Rationale This written task is linked to part 4 and based on the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. In the play, Lady Macbeth is depicted as cold and unfeeling. By having her write to someone she trusts about someone she loves, a more human side of Lady Macbeth is shown. The task consists of one side of a letter-exchange between Lady Macbeth and another person. The letters are directed to Anne, Macbeth’s sister. Anne is not an actual character in the play, but was created to be an outsider to the absurdities of Lady Macbeth’s life. By how Lady Macbeth addresses Macbeth in her letter, one can see that she is not entirely willing to take the blame for anything bad he does, for whenever a sentence implies a negative development, he is addressed …show more content…
Your brother has survived the battle and will now reside with the king before returning home to me. If only those Irish got a better shot at Duncan. You know I find his ever present tranquillity insufferable and deem him unworthy of kingship. He is a much too gentle ruler. Even Macbeth would be better. It is a wonder to me that he remains as beloved a king as he is. He has, however at last done something right. The traitorous thane of Cawdor has been put to death and Duncan has so benevolently bestowed the title on Macbeth. My husband is now thane of both Glamis and …show more content…
Yes this has happened before, but I did not think much of it. He kept on rambling about somebody in his chair and how the dead should return to their graves. He also suddenly questioned me about Macduff. He apparently has spies in the households of the lords and is planning to see those witches again tomorrow. I have no problem with his murders and even encourage them. As he said, we have gone too far to return to goodness. It won’t be easier than murdering our enemies. But I fear the schemes he won’t tell me about. He admitted to not wanting to think about them before putting them into