Lady Macduff

Macbeth! Beware Macduff; Beware the thane of Fife. Dismiss me: enough.” (4.1.78-79), “Be Bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth.” (4.1.86-88), and “Be lion-mettled, proud, and take no care who chafes, who frets, or where conspires are: Macbeth shall never vanquish’d be until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill shall come against him.” (4.1.99-103). These prophecies generally summarize to warn Macbeth that macduff will kill him…

ideas from the bible almost nonexistent. In Shakespeare’s version of Genesis 3, Macbeth would be Adam, Lady Macbeth would be Eve, and the Three Witches would be the snake. The Three Witches would represent Satan and all things bad, just like the snake in Genesis 3. They are persuasive, cunning, and they say…

skills he took the easy way out by killing anyone who got in his way. The only reason he became a cold-blooded-killer is that the witches forced him to be by telling him his fate. The three witches told Macbeth his apparitions which are, “Beware Macduff. Beware the Thane of Fife. Let me go. Enough. Be violent, bold, and firm. Laugh at the power of other men, because nobody born from a woman will ever harm Macbeth. Be brave like the lion and proud. Don’t even worry about who hates you, who…

death and destruction in the play is Lady Macbeth, Macbeth’s wife who committed suicide at the end of the play. Right after finding out about the witches second prophecy from Macbeth, she went a little overboard and she planned out the death of Duncan after asking the witches to give her a spell that would allow her to become as cruel as a man. Secondly, she was responsible for the death of herself, her husband, and the majority people in and throughout the play. Lady Macbeth was responsible for…

deeds. Furthermore, we can see Lady Macbeth showing the most vivid example of guilt using the symbol of blood in the scene in which she walks in her sleep. While sleepwalking she says, "Out damned spot! Out I say! One: two: why then "tis time to do"t: hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it when none can call out power to account? Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?" (5.1.31-36). Lady Macbeth is referring to the…

consequences. Macbeth just had his own will into killing the king,Banquo, and Macduff’s family. So here is how Macbeth had his own free will for many different reasons. Remember he had his own will into to killing the king as he never wanted to, but Lady Macbeth basically convinced him into killing the king. They don’t show anything of Macbeth being controlled by fate or some sort. The witches didn't have some sort of fate controlling Macbeth as they basically knew Macbeth was going to do…

other thanes are not supporting him. Also, he knows the news of Macduff and Malcolm preparing for a war against Macbeth. Macbeth goes to the Heath to know his probability of winning the war. The Witches give him appellations that he is going to win the war. They tricked him and the appellations made by the Witches comes true. Even during the end of the war Macbeth still carries a little belief and fights with Macduff. Macbeth says to Macduff, “Thou wast born of woman; But sword I smile at,…

They then show him the 3 apparitions; the first one is a floating head with an armored helmet and it says “Beware Macduff/ Beware the Thane of Fife” (4.1.71-72). The second one is what appears to be a bloody child and it says “The pow’r of man for non of woman born/ Shall harm Macbeth” (4.1.80-81). The third and final apparition was a child wearing a crown, holding a…

ambitious he became scared and insecure about his kingship, and thought that Banquo and MacDuff were trying to take it from him so he took charge and hired murderers to kill Banquo and his son. Macbeth orders for Macduff's family to be killed because he discovered that Macduff has fled to Duncan's son, Malcolm in England. Macbeth is suspicious that his downfall might be. He was successful in the killings and caused MacDuff lots of pain and agony. he did this to save himself so he could be more…

How is the character of Lady Macbeth presented in the text of Shakespeare’s play & in Roman Polanski’s 1971 film? In this essay I will be discussing how lady Macbeth is portrayed in both Shakespeare’s version as well as Polanski’s 1971 film. The play was written abruptly after the latest accession of James I, meaning that there was a lot of tension regarding a male leader over a womanlike one. Furthermore, there was a lot of suspense with the regarding of witches. If you were alleged to be a…