In the play Shakespeare brings Macbeth and Lady Macbeth together through their ambition. However, throughout the play they are brought apart by their personality. Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband and afterwards Macbeth regrets killing Duncan, but is told by Lady Macbeth to not think about such things.
During the play, Lady Macbeth is highlighted as ambitious. After reading the letter, Lady Macbeth says, “Art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it.” Her thoughts immediately turn to murder and she is able to see through her ‘womanliness’ and conjure up evil thoughts. Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as an ambitious character, but with vile and vicious qualities. Lady Macbeth’s use of the adjective: “illness” to …show more content…
Macbeth has ambitions to become King just as the witches promised: “but only vaulting ambition, which o 'erleaps itself and falls on the other.” However Macbeth does not directly think about the act of treason, he just waives it away. Later on Macbeth is again tempted by Lady Macbeth’s ambition, as shown when he mentions his “black and deep desires (to be king).” Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a greedy but humane character. Macbeth’s use of the adjective “black” shows that he knows that what he is planning to do is wrong. Black has connotations of evil and concealment so Shakespeare may also be trying to present Macbeth as cunning and crafty as well as being …show more content…
He cannot say “Amen” after the murder. Macbeth cannot face God because he knows that what he has done is wrong and God will never forgive him for his actions. On the other hand Lady Macbeth shows no heavy feeling of remorse or sympathy. Once Macbeth has “done the deed”, Lady Macbeth automatically says “give me the daggers” so that she can dispose of them. She shows no mourning after what has just happened. In this way, Shakespeare is underlining Lady Macbeth’s inhumane personality. This sort of personality can be connected to the witches who played a big part in ‘Macbeth’. When Shakespeare wrote Macbeth, witchcraft was a topic of considerable interest. The new king of England, James I, had written a book called Demonology, which was published in 1597. Witches were supposed to be capable of doing all the things that the three weird sisters are said to perform in Macbeth. They were thought to be able to see into the future; dry up springs; change whether and make themselves invisible. For Lady Macbeth to almost have the same personality as the witches and for Macbeth to have dealing with the witches, it was a grave sin to a Shakespearean
During the play, Lady Macbeth is highlighted as ambitious. After reading the letter, Lady Macbeth says, “Art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it.” Her thoughts immediately turn to murder and she is able to see through her ‘womanliness’ and conjure up evil thoughts. Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as an ambitious character, but with vile and vicious qualities. Lady Macbeth’s use of the adjective: “illness” to …show more content…
Macbeth has ambitions to become King just as the witches promised: “but only vaulting ambition, which o 'erleaps itself and falls on the other.” However Macbeth does not directly think about the act of treason, he just waives it away. Later on Macbeth is again tempted by Lady Macbeth’s ambition, as shown when he mentions his “black and deep desires (to be king).” Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a greedy but humane character. Macbeth’s use of the adjective “black” shows that he knows that what he is planning to do is wrong. Black has connotations of evil and concealment so Shakespeare may also be trying to present Macbeth as cunning and crafty as well as being …show more content…
He cannot say “Amen” after the murder. Macbeth cannot face God because he knows that what he has done is wrong and God will never forgive him for his actions. On the other hand Lady Macbeth shows no heavy feeling of remorse or sympathy. Once Macbeth has “done the deed”, Lady Macbeth automatically says “give me the daggers” so that she can dispose of them. She shows no mourning after what has just happened. In this way, Shakespeare is underlining Lady Macbeth’s inhumane personality. This sort of personality can be connected to the witches who played a big part in ‘Macbeth’. When Shakespeare wrote Macbeth, witchcraft was a topic of considerable interest. The new king of England, James I, had written a book called Demonology, which was published in 1597. Witches were supposed to be capable of doing all the things that the three weird sisters are said to perform in Macbeth. They were thought to be able to see into the future; dry up springs; change whether and make themselves invisible. For Lady Macbeth to almost have the same personality as the witches and for Macbeth to have dealing with the witches, it was a grave sin to a Shakespearean