Character Analysis of Lady Macbeth

for its attainment.” Throughout Macbeth, a play written by William Shakespeare, the main character slowly grows more and more ambitious as the play progresses. Because of Macbeth’s ambitious nature, his resulting actions, and the dreadful consequences that follow, it is safe to say that possessing ambition is not a good trait. Before Macbeth was an ambitious king looking for more power to augment his wealth, he was already in a prosperous position. After Macbeth returns from serving in a civil…

Macbeth and Banquo’s reaction to the prophecy resulted in two different opinions which were affected by the witch’s claims. As the witches told the prophecy, Macbeth and Banquo’s reactions were opposite throughout and they raised awareness upon their actions hereafter. “All Hail Macbeth, That shalt be king hereafter.” (1, 3, 48). After hearing this statement from the third witch, Macbeth is very hesitant and senses fear upon his fortune. However, Banquo seems to be quite optimistic about the…

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth charts the rise and fall of a contemplative and zealous Scottish official, Macbeth. This tragedy tells the tale of a warrior who receives a prophecy that he will one day become the king of Scotland. Consumed by paranoia and directed by his overly ambitious wife, Macbeth became convinced to believe that regicide was the only key to seizing the throne. Initially, Macbeth demonstrated masculine qualities such as bravery and heroism, but as the play proceeds, he begins…

Lady Macbeth and the narrator of The Tell-Tale Heart are unable to properly deal with their guilt. Although due to the short nature of the story we are unable to determine the final outcome for the narrator, we know that Lady Macbeth is unable to cope with the significance of her guilt and ends up committing suicide. In contrast, after a long time of living with the burden of their guilt, Briony and Dimmesdale are able to achieve a level of redemption. Dimmesdale finally explicitly confesses his…

After Macbeth kills King Duncan, his mental health begins to deteriorate. He tells us in this quote that after Duncan's murder, he is outside of the nourishing effects of sleep, “ By the time that Macbeth arranges for the murders of Banquo and Fleance and then Macduff's family, he has lost all of the comforts that humanity needs to survive. Macbeth is very loyal to the king, or as we would think. Since Macbeth is a good fighter, King Duncan enjoys having Macbeth around. The witches first bring…

because it is hard to define what is good and what is evil. Our population is 7 billion, 420 million and most people should be hard pressed to think that over 3.5 billion people in this world are evil. In sophomore level english II, students read Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Lord of the Flies by William Golding. They also examine the articles “The Psychology of Evil” By Philip Zimbardo, “What Makes Good People Do Bad Things?” by Melissa Dittman, and “The Moral Economy of Guilt.” by Wilfred…

Throughout the three Shakespearean plays ‘Macbeth, Hamlet, and Much Ado about Nothing’, the reader connects to each character in many ways. Macbeth, for example, is a ruthless character. His ambition to be a noble king transcends into hatred and greed for power. Alternatively, Hamlet’s indecisive character leads him to his tragic end. And Benedick’s changeable character ultimately changes him from a scornful prince to a hero. Bayanne Waqqad, a student at Clifton High School, is an ambitious,…

choice is responsible for the death of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Many choices led to the death of these two characters. To start off, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth decided together to kill the king. Even once they were committed, it was not too late to back down. Lady Macbeth chose not to kill the king because the king looked too much like her father. She said, “Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done’t” (Macbeth Act 2 Sc. 2 li 12-13). Macbeth could have also chosen not to kill…

the fear of a loss of power.” This quote exemplifies a major theme in William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, which is Macbeth’s fear of not being able to obtain the powers he is said to have. The thought of being king corrupts his mind and soul, leading to his downfall. This play portrays a well known and loved soldier, whose thoughts and actions become demonized with the influence of his wife, Lady Macbeth, and three, mysterious, sister witches. However, Macbeth’s ambition for power and pride take…

A Change of Heart Macbeth goes through many tremendous changes throughout the play Macbeth. The first big transformation is after meeting the three witches at the very beginning of the play. He becomes ambitious about being king. The second large character twist is when he starts to do things and and starts killing whoever gets in his way of being king without Lady Macbeth’s bullying to do so. The third change is the saddest, when Macbeth stops acting like a real person, and forgets the…