Relationship Between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

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The Tragedy of Macbeth
‘Macbeth’, Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy and the briefest of his plays also one of the most relevant playwrights of that period. At the time of ‘Macbeth’ power, wealth, education and prestige were so significant. The drama is said to be written around 1606, because various references in ‘Macbeth’ correspond to events which occurred in 1606, where witchcraft and sorcery existed amongst the people of that time. Many people believe that ‘Macbeth’ was composed for a performance before King James I, whom had a deep interest in witchcraft and sorcery. The themes of ‘Macbeth’ revolve around supernatural, difference between kingship and tyranny, corrupting nature of unstrained ambition, enchantment, and witchery. This playwright reflects on the era of the 16th century, where religion, witchcraft and superstition were taken very seriously. Shakespeare makes the playwright ‘Macbeth’ appealing to the audience by his use of energetic words and his powerful script.
Throughout the whole play, but especially in act 3 scene 4 the different way Shakespeare presents Macbeth and Lady Macbeth can be seen.
At the beginning of ‘Macbeth’, with our first confrontation of Macbeth we get an image of a courageous, brave, respected and a very loyal noblemen of King Duncan, the letter that Macbeth wrote to Lady Macbeth also tells us that he had a great deal of love and fidelity . He is also seen as a mighty warrior and a very superstitious person. As we go deeper into the story we see that Macbeth is ambitious; the three attributes bravery, ambition and self-doubt struggle for dexterity of Macbeth throughout the play. Despite Macbeths astounding personality, we get to see his true identity after the witches’ prophecies. Macbeth has thoughts about killing the king; but does not have the mental tenacity to perform the act. From this we get to know that his psychic

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