The Transformation Of Lady Macbeth

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In this final act the overall theme is Macbeth getting defeated by Macduff. In this act as well though Lady Macbeth is also a big part of this act, as she has changed dramatically from the beginning of the play. She was at first a very ambitious person, taking control and pushing her husband to the point where he began to murder. However as we now enter and finish the play she is now a very calm person who has no ambition anymore, and feels terrible about everything that she has done wrong that she wants to harm herself or end her life.

Next the visions in act 4 came true for Macbeth now by him seeing the visions for real. The first vision that he saw was a head wearing armor say beware of Macduff thane of Fife. Secondly he saw a bloody child

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