Violence In The Pardoner's Tale

Macbeth is already the thane of Glamis and a high Scottish general, but his wife lady Macbeth contributes to him being a tragic hero as she often encourages him to do bad stuff for a good outcome. The good outcome has to do with getting more wealth and power thus, an act of greed because Lady Macbeth urges Macbeth to feel he deserves more. When Macbeth considers the murder he states, “if it were done when ’tis done, then ’there well It were done quickly . . . He’s here in double trust: First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself (act 1 s7) Later on when his greed tones down as he realizes nothing motivates him to kill the king other than his own ambition lady Macbeth states “When you durst do it,” she says, “then you were a man” (1.7.49) this urges Macbeth to want immediate power and

After Lady Macbeth hears this, she calls him out for not being “manly enough”. She tells him in act one scene 7, “When you durst do it, then you were a man;/ And to be more than what you were, you would/ Be so much more the man.” In this scene, Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth that if he backs out and does not kill King Duncan then he will not become a man. She is questioning Macbeth's manhood, which makes him feel as if he has to kill Duncan in order to gain respect.

Lady Macbeth is very tricky and sly with her actions and tone of voice by insulting her husbands manliness. She says, “When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man” (i. vii. 56-58). If Lady Macbeth had not humiliated Macbeth’s courage as a man, than it is very likely that he wouldn’t have killed Duncan. Lady Macbeth provided that extra push that Macbeth needed to commit such an evil deed.

In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth manipulates and demeans her husband in order to get what she wants and make herself feel better. Lady Macbeth thinks highly of Macbeth but thinks that he is to easy going to get to the top. When they first come up with the plan to kill Duncan, Lady Macbeth forces the plan on Macbeth. “Th’ unguarded Duncan, what not put upon/ his spongy officers, who shall bear the guilt/of our great quell?”

The Pardoner is a renaissance figure that wanders the lands in hopes of bringing forgiveness to those in need. This Pardoner is a bad pardoner among the other pardoners. The tale that he tells is a moral one that is suppose to bring about the desire from people to ask for forgiveness. Instead the Pardoner uses this tale as a way of contracting money from his fellow pilgrims. The Pardoner is a person that is suppose to practice what he preaches. What that person does affects those that look up to that person. The Pardoner must be able to tell of tales that bring about hope. The way in which that might happen is through example. If the pardoner is unable to produce a tale that convinces the audience of

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the antagonist Macbeth is influenced and motivated by his wife Lady Macbeth to plan and execute vicious acts. Lady Macbeth is presented as a villainous character as she instigates her husband into committing horrendous acts starting with the murder of Duncan. She implant’s the idea of violence into Macbeth’s mind. And constantly manages to feed Macbeth’s thoughts with heartless and unfavorable comments. “When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would..be so much more than the man” (1.7.47-51). Lady Macbeth cleverly uses these quotes to mock Macbeth’s ability to behave like a man. She questions Macbeth’s identity and uses him as a pawn to complete her plan. Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth that he would be more than a man if he committed the murder and that this would benefit him.

In the play Macbeth by Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth is the wife of a great warrior and thane (the governor's name over a district). Throughout the play, Lady Macbeth hears of a prophecy that says that Macbeth would be king. After this, she plots and helps execute a plan to kill the current ruler King Duncan so her husband can be king. However, later on she shows regret and remorse as she misses her old life when she could live in peace. Throughout the play, Lady Macbeth is driven by greed, shame, and guilt.

Lady Macbeth provides a scheme for Macbeth to assassinate the King. She is manipulative and persuasive in corrupting Macbeth s judgement. “What beast was’t then that you break this enterprise to me? When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man.” (Act I. Sc.VII) In this quote, Lady Macbeth is agitating Macbeth by saying he is not a man if he does not do what he says he is going to do, which is to murder the king of course.

Furthermore, Macbeth wants to enjoy what he has earned from his services. He has earned the title of Thane of Cawdor. He knows that if he proceeds with the murder of Duncan could lose men’s good opinions of him. However, when Lady Macbeth hears this she attacks her husband’s weakest spot; his courage. She tells him he will only be a man if he commits the murder.

However once they accomplish the deed, the torment that the guilt brings is too much for Macbeth but he gets used to the evil of killing people meanwhile the opposite happens to Lady Macbeth who becomes paranoid about killing Duncan. Shakespeare presents the play in such a way that the audience sees how more and more their relationship changes dramatically as a result of how they each handle their emotions following the murder of King Duncan. Although Macbeth was weak at first, it was the strong Lady Macbeth who helped him through the first murder, but in sacrifice to controlling Macbeth and his conscience, she lost control of her own and consequently became insane and committed suicide. Lady Macbeth repeatedly convinced her husband by questioning his manhood “When you durst do it, then you were a man, / And, to be more than what you were, you would / Be so much more the man” (Shakespeare 1.7.54-56). She is a strong, powerful character in comparison to her easily influenced husband, until towards the end of the play where he seems to take on her role.

When Lady Macbeth learns of her husbands accomplishments of becoming Thane of Cawdor and from the prophecies, eventually king, she does not think of fate doing its job, she immediately thinks of murder. However Lady Macbeth does not believe in her husband’s conscience, Macbeth is “too full o’the milk of human kindness”. “pour my spirits in thine ear,/ And chastise with the valour of my tongue”. Lady Macbeth realizes that the nature of Macbeth is too kind to murder Duncan and decides that she must persuade her husband. This implies that Lady Macbeth is very ambitious for Macbeth and if that means persuading him to murder then that’s what she will do. Lady Macbeth challenges Macbeth when he decides not to kill Duncan through questioning his manhood. Lady Macbeth has “vaulting ambition for Macbeth to become king, “When you durst do it, then you were a man”. Lady Macbeth states that when Macbeth spoke about about murder he was a man, however as events unfold and Macbeth in incapable to do the deed, Lady Macbeth tries to convince Macbeth “…to be more than what you were, you would/ Be so much more the man”. Lady Macbeth is implying that Macbeth would be much more a man if he would kill Duncan for his own benefit and through questioning the manhood of Macbeth. Trough this scene Shakespeare reveals that the role of gender is important during this

Natural Violence in Human Nature Violence is often seen as a negative trait that is present in people who are considered “evil” and who commit violent acts in order to satiate their sadistic desire for others to feel pain. Despite of this, The Orenda, by Joseph Boyden, and A Tale for the Time Being, by Ruth Ozeki, are novels in which violence is depicted as an innate characteristic of humans. These novels don’t consider violence to be a negative trait of antagonists, and instead embrace the fact that it is present in ordinary people as well as others. The detailed passages of physical and psychological violence in both novels express how people are attracted to violent actions and show how people are mentally affected by living in constant

Lady Macbeth is the main perpetrator in this story from simply stirring the pot to pushing her husband into murder and putting him in positions he would of never been in if not for her. Her husband, Macbeth, starts the story as a wealthy Thane who has just made a big leap economically and socially by becoming the Thane of Cawdor. After this huge leap of power for Macbeth his wife suddenly realizes that she could get used to this new lifestyle and hatches a plan after eating with the current king. Lady macbeth plans to assassinate the King and convinces her husband to go along with it. When lady macbeth says “Alack, I am afraid they have awaked, And 'tis not done. The attempt and not the deed, Confounds us. Hark! I laid their daggers ready;He could not miss 'em. Had he not resembled”(2,2,22) it is the first evidence she is slowly becoming corrupt by having

Macbeth understands the moral conduct of what being a man is, and pegs his wife to stop pushing by pleading “Prithee, peace; I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none,” but because he is easily manipulated by his wife, he soon carries out the murder (1: 7: 46-48). Lady Macbeth knows that hitting her husband in his pride is the most effective way of assassinating King Duncan, and she keeps digging into him like a dagger, such as the one in which was used killing the genuine king. Lady Macbeth wishes to mold Macbeth by “Tipping the scales in her husband’s moral and prudential conflict, commits him to the role not of manhood, but of what she imagines manhood should be,” (Harding 247). She is the opposite of what a true wife should be. Instead of supporting her husband, she uses him as her own personal gain. Her misunderstanding of manhood is what will ultimately lead to her own self-destruction. For Lady Macbeth, “Manhood for her consists in ambition, resolute action, physical courage, and aggression in seeking one’s own ends and overcoming opposition,” (Harding

Lady Macbeth is the driving force that encourages Macbeth to overcome his strong sense of guilt and take action on the prophecies. She is plotting for King Duncan’s murder to get the throne of Scotland. She is stronger, ambitious, and greedy than her husband. Lady Macbeth persistently taunts her husband for his lack of courage and challenges Macbeth to commit murder of King Duncan. Specifically, she mocked the masculinity of Macbeth in order to commit the murder. She said “But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we'll not fail”. In this regard, Lady Macbeth appears to switch characters with Macbeth midway through the play. Although most famous for her cruelty and lines such as "unsex me here," the decline of Lady Macbeth is also of great interest and certainly a mysterious aspect of Macbeth.