Henry Pratt
Mr. Lourenco
Period C
7 January 2016
Lady Macbeth Macbeth is a seventeenth century play written by William Shakespeare and set in Scotland in the early 1600’s. The story starts with Macbeth, who is given a prophecy that he will become Thane of Cawdor and later become King of Scotland. After he is named Thane of Cawdor, He kills King Duncan so that he can assume the throne. The rest of the play shows how Macbeth continues to kill anyone who might take the throne until he is defeated. Throughout the play, Lady Macbeth plays an important role and is heavily influenced by the actions of Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is important because her character shows how she is also affected by what is going on and also how she contributed to the murders …show more content…
Macbeth informs her that he had been named Thane of Cawdor and he also tells her about his encounter with the three witches. Lady Macbeth says that he is too kind and that he must take any step necessary to become king. Because this is the first appearance of Lady Macbeth, she is viewed as a selfish person and Macbeth is portrayed as an honest man. Lady Macbeth also makes it clear that she wants Macbeth to become King of Scotland, and it is clear that he is skeptical. Macbeth soon arrives and the two discuss killing King Duncan. This scene is important because it shows how Lady Macbeth is very persistent in wanting the King dead, despite not having much time to think it over. It shows a lot about her character and how she is somewhat of a chaotic person. Macbeth is pressured by his wife to kill Duncan, despite not fully believing that he will become king. This reveals another aspect of Lady Macbeth, her intimidating personality. This is confirmed in the following two scenes when Macbeth expressed his hesitancy to kill King Duncan. Lady Macbeth insults her husbands manhood when she says “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 I, Scene VII). In this quote, Lady Macbeth is not only saying that he is not acting like a man, but has even gone as far as to say that he is not a man and will not be one until he kills Duncan. This being all we have seen of Lady Macbeth’s character, one can assume that she is a manipulative, selfish, and controlling
Mr. Lourenco
Period C
7 January 2016
Lady Macbeth Macbeth is a seventeenth century play written by William Shakespeare and set in Scotland in the early 1600’s. The story starts with Macbeth, who is given a prophecy that he will become Thane of Cawdor and later become King of Scotland. After he is named Thane of Cawdor, He kills King Duncan so that he can assume the throne. The rest of the play shows how Macbeth continues to kill anyone who might take the throne until he is defeated. Throughout the play, Lady Macbeth plays an important role and is heavily influenced by the actions of Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is important because her character shows how she is also affected by what is going on and also how she contributed to the murders …show more content…
Macbeth informs her that he had been named Thane of Cawdor and he also tells her about his encounter with the three witches. Lady Macbeth says that he is too kind and that he must take any step necessary to become king. Because this is the first appearance of Lady Macbeth, she is viewed as a selfish person and Macbeth is portrayed as an honest man. Lady Macbeth also makes it clear that she wants Macbeth to become King of Scotland, and it is clear that he is skeptical. Macbeth soon arrives and the two discuss killing King Duncan. This scene is important because it shows how Lady Macbeth is very persistent in wanting the King dead, despite not having much time to think it over. It shows a lot about her character and how she is somewhat of a chaotic person. Macbeth is pressured by his wife to kill Duncan, despite not fully believing that he will become king. This reveals another aspect of Lady Macbeth, her intimidating personality. This is confirmed in the following two scenes when Macbeth expressed his hesitancy to kill King Duncan. Lady Macbeth insults her husbands manhood when she says “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 I, Scene VII). In this quote, Lady Macbeth is not only saying that he is not acting like a man, but has even gone as far as to say that he is not a man and will not be one until he kills Duncan. This being all we have seen of Lady Macbeth’s character, one can assume that she is a manipulative, selfish, and controlling