His conscience warns him not to commit the regicide, but Macbeth's ambition and Lady Macbeth's power of persuasion are strong, and they defeat his morality. ... In the same way that sight and light, and blindness and darkness are used together in this analogy, Shakespeare uses these symbols together to amplify the themes certain scenes. ... Shakespeare uses the symbols of sight and blindness to emphasize the theme of guilt by personifying the guilt of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Much of this play is filled with the struggle between light and darkness, the epic battle of good versus ev...

• Word Count: 1376
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In essence, this attack towards Macbeth introduces a pivotal theme of the play: the relationship between gender and violence. ... Through persuasion and criticism she was able to manipulate her husband thereby suggesting elements of evil and sinister-like qualities in Lady Macbeth. ... These actions play a central role in the reinforcement of another theme: appearance versus reality (Lady Macbeth appears to be wide-awake, however, she is in a state of near unconsciousness revealing the reality of her thoughts). ...

• Word Count: 1026
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I would say Lady Macbeth has a major part to play in this tragedy with her powers of persuasion brought on by her own ambition, but I wouldn't completely blame her because Macbeth did carry on with the murders after her guilt had set in and she had ceased aiding him. ... This is the theme of the whole play and the two battles are merged together at times as the people around him influence the battle in Macbeth's head. ...

• Word Count: 1874
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School