Macbeth Love And Hate Research Paper

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Crisman1
Jarett Crisman
Mr. Flanagan
College Prep 12
13 October 2015
The Macbeth's Truly Love And Hate for Each Other Loving, close, distant and indifferent are all words that can describe the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth at some point in the play. At first they seem like a perfect match, and slowly over time, their marriage deteriorates. Throughout the play, Macbeth's relationship with his wife is basically changed until destroyed. At first the two seem completely devoted to each other. Macbeth is very clear in the letter he wrote to her. Its proximity is also very clear when Macbeth refers to her as "my dearest partner of greatness" (I, 5, 7). Macbeth has a lot of respect for his wife and her views too. When they are discussing

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