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. ...

• Word Count: 1748
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Act 1 Scene 3, Macbeth is influenced by the prophecies of the three witches which are to become a thane of Glamis, thane of Cawdor and to be a king one day. ... Towards the end of the play, however, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth did not gain happiness, but rather it led to their death. ... In Act 1 Scene 3, Macbeth is influenced by the prophecies of the three witches which are to become a thane of Glamis, thane of Cawdor and to be a king one day. ... In Act 1 Scene 3, Macbeth is influenced by the prophecies of the three witches which are to become a thane of Glamis, thane of Cawdor and to be a k...

• Word Count: 1855
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Moreover, to cater for a 'modern' audience at the time, the film tackled the issue of 'gender' by capturing a woman's desire to act on stage in the Elizabethan era and the frustrating journey she experienced due to the societal confines of her gender. ... Accurate to the time, women were not permitted to act in the theatre, so Viola dresses as a man and auditions for the part of 'Romeo' where she solidifies her identity as 'Thomas Kent' and by virtue, her love of William in secret. ... This theory is stabilised via many of his female characters...

• Word Count: 1880
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate