Lady Macbeth In William Shakespeare's Play

She is seen as a woman of strong will who is ambitious for herself and who is astute

He wonders why the witches said that the prophecies were bad when they are such good news. Once again the witches offer half-truths to Macbeth and he is easily persuaded that he’s invincible and almighty. “Be Bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn/ the power of man, for none of woman born/ shall harm Macbeth.” (IV, i). Macbeth believes that he is unconquerable because of the visions from the witches. The manipulation of the bloody Child gave Macbeth a false sense of security. Macbeth thinks that there is no person that has not been born of a woman, which is what makes him think he is even more unbeatable. This is the second and last time that Macbeth hears from the witches. Just like the first time, he reacts on impulse to them and winds up being murdered by Macduff, who was born from a cesarean section.

Similarly, Lady Macbeth is shown to be in control of Macbeth and fate. Lady Macbeth comments, “O, never shall sun that marrow see!...” (1.5). With this she persuades Macbeth to participate in the murder of King Duncan. Lady Macbeth displays full commitment when she emphasizes, “... Leave all the rest to me.” (1.5) once Macbeth agrees to the act. In the end, Macbeth finalizes the deed, but Lady Macbeth mentions, “Why did you bring these daggers… They must lie there: go carry them; and smear the sleepy groom with blood.” (2.2). Many of Lady Macbeth’s actions implies she would do anything to possess

“The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full sound and fury, signifying nothing.” (V: V: 25-30). This is the quote Macbeth says when he knows what’s coming for him, but he still proves to be self-deceit by listening to what the witches told him that he cannot be killed by someone born of a women. Macbeth once again thinking he’s invincible doesn’t realize that someone who was born of a caesarean section could kill him, because they are not technically born of a woman. Macbeth did not know Macduff was born like that, and it is why Macduff is the one to kill Macbeth.

         Towards the end of the play, once Macbeth’s wife has died and the battle is drawing closer, Macbeth shows the desire for some good that may have been.  He wishes for a normal life in which he would have lived to an honorable age, but he recognizes that he has deprived himself of this.   Even when Macbeth hears that the prophecy of Birnam Wood coming to Dunsinane has been fulfilled, he rejects this idea and fights on until he realizes that Macduff wasn’t born in a natural birth but instead was "untimely ripped"(V.viii.19-20) from his mother’s womb.  When Macbeth hears of this, he realizes what dastardly deeds he has done and how he has underestimated the power of the witches. He fights on, knowing it is only a matter of time before he is slain.

Coincidentally, Duncan, honoring the hero, decides to stay at Macbeth’s castle overnight. Lady Macbeth believes that this is a perfect opportunity given by fate to kill Duncan and usurp his power. Exhibiting extreme ambition and masculinity, Lady Macbeth orchestrates the entire scheme and persuades her husband into committing evil deeds, chiding him for behaving like a feminine and coward. Macbeth eventually yields to his wife’s pressure and manipulation. After the murder is discovered, Malcolm and Donalbain, Duncan’s sons, flee to England and Ireland, respectively, while Macbeth assumes a dictatorial sovereignty of Scotland. Macbeth, however, becomes insecure about his power, for the witches have prophesied that Banquo’s descendants will be kings and Macduff, another Scottish nobleman in England, may threaten him. Hence, the vicious tyrant assassinates Banquo and Macduff’s family. As a result, Macduff, with aids from Malcolm and England, vows to retaliate against Macbeth. Meanwhile, Lady Macbeth is greatly agonized by guilt, sleepwalking, rubbing her hands as if trying to wash away the bloodstains, and finally committing suicide. The downfall of Macbeth immediately succeeds when the English army invades his castle and is marked by Macduff outplaying Macbeth in a fierce

Macduff had not been born of woman because he was cut out of his mothers stomach: And let the angel whom thou still hast served Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother’s womb Untimely ripped. Macbeth knew this had to be the end for him. He fought hard against the forces of fate and lost. There was no longer anything

In this scene Macbeth learns a very crucial piece of information about Macduff. In the beginning, he believe that no one can touch him because everyone is born from a woman, but Macbeth learns that Macduff was brought into this world through C-Section not natural birth. Macbeth declares “Tell thee Macduff was from his mother’s womb/Untimely ripped,” (5.8.18-20). This means that according to the witches, Macbeth can in fact be killed by Macduff. Soon after Macduff murders Macbeth Ross delivers news to Siward that his son has died; “"Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier's debt. He only lived but till he was a man/ the which no sooner had his prowess confirmed/ in the unshrinking station where he fought/but like a man died,” (5.8.44-48). In telling him this, he makes it extremely evident that his son was young, “he only lived but till he was a man.” This is yet another time in Macbeth where a child has their innocence abruptly ripped away from

Macbeth is nervous and becomes frightened of what they have done while his wife tells him to change because they have blood on their clothes. This shows that Macbeth still has some morals, which are being lessened as his greed increases and there is more blood on his hands. Once Macbeth is crowned king he continues to kill people in order to secure his rule, including his friend Banquo, Lady Macduff, and Lady Macduff's children. Macbeth visited the three witches again to listen to more prophecy about him and an apparition appeared telling him " no one given birth to by a woman shall harm Macbeth" (Act 4 Scene 1). By hearing this, Macbeth believed he was virtually invincible, but in the end Macduff revealed he was brought into the world by caesarean section, not by a natural birth. Macbeth realizes that Macduff would be the one to kill him in the battle between Malcolm and he. Macbeth had entered a cycle of greed, leading to spilling blood, which in turn made him think he had secured his power. This terrible cycle was ultimately the reason for his demise because he couldn't control his greed and killed more and more people to remain the king of Scotland.

At first, this sounds like it implies that no man can hurt Macbeth, since every man was born and conceived by a woman. But Macduff was not. Toward the end of the play, in his final battle, Macbeth discovers that Macduff was not conceived in the ordinary way; rather, he was conceived by Cesarean section. Macduff was drawn from his mother’s cut open abdomen.Therefore, Macduff can kill Macbeth.

However, Macbeth quickly learns that he cannot kill Macduff, since Macduff fled to England. As a result of not being able to kill Macduff, Macbeth’s paranoia led him to make impulsive decisions from that point forward, like killing Macduff’s family instead. “From this moment the very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand. And even now, to crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done: The castle of Macduff I will surprise, seize upon Fife, give to th' edge o' th' sword his wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls that trace him in his line” (4.1.153-160). After Macduff learns that his family was murdered, he swears revenge on Macbeth and is able to kill him, since he was born from a Cesarean section.

I am going to do an essay on a play called Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare. The play is a tragedy, believed to have been written in 1611-12. The play is about a man named Macbeth whom, at first is a kind, tender man who later gets tempted by three foul witches to commit a murder in order to become king. Macbeth’s wife, Lady Macbeth is thrilled by the prophecies given by the witches and is eager for Macbeth to commit the murder. Macbeth disagrees with his wife greatly about the murder, and later into the play we see how the two exchange views about life and death completely. The character I am going to be studying is Lady Macbeth, and throughout my essay asking the question, is Lady Macbeth fiend-like?

This act of Macbeth angered the Thane of Fife, who like prophecy said, but not said, was of not of woman born. Which allowed Macduff to put fear into the Fake King of Scotland, killing him for the next in line for the thrown, which was Duncan’s son,

Because of these predictions, Macbeth believes that no one can harm him. However, this is a false sense of security. Macduff, who was born by a Caesarean section and therefore was not born of woman, ultimately killed Macbeth, thus revealing that the witches predictions were only half-truths.

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