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The Vehemence of Lady Macbeth In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the plot starts where a couple, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have a growing trait of greed to kill the king in order for Macbeth to be crowned as king. The other counterpart of this plan is the wife, Lady Macbeth. Throughout the play, Lady Macbeth shows off traits such as guilt, ruthlessness, and anger. One emotion that Lady Macbeth displays at the beginning of the play is ruthlessness. Initially, throughout the start where Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are planning the murder, she shows no remorse for King Duncan to be murdered. In Macbeth, the couple state, “Macbeth- My dearest love, Duncan, comes here tonight. Lady Macbeth- And when does it go? Macbeth- Tomorrow, as he intended. Lady Macbeth- O never shall the sun that morrow see …show more content…

Due to Macbeth sending his wife the letter of the alleged prohecies, Lady Macbeth sees this as an opportunity for Macbeth to be crowned king and should take this chance. Originally, after reading her husbands letter, Lady Macbeth decides to make a wish to the evil witches as well. Lady Macbeth claims that the witches should remove any feminine features on herself. Lady Macbeth does this to become more harsh like men. Women at this time wouldn’t be able to do this since women are more soft-feeling than men. Due to the excitement of this plan, Lady Macbeth is nothing but ruthless in the beginning. Following up, another emotion that is present during and after the murder is anger. Rarely, Lady Macbeth was ever mad at this plan, except for the times Macbeth would mess up this plan. In Macbeth the couple state, “Lady Macbeth- Go get some water, And wash this filthy witness from your hand. Why did you bring these daggers from the place? They must lie there, too. Go, carry them and smear/sleep the groom with blood. Macbeth- I'll go no further. I am afraid to think what I have done; Look on again I dare not.

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I have always known Lady Macbeth to be ruthless, but I knew the moment I overheard her say, “O, never shall sun that morrow see!" (I.v.60-61). This was her reply to Macbeth when he said the king would be leaving tomorrow. Lady Macbeth wants to take over the presentations because this night will forever be life-changing. When Macbeth tries to go back on the plan to kill the King, Lady Macbeth pressured him into doing the deed and questioned his manhood.

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I think I should pay the Macbeth’s a visit tomorrow,” He sets the cup back down on the table. He then gets up out of his big red velvet chair, dressed in a purple fluffy cotton robe. “I think it is time we both get some rest. Until tomorrow, Ross.” “Until tomorrow, Sir.”

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A foolish thought, to say a sorry sight. ( . 2. 30) After Macbeth looks at his bloody hands she says it is a stupid thought. She does not care he killed someone she cares about him being king.

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Lady Macbeth’s Emotional Journey In “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare, the play follows Macbeth’s ambition to become king and the consequences of his actions. Lady Macbeth, on the other hand, is characterized by ambition, manipulation, and ruthlessness. She plays a crucial role in persuading Macbeth to commit regicide and later struggles with guilt and madness as the play continues. In the play, Lady Macbeth’s actions are controlled by guilt, fear, and ambition throughout the play. Lady Macbeth’s actions are controlled by guilt in the story, on her own actions throughout the play.

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Lady Macbeth shows greed, anger, and fear all throughout the play

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and it is clear, both to the audience and characters, that “...[her] heart is sorely charged” (Macbeth, 5.1.42-44). Lady Macbeth appears to be in crisis, unlike the character introduced in the beginning, as she feels the consequences of her manipulative actions. Her overwhelming sorrow inevitably leads to her demise. Lady Macbeth’s revelations reflect the idea that “[women are] more selective about when they engage in competition; they're willing to get ahead at high cost but not at any cost” (Kluger, Time.com). When Lady Macbeth felt King Duncan was the only obstacle preventing Macbeth from becoming king, she was more open to taking ambitious actions.

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She would rather kill her baby than to back away from the plan. Shakespeare depicts how Lady Macbeth is heartless and ruthless. Usually, if she were a typical woman, she would have not participated in the plan and she would have not had the power to persuade her husband into it. At the end, Shakespeare punishes Lady Macbeth not being an “ideal woman” by making her live with paranoia and guilt for Duncan’s death. Due to the excessive amount of guilt, Lady Macbeth becomes weak and she and Macbeth switch roles.

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When Macbeth enters they talk about how the king is visiting tomorrow and Macbeth says the king is leaving the next day and Lady Macbeth

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William Shakespeare portrayed the character Lady Macbeth to be extremely ruthless, malicious and manipulative. Thus, being the reason she could easily convince Macbeth to do her will, yet still put on such a convincing performance in front of those who knew nothing of her and her husband’s actions. Lady Macbeth shows her complexity constantly throughout the story when she shares her view-point on masculinity by demasculinizing her own husband, when she strategically plans the murder of the King Duncan, and finally when she finally goes crazy because of the guilt she possesses for not only her own actions but also turning her own husband into a

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—No more o ' that, my lord, no more o ' that. You mar all with this starting” (V.i line 36-38). Even though, Lady Macbeth had nothing to do with the murders after Duncan, like Banquo and Macduff’s wife as well as his son, she still feels guilty because she created the monster, by manipulating Macbeth to kill Duncan. Another reason Lady Macbeth feels remorseful is because she had to do with some of the action in the murder, for example planning the death of Duncan and framing Duncan 's attendant. The guilt is causing Lady Macbeth to go insane because she is aware “All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.

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