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macbeth greed

aren’t straight as a result of his avarice for power. The next character that will be explored from Macbeth is Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth’s attitude towards power is somewhat similar to Macbeth’s. At the beginning of the play, when Lady Macbeth reads the letter from her husband telling her about the witches, it can be clearly be seen that she will be willing to risk anything to see Macbeth king. Her opinion about murder is that if it helps her to get what she wants, she’s in favour of it. When Macbeth has his doubts, Lady Macbeth manipulates Macbeth when she call upon “...spirits/That tend on mortal thoughts...” to “Stop up th’ access and passage to remorse/That to compunctious visitings of nature/Shake my fell purpose...” (1.5.41-42 and 45-47). What Lady Macbeth is saying here is that it is as if she were tearing her heart out to make her husband king. Lady Macbeth’s sole purpose for murder seems to prove that she has been successful in emptying herself of human feeling. Lady Macbeth seems to lie effortlessly. One expel of this is her welcoming speech when the king arrives at their castle. This trait she has shows that all she wants is power and nothing else. Lady Macbeth believes that worrying over things you can not alter is a waste of time. This makes one believe Lady Macbeth has no guilt, but by the end of the play it is clearly understood that Lady Macbeth is not as simple as she seems and that she does indeed have guilt and fear because she kills herself to escape the horrible nightmares that torment her. Lady Macbeth is a fascinating character. She has immense strength and determination, but by the end, even her greed for power could not stand up to the guilt she faced. It can be said that Lady Macbeth has struggled with her guilt every bit as much as Macbeth has with his. The final character from Macbeth that will be looked at is Macduff. Macduff is different from the ...

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