Lady Macbeth Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, is one of his many tragedies. It focuses on Macbeth thane of Glamis, and his rise to power as king, then inevitable demise. Although Macbeth is the main character, his wife Lady Macbeth is who we will be focusing on. Lady Macbeth gave Macbeth the nerve to go through with the deed of killing the king and motivated him to stay strong. While Lady Macbeth kept him strong, she herself went insane and committed suicide. Lady Macbeth wanted to be powerful
In Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth”, Ambition is a major theme displayed in many characters. It is clearly visible as to how the ambition in many individuals drives them to become corrupt. Examples of this change in characters due to their aspirations can be seen throughout the play including in Macbeth who’s lust for power causes him to betray and kill many of his friends and family in order to take his place as King. Lady Macbeth is another character who due to her desires soon can’t handle her past
The play ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’, written by William Shakespeare in 1606, explores many themes. Although it was written over 400 years ago, many of these ideas are still relevant to the world today. The majority of the themes in the play, like ambition, greed, and gender inequality are attributes relating to human nature. Human nature is still the same today as when the play was written, so Shakespeare’s plays have no use-by date. The most prominent theme in Macbeth is that of ambition and the
way. In the play Macbeth, Macbeth ends up with his head being cut from his body. In this play, Macbeth's downfall is caused by himself and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth causes his own downfall with his own actions. Macbeth, when he sees the bloody dagger, thinks that it is a sign to kill Duncan, so he kills Duncan in his sleep. When Macbeth is speaking with his wife, he states “I’ll go no more: I am afraid to think what I have done; look on’t again I dare not”(Shakespeare 58). When Macbeth says this, he
Ambition in Macbeth, is presented as a dangerous aspect or quality. Throughout the recent chapters, it both; causes and forshadows the downfall of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. In the play, Macbeth’s ambition is mostly driven by the prophesy foretolled to him by the witches, where Lady Macbeth’s is driven by her impulse of wanting more than she possesses. Ambition is therefore the driving force of the play. And because both characters are driven by such contrasting factors, it created a great deal
In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth the male characters lose their masculinity due to the maternal forces pressing down upon them through the female roles. The characters revert to a primitive way of thinking, which goes along with Sigmund Freud’s personality hypothesis entailing three levels of consciousness. This reveals to the reader that the quest (ambition) for power criss-crosses all gender roles. The characters, specifically Macbeth, revert back to primitive thinking or begin using
Lady Macbeth is considered one of Shakespeare’s most vicious female characters he has created and placed in his plays. She is the wife of Macbeth, the main character and arguably the antagonist (Lady Macbeth being the runner up), and is undoubtedly the most ruthless lady in this play. However, Lady Macbeth dark mind set is ultimately altered due to the guilt eating away from her actions in act 1 when she assists her husband with the murder of King Duncan. As the play progress the reader sees how
One of Shakespeare’s famous plays is Macbeth. This play is based on a man named Macbeth who would do anything in order to achieve power. Here witches who gave him three prophecies, one of them being that Macbeth would be king of Scotland. A major theme throughout this play is murder. Macbeth was power hungry and he would do anything to gain power. To gain power Macbeth killed Duncan, Banquo and Macduff’s family which later lead to his own death. Macbeth was an innocent man who only thought about
palliative solutions. In Macbeth, we see something else entirely. Although many think ambition is the main reason for Macbeth’s downfall, prophecy is the main catalyst that makes Macbeth a tragic hero. Early in Act 1 Macbeth comes
chooses to stand and confronts Macbeth. Malcolm explains to Macduff "Be this the whetstone of your sword. Let grief Convert to anger. Blunt not the heart, enrage it"(IV.3.235-236). Malcolm shows Macduff's that his own character is what limits him, as he is free to change this fate rather than relying on it. To surpass the margin, Macduff finds a new motivation to live, thus discovering a new value to life. As this value is to restore against the tyranny of Macbeth, thus serving a purpose. This scene