"Macbeth" by William Shakespeare portrays a particularly insecure character, Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is wife to the disloyal hero, Macbeth, whose ambition brings about the downfall of himself and his wife.
The tragedy commences with Macbeth, the then Thame of Glamis and Banquo returning victorious from battle for Scotland. They meet three witches who predict that Macbeth will one day become King of Scotland but also that Banquo's heirs will one day rule Scotland. These predictions arouse Macbeth's ambition which is then harnessed by his wife Lady Macbeth, who too has ambitions as great as Macbeth. This twinned desire leads to the murder of Duncan, King of Scotland by Macbeth assisted by his wife. From this point, Macbeth's ambition spirals out of control and after becoming king, he becomes suspicious of everyone close to him. Recalling the witches" predictions, he then has Banquo murdered and also attempts to have his son, Fleance murdered. Unfortunately for Macbeth, Fleance escapes. The Macbeths" insecurity from this point grows and Macbeth has the household of Macduff murdered. Unaware of the murders, Macduff begins negotiating with Duncan's son Malcolm in England. The play climaxes with the suicide of Lady Macbeth, and the dethronement and murder of Macbeth by Macduff. Malcolm then becomes new King of Scotland.
We first come across Lady Macbeth as she is reading a letter from Macbeth. In this scene, she demonstrates that she knows her husband well. She shows her admiration of his ambition: " thou wouldst be great," and also shows her great ambition "to catch the nearest way". The scene shows that Lady Macbeth contains a great ambitious desire, which will be of benefit to her husband in his quest to become King of Scotland. Lady Macbeth shows also a great desire to be of benefit to her husband in any way possible to achieve this goal, including the murder of Duncan.
Lady Macbeth also possesses an admirable amount of feminine qualities.
Macbeth enters, attired as king. He is followed by Lady Macbeth, now his queen, and the court. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth ask Banquo to attend the feast they will host that night. ... The witches also declare that Macbeth will be king one day. ... Macbeth fixates on the details of the prophecy. ...
Macbeth Macbeth's downfall was generated by a combination of factors. These include Macbeth's greed, ambition, over confidence and Lady Macbeth's suspicious behavior. ... This track of thought leads Macbeth to kill Banquo. ... Damned fact how it did greave Macbeth! ... This is proof that lady Macbeth's undisciplined tongue aroused suspicion and contributed to Macbeth's downfall. ...
Macbeth is tragic play written by William Shakespeare in early 1606. ... Afterwards as Macbeth informs his wife about the three predictions he has learnt, she expresses herself more ambitious than Macbeth. ... When Lady Macbeth has no choice then she uses her tactics to stop Macbeth wimping out of Duncan's murder. ... As the witches warn Macbeth to be aware of Macduff. ... He is also weak before Lady Macbeth. ...
Throughout the play, Macbeth becomes more impaintent, secretive, and paranoid. ... Macbeth is not living in reality because when an equivocation is placed in front of him, "All hail, Macbeth! ... However, in the end his arrogance will cost Macbeth his life. Throughout the meetings between the witches and Macbeth, no lies were told. ... All the venom and evil in the play are always located in Macbeth's mind. ...
In the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare the protagonist Macbeth mindset changes throughout the play with certain events that influence his mentality. Macbeth undergoes a transformation, which changes his belief and opinions about his King. ... This perspective is altered once Macbeth interacts with the three witches. ... Macbeth after committing the murder of Duncan feels guilt from his crime. ... This is the transformed Macbeth who has nothing left to lose but his life. ...
In Shakespeare's play Macbeth, Macbeth is no pawn of fate. ... The prophecy of Macbeth becoming Thane of Cawdor had already come true, enhancing Macbeth's aspirations of becoming king. ... But, Macbeth was never destined to kill anyone. ... The three Weird sisters played a part within Macbeth's destiny, for they were the ones who foretold Macbeth's future. ... Macbeth knew what he was doing. ...
By offering to Macbeth the idea of power, the witches push Macbeth to the next level of greed and evil that did not exist prior to the encounter. ... This apparition confuses and frightens Macbeth. ... The dagger symbolizes the point of no return for Macbeth. ... Macbeth fears Banquo due to his prophecy to father kings, so Macbeth proceeds to plot the murder of his once friend, which spurs yet another brush with the supernatural. ... The use of supernatural in Macbeth caused Macbeth to become a darker and more evil person with each paranormal encounter. ...
"All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter." ... Laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth." ... The apparition also ceases Macbeth's ability to think things through. ... This sure did kick the last leg out from under Macbeth's not so sturdy table. Macbeth's death shows that the witches were some bad dudes. ...
