In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth is social monster because of her ruthlessness and desire for power. She is the first to jump on the ‘murder King Duncan’ train and encourages Macbeth to kill Duncan in order to become king and queen of Scotland. Lady Macbeth encouraged her husband to, “look like an innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t” (Macbeth 1.5.76-77). In As You Like It by William Shakespeare, Duke Frederick is a social monster because he betrays his daughter Celia and his niece Rosalind by threatening to kill Rosalind if she does not leave his home; Celia then leaves her father behind due to his actions and goes off with Rosalind. In another sense, Duke Frederick’s ruthlessness drives his daughter to leave him. In
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When she first learns about Macbeth’s prophecy, she immediately starts planning the scheme to steal the throne from Duncan. She realizes that she will have to do the work if she wants Macbeth to be king. After reading Macbeth’s letter, Lady Macbeth says this: “Glamis thou art, and Cawdor shalt be what thou art promis’d; yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full of human kindness to catch the nearest way” (Macbeth 1.5.15-18). This quote essentially means that Lady Macbeth knows she will have to be the one who is ruthless, since Macbeth is too kind. She again states that she will have to be ruthless; she wants her stereotypical feminine kindness to be taken away so that she will be able to commit a ruthless murder: “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here; and fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood, stop up the access and passage to remorse” (1.5.47-51). Lady Macbeth is stating her ruthlessness in a very dark way and shows the beginning of the tragedy that will fall on both Macbeth and Lady …show more content…
On the other hand, the Stratford performance of As You Like It was lighthearted and romantic with a happy ending, set in a 1980s period. Lady Macbeth was influencing her husband to be ruthless, while showing ruthlessness herself. Her end is different than Duke Frederick’s. Duke Frederick shows his ruthlessness when he threatens Rosalind; however, the story concludes that Duke Frederick eventually finds his redemption when he converts to Christianity. Lady Macbeth’s suicidal end is much more violent and fitting for a classic Shakespearean tragedy. These antagonists endings show the difference between Shakespeare 's tragedies and comedies. Though the stories are essentially completely different, there are still similarities within them. They are similar in that they both are people in power who were able to use their authority and position to commit ruthless acts. Also, they eventually realize their wrong doing, but their realization is completely different from one another. In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is torn with guilt over the monstrous acts she committed. As she is sleepwalking, she moans,“Out damned spot! out, I say!––One; two; why then ‘tis time to do’t; ––Hell is murky!” (Macbeth 5.1.37-38).This guilt drives her to suicide, furthering the tragic ending of Macbeth. Actress Krystin Pellerin captured the horrid sense of guilt in the play as she
When she first learns about Macbeth’s prophecy, she immediately starts planning the scheme to steal the throne from Duncan. She realizes that she will have to do the work if she wants Macbeth to be king. After reading Macbeth’s letter, Lady Macbeth says this: “Glamis thou art, and Cawdor shalt be what thou art promis’d; yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full of human kindness to catch the nearest way” (Macbeth 1.5.15-18). This quote essentially means that Lady Macbeth knows she will have to be the one who is ruthless, since Macbeth is too kind. She again states that she will have to be ruthless; she wants her stereotypical feminine kindness to be taken away so that she will be able to commit a ruthless murder: “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here; and fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood, stop up the access and passage to remorse” (1.5.47-51). Lady Macbeth is stating her ruthlessness in a very dark way and shows the beginning of the tragedy that will fall on both Macbeth and Lady …show more content…
On the other hand, the Stratford performance of As You Like It was lighthearted and romantic with a happy ending, set in a 1980s period. Lady Macbeth was influencing her husband to be ruthless, while showing ruthlessness herself. Her end is different than Duke Frederick’s. Duke Frederick shows his ruthlessness when he threatens Rosalind; however, the story concludes that Duke Frederick eventually finds his redemption when he converts to Christianity. Lady Macbeth’s suicidal end is much more violent and fitting for a classic Shakespearean tragedy. These antagonists endings show the difference between Shakespeare 's tragedies and comedies. Though the stories are essentially completely different, there are still similarities within them. They are similar in that they both are people in power who were able to use their authority and position to commit ruthless acts. Also, they eventually realize their wrong doing, but their realization is completely different from one another. In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is torn with guilt over the monstrous acts she committed. As she is sleepwalking, she moans,“Out damned spot! out, I say!––One; two; why then ‘tis time to do’t; ––Hell is murky!” (Macbeth 5.1.37-38).This guilt drives her to suicide, furthering the tragic ending of Macbeth. Actress Krystin Pellerin captured the horrid sense of guilt in the play as she