Lady Macbeth

words and actions can cause others to be entangled in them, however power over others can remedy being trapped. Power can lead to destruction. Macbeth is feeling pressure from the witches to complete their prophecies as well as his own desires. Macbeth is also feeling pressure from Lady Macbeth because she wants power. In order to escape other’s pressures, Macbeth seeks to have power over them. Macbeth’s people perpetuated his desires and hatred, which developed into mental instability.…

Macbeth: Bloody Murder People set goals in order to change their lives for the better. Often times, ambition catalyzes the process; however, it does not always encourage action in a positive way. Specifically in Macbeth, Shakespeare proves that others use ambitions for worse, instead of better. Macbeth, a deeply ambitious tragic hero, learns from three witches that not only is he thane of Glamis, but he will also be thane of Cawdor and king hereafter. Troubled by the prophecies of the…

Lady Macbeth’s independence is also what fuels her ambition as well. Despite what it may entail in becoming a ruler of a country, power is still power. Such opportunity is given to Macbeth, and for Lady Macbeth, giving even the chance of gaining such supreme power should be taken when given. For her, making her husband the King of Scotland is the ultimate goal, and plans on achieving it no matter what. Seeing how much Macbeth wishes to also become the king, Lady Macbeth’s ridicules towards her…

friend? Shakespeare answers that question in one of his most famous dramatic plays, “Macbeth”, which takes place in Scotland. The main character, Macbeth, 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…

The literary work of Macbeth wouldn’t be a well-written story if Macbeth did not exist, but it also wouldn’t be universal if the secondary character of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth’s wife, did not exist. Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, is set in Scotland during the 11th century, mostly in Macbeth's castle and the king's palace at Forres. This play is about a brave Scottish general, Macbeth, who receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become king of Scotland. Filled with…

The play Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare’s best. Many readers enjoyed the overall feel of the characters, the settings and the plot. However, the thing that struck people the most was the symbolism used in the play. Many of the natural objects had further symbolic meanings such as water. Water symbolized foreshadowing and the attempt to cleanse guilt through the actions of the witches, the Macbeth’s, and King Duncan’s death. Throughout the entire play, it seemed that the…

Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Little did Macbeth know, having his hands covered with the victim’s blood, would eventually lead to his own downfall. Macbeth’s eagerness to become powerful shows the reader how through violence and power, following the witches saying, “ Fair is foul and foul is fair,” can eventually go wrong in the long run. This tragic story can be told in many different perspectives. A reader’s understanding of character, plot, and theme in Macbeth can be…

Macbeth, the famous play written by Shakespeare, has a numerous amount of factors that contribute to the untimely fate of Macbeth. Hecate, the Greek Goddess of sorcery, crossroads, ghosts, and necromancy, scolded the three witches for spoiling Macbeth’s fate by telling him the path he was eventually going to end up taking. Insinuating that they knew his fate, they told him that he would become Thane of Cawdor and continue on to gain the title of king. Macbeth’s murdering of the king was the path…

Shakespeare's play, Macbeth evil is definitely a common theme. Many of his main characters, such as the witches, Macbeth, and lady Macbeth, have evil personalities rooted in them. The witches would do terrible acts to random people, Macbeth would kill everyone that got in his way, and Lady Macbeth would do anything to have her husband King. Which is why evil is the base for the majority of the main characters in Macbeth. Most witches in any movie or play are thought of as evil and in…

however they are not responsible for Macbeth’s defeat. Macbeth used his own free will to make the decisions which led him towards his death, the witches only gave him the idea that he would become the king. Near the beginning of Act One, the witches make Macbeth aware of this prophecy, when they say to him, “All hail Macbeth, Thane of Glamis. All hail Macbeth, Thane of Cawdor. All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter” (I,iii,46-48). Macbeth, using his own free will, chooses to believe them…