Lady Macbeth's Downfall

But to meddle with the supernatural and to ask of such wicked things is courting with death. Perhaps I misheard Lady Macbeth saying she wished to rid herself of her humanity. No, I cannot lie to myself. I witnessed her calling unto those dark forces; asking the spirits to strip her of her femininity and make her more like a man, to give her the strength to do something unspeakable. Oh, why did I have to be the one to overhear this? Why did I keep listening? I should have left, made a noise, to let her know I was close. Now I must carry her

In William Shakespeare's drama, Macbeth, the main character, Macbeth, made many bad decisions because of his ambition to become king. He had many different encounters, including one with the Witches which made him question everything he ever knew. But, somewhere along the way he messed up and tried to toy with fate. Yet, it wasn’t all his fault. One may try to blame Macbeth or the weïrd sisters, though, Lady Macbeth is the most responsible for his downfall because she fills his head with ideas, she had bad intentions not only for herself, she took advantage of his nobleness, and she was prepared to risk everything they had.

Lady Macbeth from Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is introduced as an incredulously ambitious woman who will do whatever it takes to seize the crown for Macbeth. However, towards the end of the play she begins to feel guilty as well as paranoid as a result from her ambitious actions. For example, at the beginning of the play she lets ambition lead her actions and delves into supernatural powers to make herself cruel as well as without remorse when preparing for the murder of King Duncan: “Come you spirits … /Of direst cruelty/Make thick my blood/stop up the access and passage to remorse,”(I, v, 41-46). Lady Macbeth is aware of her morality in the beginning and understands that in order to complete this sinful deed, she must rid herself from feeling guilt. Her actions of calling upon evil spirits shows her brutality and determination of achieving more power even if it does corrupt her morality and mental state in the future. The ambition and desire for power she carries in the

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Lady Macbeth’s desire and ambition leads to her eventual downfall. When Lady Macbeth hears of Macbeth’s prophecy she dreams of the glory and high-standing that awaits being queen. She cannot withhold her ambitions and she is willing to manipulate fate to bring about Macbeth’s prophecy. She invokes evil spirits to be filled from head to toe with cruelty to do the evil actions necessary to make Macbeth king and to remove all remorse and pity for her action from her heart. She is initially able to be involved in the treacherous deeds that are needed to bring about the prophecy quickly, but as the play progresses the weight of the merciless deeds fill her with remorse. The remorse and pain she feels for her wicked

Throughout the play “Macbeth” Shakespeare uses multiple examples of strong diction, paradox, metaphors, and imagery to demonstrate the theme that fate is inevitable. These examples also help emphasize that the witches are in control of Macbeth's severe and hostile actions throughout the tragic play. Without the witches prophecies the idea of murder would have never crossed Macbeth’s mind. After the witches informed Macbeth that he would soon become king he was willed to do anything to make sure this bizarre prophecy would come true.

Lady Macbeth was truly an ambitious woman. What happened to her was a tragedy. Confronted by her guilt every night that replaced reviving sleep is what drove her to take out her own light. “She [had] a light by her continually”(5.1.24-25) to keep the dark, she called up her to “unsex”(1.5.48) her, away. She was a generous woman who broke gender stereotypes for women everywhere and she made a mistake, a really awful mistake that gradually ate away at her soul and forced her to end her life.

Many of people have heard the tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare. The story revolves on a sequence of misfortunate events that take place when Macbeth makes immoral decisions to be king. In the play, Shakespeare shows how power can cause corruption in a human’s brain. Macbeth himself was not a very confident person, though he had a kind soul to begin with, he was easily influenced and gullible. Through the prophecies of the evil beings, an insignificant seed was planted in Macbeth. That spark of wealth and fortune caused the tyrant within him to awake. Which eventually lead to his fatal death. His ambition lead him to murder, go insane and become very superstitious.

By now, we are able to recognize Lady Macbeth’s nature. Her thoughts are bombarded with dark images and her mind is set on the murder of the King.

In the final Act, Macbeth prepares for the battle he only will face, even though he knows about his soon-to-be downfall. He puts on his armor and waits for his final destination, as known as, Macduff. In the arrival of Macduff, Siward, Young Siward, and Malcolm, Young Siward charges to the castle to find the Thane of Glamis, but was killed by him immediately. Now it was Macduff turn to have vengeance;

The three witches’prophecies not only get Macbeth, but also make Lady Macbeth become ambitious about the position that she should not covet. She believes in the predictions right away after reading Macbeth’s letter and she states that to herself, “Come, you spirits/ That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,/ And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full”(I, v, 41-43). In order to accomplish the murdering deed so that she can be the queen, Lady Macbeth tries her best to hide the woman’s gentle and not to feel remorseful. She thinks that she is strong enough to assist her husband to commit the regicide.

Ane Balkchyan Mrs. Mueller English III Honors 2 April 2015 Macbeth At times, writers may develop characters in their works in order to create a contrasting personality with the protagonist. Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, is the story of an upcoming king, Macbeth. Three witches present Macbeth with several predictions, which cause him to pay attention because it involves replacing the powerful King Duncan.

The downfall of Macbeth in Shakespeares’ play ‘Macbeth’ is a topic debated about many times; was it Macbeth’s ambition that led to his downfall, or the influence of the witches and Lady Macbeth? King Macbeth’s downfall is predominantly caused by his overvaulting ambition in spite of the fact that the 3 witches and Lady Macbeth do influence much of his actions. Macbeth’s obsession with power causes the majority of his downfall, the witches had only hinted at his betrayal of Duncan and the death of Banquo and Lady Macbeth only pushed him over the edge. Firstly, Macbeth’s tragic flaw, i.e. his obsession with power is the cause of his downfall.

Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking scene, in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, conveys the toll of her deeds on her conscience through the use of dialogue, language techniques and symbolism. Through the use dialogue and imagery, Lady Macbeth demonstrates how ambition can lead characters to pursue things they normally wouldn’t. After receiving a letter from her husband revealing a future of becoming king, Lady Macbeth wants to speed up the process. She realises Macbeth is to kind to murder to current ruler, planning to “pour [her] spirits in thine ear”. From her introduction, Lady Macbeth is shown as a ruthless woman as the promise of power and wealth that comes with being king is what lures Lady Macbeth into supporting the original king’s murder.

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Lady Macbeth devises a cunning plan to murder King Duncan in order for Macbeth ascend to the throne. Lady Macbeth says “We fail!/ but screw your courage to the sticking -place/ and we will not fail”. Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth that they cannot fail, but because Macbeth and Lady Macbeth deduce that power is more important than one’s conscience, their scheme does not materialize as they speculated. The Macbeths fail in their quest for power because they underestimate nature, one’s conscience, and man’s fallibility.

Immediately, after reading Macbeth’s letter, Lady Macbeth’s malevolence urges her to plot the murder for the king. She decides to encourage Macbeth and calls for evil spirits to aid her brutal plans, “Come, you spirits… you murd’ring ministers… You wait on nature’s mischief. Come, thick night”. Her talk about defeminising herself and making her the superior amongst the couple, “That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here”, suggests Macbeth is weak and powerless in her presence. She implicates her husband of not being physically impotent but soft hearted and sentimental. She confronts him of this and warns him of his manliness and cowardice. She uses these various, manipulative strategies (challenging his manhood, being more aggressive, and defeminising