth is an anti-hero. ... In scene 2, there features various shared lines between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. ...

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And even if I die in the act, that death will be a glory an outrage sacred to the gods! ... Consequently, Lady Macbeth must disseminate her sinister, dark qualities to Macbeth. ... " (Macbeth, I, v, 73-78) Lady Macbeth surpasses Macbeth's level of "evil" by far, and has to lecture Macbeth on how to disguise himself on front of the guests. ... All of a sudden, we see a challenge of authority between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. ... Even her final act-suicide-was supposedly a demonstration of her unwillingness to submit to Creon, to the mortal world, and to serve the dead. ...

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Macbeth's first wrongful act which was decided by his free will was to listen, and take what the three sisters had told him into consideration. ... In act one of Macbeth, he is quoted as saying to himself, "If chance will have me King, why, chance may crown me,/ Without my stir" (Shakespeare, I, iii, 143-144). ... At the end of the first act, before he is about to commit acts of murder upon Duncan, Macbeth says to himself, "That tears shall drown the wind. ... Ambition can therefore only be ultimately achieved when one takes matters into their own hands and begins to act on impulse. ... M...

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