Macbeth's own ambition acts as deciding power in bringing him to his downfall. ... As soon as Lady Macbeth learns of the witches' words from Macbeth's letter, she says, "Hie thee hither, That I may pour my spirits in thine ear, and chastise with the valour of my tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round," (I, v). ... When Macbeth decides not to continue with their plan to murder Duncan, she urges him to act on his desires or he will think of himself as a coward "Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valour as thou art in desire?" ... He was a brave and...

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Macbeth thinks for ages about the deed, but Lady Macbeth makes sure he does it by making remarks such as, "And live a coward in thine own esteem," Which means that she can't believe he won't do, he is a coward a wimp she is saying I would do it but I am a woman. ... Lady Macbeth pushed Macbeth into doing by saying, "And live a coward in thine own esteem," Also things like are you a man or a mouse. ...

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She says, "art thou afread to be in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, and live a Coward in thine own esteem letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would,"like the poor cat I' the adage?"...

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Art thou afeard To be the same in thine own act and valour As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem,"" (Act I, Scene VII, line 36). ... Macbeth takes matters into his own hands to ensure that he will become king. ... In the play Antigone, Creon also takes matters into his own hands. ... Macbeth should have trusted destiny to a higher power, but instead, he took fate into his own hands. ...

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Hie thee hither, That I may pour my spirits in thine ear And chastise with the valour of my tongue All that impedes thee from the golden round, Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem To have crowned thee withal." ... The manner in which she wants to manipulate Macbeth in is also shown when Lady Macbeth says she wants to "pour my spirits in thine ear". ... (1.5.71-72), basically ordering Macbeth to murder him in their own house. ... This shows that she knows Macbeth will not murder Duncan on his own. She takes matters into her own hands ! ...

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"Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem'st the ornament of life and live a coward in thine own esteem"(1.7.45-46). ... She gets him to see what she wants him to see, and places her own desires for power into his head. ... "For [my] own good, all causes shall give way. ...

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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. ... Hie thee hither, That I may pour my spirits in thine ear And chastise with the valor of my tongue All that impedes thee from the golden round, Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem To have thee crowned withal... By giving him a piece of her mind, she assures him that it is his duty to murder his own cousin Duncan, King of Scotland. ...

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In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, symbolism and imagery are both widely used in illustrating the overall theme of murder. Throughout the play, Shakespeare depicts various types of symbolism and imagery that leads to the downfall of the protagonist, Macbeth. The contrast of light and dark represent...

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"This even-handed justice commends the ingredience of our poison"d chalice to our own lips." ... Shortly after Macbeth told his wife his reasons against killing Duncan, she accused him of being a "coward in thine own esteem" and "letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would"" (Shakespeare, I, vii, 43-44) The latter was comparing him to the miserable cat, which the proverb said, "would eat fish, but would not wet her feet." ... She was forced, under her own circumstance, to bring out the worse she could think of. ... Lady Macbeth said all this hopping to point out that if she could do such a thing, ...

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However, Macbeth soon becomes more independent and shows more of his own self-ambition. ... She claims that "that which rather [Macbeth] dost fear to do," could be fulfilled if, "I may pour my spirits in thine ear" (I-v, 23-25). She believes matters should be taken into her own hands from the moment she receives the letter about the witches" prophecies. ... Contrary to her original belief, Lady Macbeth's ability to guide and control Macbeth is no stronger than his own initiative. ...

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Macbeth Essay Aim: Examine the play "Macbeth" and consider the question - "was Macbeth responsible for his own downfall?" ... Lady Macbeth, after telling Macbeth of her plan, has to persuade Macbeth to even consider it - "and live a coward in thine own esteem". ... "MacDuff was from his mother's womb untimely ripped" This tells Macbeth that MacDuff was born from caesarean, and he beheads Macbeth In my opinion, Macbeth is not responsible for his own downfall. ...

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They lived in their own supernatural world of incorrect judgement and complete corruption. ... As after listening to the witch's prophecies he doesn't have anything to follow but their own judgement. ... "He bade me, from him, call thee Thane of Cawdor: In which addition, hail most worthy thane, For it is thine." ... This even-handed justice Commends th"ingredience of our poisoned chalice to our own lips." ...

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Shakespeare Coursework Macbeth Essay Task: By careful study of the play decide, in committing Duncan's murder how far Macbeth is driven by his own ambition; how far he is dominated by his wife's; and how far he is influenced by the witches. ... In this essay I will consider how far he is driven by his own ambition, how far he is dominated by his wife, and how much he is influenced by the witches. ... "Would thou have that which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, and live a coward in thine own esteem." ...

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"Hie thee hither,/ That I may pour my spirits in thine ear,/And chastise with the valor of my tongue/ All that impedes thee from the golden round.... The most outrageous thing she says to try to convince him is that she would kill her own baby to be queen. ... Lady Macbeth's ambition to gain power led to not only her own suicide, but the murder of Macbeth by Macduff. ... She would kill her own baby if it meant she could be queen. ...

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After he felt the sense of regression because of his misusing of ambition, he knew that he destroyed himself with his own hands. ... Lady Macbeth starts to insult his manhood and names him a coward just to encourage him to kill King Duncan by saying, "Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem- (Mac.1.7.41-43). ...

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She has a hugely diverse character, and this helps plant the seed of Macbeth's, and her own, eventual downfall. ... She believes that even if Macbeth is too scared or unwilling to kill the current king, Duncan, she can make him do it if she "may pour her spirits in thine ear." ... She didn't consider the consequences of her actions, just went ahead with the plan, blinded by her own ambitions. ...

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In Shakespeare's dramatic masterpiece, "Macbeth," many critics argue that magic, the witches, and Lady Macbeth leads to the downfall of Macbeth. However, one can clearly see that Macbeth's personality and character are at fault. These traits include ambition, paranoia and guilt. Ambition is a trait ...

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Although he is relucatant to fight macduff at first and says "My soul is too much charged with blood of thine already" but he fights on to die in conflict the way he has lead the last of his life. ... Macbeth is a dead butcher, he shows this from his violent nature even when it was directed towards serving his king, and again when he begins the murders of his own planning. ...

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Lady Macbeth who knows about Macbeth's intentions, thinks he is being faint-hearted and insults him; 'And live like a coward in thine own esteem'. ... It is clear that Macbeth has to be persuaded by his own wife to turn to evil, showing Macbeth is not completely villainous as a real villain would not be sceptical and have uncertainties about the murder. ...

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When he is tempted by the prophecies, he is tested for his own inner strength and ability to fight the dark side of himself. ... Because during his battle with Macduff at the end, he has shown, after all the evil, some of his good qualities he once possessed when he doesn't kill Macduff at first when he has the chance, because he thinks that his "soul is too much changed with blood of thine already, (Act five, scene 8, line 6)", though this might also be the result of the guilt and shame he felt for his wrong deeds. ...

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