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tragedy Macbeth, readers encounter the ambitious Lady Macbeth, one of the most nefarious characters in British literature. Over the course of time, much debate has developed over who caused Macbeth’s downfall. However, upon close examination, readers may infer that Lady Macbeth, more an animal than an actual human being, can be to blame. Consequently, nature seeks revenge on Lady Macbeth, condemning her to damnation (Jaffa). Indeed, one can hold Lady Macbeth responsible, considering she behaves…

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desired to become king, so he plotted to kill King Duncan. After going through with his plan, Macbeth is then proclaimed king and later killed in battle. The theme of the play was ambition, which can clearly be seen through the characters Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and Malcolm. To start with, Macbeth’s dialogue greatly showed his desires to become king after encountering the witches and hearing the prophecy. “I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which…

becomes a tragic hero who destroys himself because he lets his ambition, insecurity and ignorance control him and his actions. Macbeth, despite influences of the witches and Lady Macbeth, is the only one responsible for his actions. He did not have a choice whether to perform all the deeds that he did; he did have to listen to Lady Macbeth or the witches and kill King Duncan or anyone else. Shakespeare puts a lot of importance on the fact that Macbeth was just a puppet controlled by the witches…

the splendors he would enjoy as the king. Although he knows deep down he shouldn’t do evil in order to receive the crown, there’s no stopping the feeling of an incredible urge to fulfill the prophecy, an urge only fueled by the sinister whispers of Lady Macbeth. This leads him to do what before never seemed plausible, due to his noble character, by murdering King Duncan in secret and taking over as…

Her footsteps echoed eerily in the long empty corridor. This late at night, the stone walls provided no warmth. Shivering, Lady Macbeth moves towards her husband’s chamber, gripped with the need to plan. If they did not act carefully, she was sure all would be lost. Macbeth was going crazy, and they could not afford that now. At least her struggles were private; he so openly showed his madness at the coronation dinner! The whole thing was a disaster. When he rambled on about seeing Banquo’s…

“I know of many things, but I cannot speak about them.” “You can’t leave it at that.” “I can and I will.” Annoyed and not understanding why they were not keeping him and his men abreast at the accruing happening. “Tell me about this Queen that is to command.” “You will find out tomorrow when we confer.” More confused than ever and his men, looking and listing not knowing what to say. “Daphne, how do you know of such things?” Looked directly at Airamon, “The dragons speak to…