After Macbeth when to go see the Witches for them to tell him his future from the apparitions, it showed Macbeth’s downfall. In the book Macbeth, the Three Witches were the reason why the reason for the climax. None of the characters in the book could trust the “supernatural.” Without their manipulation into telling Macbeth he could be King, there wouldn’t have been anything to look forward too. Although the Witches weren’t all evil, they were just controlled by the evil
Lady Macbeth is constantly ridiculing Macbeth because he is too afraid to kill Duncan, and she even tells him that he might as well be a woman. This is ironic because in this quote, Lady Macbeth says “Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?” (5.1.39), which lets the readers know that she feels guilty. This guilt is what would eventually drive her to madness. Mental madness all due to an attempt to gain and maintain power; power both over their own selves and a run for
She is fearful that Macbeth’s kind nature will inhibit him from killing the king. Lady Macbeth is determined to psychologically manoeuvre Macbeth’s morals and doubts so that the plan can go ahead. She states she will ‘pour my spirits in thine ear.’ This shows that she believes she must feed her own ideas in to Macbeth’s head to brainwash him in to killing Duncan. ‘Spirits’ gives indication to substances such as alcohol or poison, as if Lady Macbeth is filling his head with harmful poisonous thoughts to cloud his judgment and morals. She then goes on to say ‘chastise with the valour of my tongue.’ This show that Lady Macbeth will use her bold words to get Macbeth to agree with her.
She is desperate for a large sum of things, but in the most shown way she is desperate to survive. Miller made sure to emphasize Abigail’s desperation to avoid suspicion by placing it on those she envies, such as Elizabeth Proctor. In the play Abigail causes herself harm in order to frame Elizabeth as a witch, shown in the lines spoken by Ezekiel Cheever; “Like a struck beast, he says, and screamed a scream a bull would weep to hear. And he goes to save her, and stuck two inches in the flesh of her belly he draws a needle out. And demandin' of her how she come to be so stabbed, she.
Moreover, when Reverend Parris confronts Abigail about being fired by Elizabeth Proctor, Abigail denies any wrongdoings. She accuses Elizabeth as “a lying, cold, sniveling women” who spreads rumor about to degrade her social status. Abigail’s motivation in the witchcraft is thus revealed, which is jealousy towards Elizabeth. As Abigail successfully frames other people for being responsible about the witchcraft, she further imposes her domination over the other girls. Her domination is demonstrated physically and verbally.
The points that will be argued are, that Lady Macbeth played a large role in the murder of King Duncan, The three witches planted the idea in Macbeth’s head, and that the murder of King Duncan was all Macbeths doing. In many ways, Lady Macbeth drives Macbeth to the murder and acts as more of a physical spur, as opposed to the witches who use a mental approach. She bullies him, uses emotional blackmail and knows he is morally sensitive so he must be pushed. She mocks his bravery and knows he is a warrior and will be insulted. When Macbeth is thinking about not going ahead with the plan she says, “When you durst do it, then you were a man; and, to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man”.
This also points to how unintelligent Macbeth really was. This is true for Lady Macbeth as well, as she convinced Macbeth to follow through with the plan, even with Macbeth doubting himself so much. I don’t think anyone could have predicted how Lady Macbeth and Macbeth both responded to Duncan’s murder. In committing the murder, Macbeth became king, but he would also become a nervous wreck that could be executed at any
Yet do I fear thy nature, / It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness / To catch the nearest way.” (I.V.15-18).These lines tell how much she wants power so bad that she makes Macbeth feel unmanly by telling what she could do. Lady Macbeth shows devotion to making Macbeth King by planning ways that he can become king.
However Lady Macbeth questions if her husband is sufficiently mercenary to do what is necessary to enable him to become King. At this early stage lady Macbeth seems intent on callously killing Duncan in order to achieve her husband’s dream and ambition of becoming King. “Yet do I fear thy nature, is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way.” Lady Macbeth is very much in-control in all situations. She is the more dominant person in her and Macbeth’s relationship. “Give me the daggers,” this symbolises that she has authority over her husband, Macbeth, and also that she is crafty and immoral.
Persuasive Essay- Lady Macbeth April Henderson 1st hour 11b English In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth is to blame for her very influential, power-seeking and insensitive actions to persuade Macbeth. Ambition and greed are two similar but different words; by crossing that fine line, Lady Macbeth shows her greediness in this play. Throughout the play Macbeth was told a prophecy but only with a little push from his wife did he make it happen. Macbeth was manipulated into achieving the powerful state as king but it tragically leads him to his downfall. Lady Macbeth, among other things, is a insane, controlling, manipulative person and tends to get whatever she wants and does whatever it takes to get it.