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Is Lady Macbeth evil? Lady Macbeth evil? Or not evil? In the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare the character, Lady Macbeth is completely evil. Lady Macbeth convinces her husband to kill King Duncan, for her and Macbeth to become King and Queen. Throughout the text, there are moments where she is very evil, and very manipulative. For example, Lady Macbeth says, “Do mock their charge with snores. I have drugged their possets, that death and nature do contend about them whether they live or…

good actions he receive the name of Thane of Cawdor. But the ambition started when the witches tell him that he could become king, and he started thinking in evil things that he could do to reach his goal of becoming king and with the persuasion of Lady Macbeth his personality and ideas change drastically. At the beginning of the story the witches…

In “Macbeth” by Shakespeare, In Act 4 scenes 1 pages 130-144, I read about Three witches in a cave stirring a cauldron with a mix of disgusting ingredients, all the while chanting “double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble” (p130 lines 10-11). Hecate makes an appearance and sing along but leaves before Macbeth enters. He demands answers from the witches about his future. The witches use a spell to summon some apparitions. The first apparition is an armed head that warns…

What makes William Shakespeare and his plays so intriguing? How can someone write so many pieces alone? Very little is known about him as a person, for only a few records have been kept over the centuries. We don't even know if he owned any books! Yet he remains one of the most famous poets to have lived. Perhaps it is because of the many conspiracies and mysteries about Shakespeare and his works of literature. The mysterious curses, superstitions and lost years of his life keep us wondering.…

The Temptation of Corrupt Desires Since the beginning of mankind, we, as humans, have always struggled with controlling and deterring our debauched desires. Whether it be the prehistoric hunt of predator and prey, a medieval fight to death among knights in shining armor, or a politician’s deceit in pursuit of power and stature; the struggle of resisting temptation has always been present. This struggle of succumbing to our desires is often reflected in different works of literature throughout…

washing his hands clean of blood. He feels as though he will never be forgiven for this. After Montag on the rage killed Captain Beatty he to seemed to be filled with undeniable regret," Something inside had jerked him to a halt and flopped him down. He lay where he had fallen and sobbed, his legs folded, his face pressed blindly to the…

Knowing your fate is something not many people want.The ability to know what’s going to happen to you and know you can't change it can drive someone to insanity because no matter the effort given to challenge it, fate is fate. Throughout the play, Macbeth’s challenge to fate brings about his downfall. Written throughout the play Macbeth by Shakespeare are examples of how knowing the fate given to you can lead to insanity, causing all common instincts and rationale to disappear and cause…

The quote was written in the context of Lady Macbeth having a soliloquy about her husband Macbeth after she reads the letter that he sent her. In the letter, Macbeth writes about the witches and the prophecies they spoke on account of his future. The first two parts of the prophecy have been fulfilled seeing as how Macbeth now thane of Cawdor and Glamis but the last prophecy of him being king wasn't achieved yet. And so Lady Macbeth wants to hurry and have it carried out as soon as possible. She…

Gentlewoman reported about Lady Macbeth to the Doctor? Why do you think she refused to tell the Doctor what Lady Macbeth has said? The problem that the Gentlewoman reported about Lady Macbeth was that she has been sleepwalking and appeared writing letters in her sleep. She refused to tell him considering Lady Macbeth has discuss evil things she has done as well as admitting them. What strange physical action of Lady Macbeth’s does the Doctor observe? The strange physical actions Lady Macbeth…

crown me, without my stir” (1, 1V, 144). corruption from the prophecy began to make Macbeth believe that if he wants to become king that Macbeth would have to take the crown himself. The madness of the prophecy was not only in Macbeth, but also in Lady Macbeth. “When we have marked with blood those sleep two of his own chamber and used their vary own…