Lady Macbeth

power to mislead is the power to destroy.” In Shakespeare’s play, MacBeth, the following characters are responsible for MacBeth’s demise. They are the three witches, Lady MacBeth, and MacBeth. “Our fears about Banquo stick deep… (39)”, “Under him my greatness is threatened.” This shows the cold and calculating nature of MacBeth. Therefore, the characters responsible for MacBeth’s downfall are the three witches, Lady MacBeth, and MacBeth. The first character(s) responsible for MacBeth’s death…

Throughout Macbeth, the story develops many claims. The claim I will analyze is, having or wanting too much power will lead to insanity. This is important because one can clearly see how Lady Macbeth has a strong desire for power, and that leads to her slowly going crazy. One can then see how Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth into committing crimes in order to have more power, which develops into the both of them having their mental state slowly spiral out of control. Finally we can see that this…

capacity of good and evil. The story of Macbeth begins as a respected and loyal hero of Scotland during the Middle Ages takes a turn for the worse. Greed causes the character Macbeth to make sinister decisions; his violence causes his country to turn against him, and hallucinations cause both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to become insane. The pressure put on Macbeth and the witches’ prediction eventually override his good motives, allowing greed to take control. “Macbeth and another of the king’s…

Macbeth’s death? Macbeth was so sure of the fate he had learned from the 3 Weïrd Sisters, that he thought he was invincible. Without this certainty of his fate, Macduff would never have been able to kill Macbeth. The death of Macbeth occurred because of his own life choices. Macbeth asked the 3 Weïrd Sisters for his fate, and learned that he would become king. Being certain that he would become king made Macbeth confident that no one could stop him. While some would say that Macbeth is to blame…

Shakespeare was first performed in 1605, (1605 being the same year as the Gunpowder Plot, having a vast link to Macbeth). Shakespeare's main intention behind writing this play was to exemplify the brutal consequences of attempting to overthrow the monarchy. The theme of guilt and conscience is firmly elaborated within the play, seen greatly through the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth along with the good use of technical devices and evocative imagery. As a result of these characters'…

The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare is filled with . With supernatural forces and social pressure, Macbeth, who was previously kind and honorable, becomes a vicious man who is willing to assassinate the ones he holds dearest. These two main forces that lead to the bloodshed in Macbeth are the Weïrd Sisters and Lady Macbeth. This chain of events begins with Macbeth’s first encounter with the Sisters after the battle against the Norwegians, as a matter of fact, Macbeth is simply a war…

better their position one step further, even if it comes at the expense of a life. Macbeth becomes fixated on rising to the throne in place of King Duncan however; just recently, he has been given the title of thane of Cawdor by the king. Although happy with the new title and new power, Macbeth still craves for the role held by the king. The importance of honor in society is a primary theme as it is what provokes Macbeth to kill for kingship and sends him on a dismal journey towards the throne.…

own. Fate is what takes control of our path, some call it destiny or God’s will. Although Shakespeare wrote Macbeth, he never specifically said what the cause for his misfortune was. At the beginning of the play Macbeth encounters three witches that state his future, “All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Glamis!/All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!/All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!”(6). The revelation is an alter in his path to greatness and horrid demise.…

At first glance, it is difficult for readers to distinguish the amount of control Macbeth has over his choices. Sometimes it seems like he is completely in the know of his choices and sometimes it doesn’t because of his reactions to the results of his choices after they occur. Throughout the play, a lot of the choices Macbeth makes are out of his control. Ranging from the simplest choice of believing total stranger to the difficult choice of murdering important people, these decisions teach us…

Macbeth was not destined to be evil. No one is destined to be evil. Who or what people become in life is determined by the path they have chosen and the people they let influence them. Macbeth was a noble man, someone whom many looked up to. He was very smart and strong, devoted to Scotland and its protection. However, the darkness of this world was quick to abuse that peace and corrupt a man who was once a great hero, into a brutal murderer. Foretold by Banquo, “[Macbeth] shall be King” (1.3…