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How Does Lady Macbeth Change Throughout The Play

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Kiana Perry Mrs. Seifert English 10 April 18, 2024. In the play Shakespeare, the main characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth work their way from being common people to being King and Queen, doing whatever it takes to get there. Throughout the whole play, Macbeth goes through a lot of emotions, from being a coward to being cocky to being fearful. He was very cowardly in the beginning of the book in the sense of him not wanting to murder the Duncan the King and take the throne like Lady Macbeth wanted him to. Later, Macbeth becomes very cocky and conceited, doing anything he wants and not caring about the consequences. After he is met on the battlefield by Macbuff and learns that he abides by the prophecies he becomes extremely fearful and throughout …show more content…

To wrap this up, Macbeth experienced a lot of things and went through a lot of changes that weren’t all for the best. First of all, Macbeth used to be in Lady Macbeth’s eyes “a coward” due to him not wanting to kill the King or take action to get the throne. When Macbeth was told the witches prophecy that he would be King, he didn’t want to do anything to make it come true. In the text it states, “All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter.” This is the prophecy that the witches tell Macbeth, but Macbeth doesn’t do anything except tell his wife about it. After Lady Macbeth is told about it in her eyes he is cowardly because he’s not willing to do whatever it takes to make the prophecy come true and she expresses that a lot in the text.For example after he told Lady Macbeth she did everything to convince him to go for the throne but he was still hesitant to do anything. After she told Macbeth this plan, Macbeth didn’t think it was right and didn’t want to do it, but Lady Macbeth was persistent. To conclude, Macbeth in the beginning of the play had morals and felt it was wrong to murder someone for his own personal gain, but that doesn’t last long. Second of all, Macbeth becomes very cocky and conceited, doing

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