Exam Questions -
Short answer questions
(3 mark questions)
Is Macbeth manipulated into killing Duncan? If so, explain why.
Yes, Macbeth was manipulated into killing Duncan by the witches and Lady Macbeth. The witches manipulate him by putting these thoughts in his head that he was going to become king, and he started fantasizing about being the leader and having all these powers. Lady Macbeth, his own wife, manipulated him also by making him feel like he wasn’t masculine and using her femininity to convince him that he wants this. Since he feels like he isn’t manly enough, he doesn’t see himself as a strong warrior anymore. All this manipulating made him think that this was the right thing to do, and that in the end they would be happy.
Explain at least 3 examples of why you think Lady Macbeth is crazy.
Lady Macbeth is proven crazy by the things she says, and the actions she makes. She is constantly manipulating Macbeth and making him feel like he is worthless. They are married, which means they are supposed to be there for each other and help each other when there is conflict. Rather than helping him out, she tries to convince him to do wrong by putting him down. Ever since she heard about the possibility of Macbeth becoming king, she all of a sudden had to make this fantasy come true and she decided the easiest way was to get rid of the king by killing him. Lady Macbeth is a selfish human being and tricks her husband, Macbeth, into murdering the king. She convinces herself and Macbeth that they have done the right thing so that they can live in peace now that they have become the great leaders. If Lady Macbeth were truly to live in peace she would realize to live love over power, but being as she’s so power-hungry she forgets all about the ones she loves and what her plan will do to them. Lady Macbeth is careless and unkind.
What was the monster effect on Victor? Was it positive or negative?
I believe that the monster had a positive effect on Victor because even though the monster put him through a whole bunch of miserable events, and made him lose the ones he loved dearly; he still grew and learned from the experience. It made him realize things in life that he never would have taken into consideration. Life is about living, and the monster truly made Victor live. The monster took him away from reality and drove him crazy, but the lessons that the monster taught Victor Frankenstein were special. The monster taught Victor how to love, and how to feel all sorts of emotions which made Victor grow as a person. You learn from your experiences.
Why was Victor so determined to bring the dead back to life?
Victor believed wholeheartedly that he could bring the dead back to life, I think that he was so determined because it made him feel as if he were God. He played around with nature, trying to recreate something as powerful as life which made him feel like he were taking on the role of God. Victor didn’t think that he had any true friends, so his relief from this loneliness was to bring a creature back to life. The only love he felt in his life was towards his partner Elizabeth, and he felt that he would feel just as strong of feelings if he were to be able to create a new form of life. To him, it was very special and he was expecting something so incredible to happen that would bring him joy and fill in the empty spaces. He had so much hope in his creation that he just knew he could bring the dead back to life.
(5 mark question)
Poetry. Choose one of the poems provided and thoroughly analyze it.
For a Stone Girl at Sanchi
Gary Snyder
half asleep on the cold grass
night rain flicking the maples
under a black bowl upside-down
on a flat land
on a wobbling speck
smaller than stars,
space,
the size of a seed,
hollow as bird skulls.
light flies across it
--never is seen.
a big rock weatherd funny,
old tree trunks turnd stone,
split rocks and find clams.
all that time
loving;
two flesh persons changing,
clung to, doorframes
notions, spear-hafts
in a rubble of years.
touching,
this dream pops. it was real:
and it lasted forever.
Where The Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein
There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.
Explain how an author or poet’s upbringing can affect their work.
An author or poet's upbringing can affect their work because there is nothing easier to write about then personal experiences, therefore a lot of their writing will most likely be about things that they have been through such as family problems or other personal happenings. The author may change the story line so that it's not exactly the way it happened in their life, but it makes sense to write about things you know. You can't just make up feelings that you've never felt, it would be challenging. For example, Sylvia Plath wrote about things such a suicide and she was a suicidal human being. It made her poetry come naturally to her because she was writing in her point of view.
Frankenstein.
Who is the real monster in the novel Frankenstein?
In the novel Frankenstein I believe that the real monster would be Victor because even though he is the creator of Frankenstein who is, in the story, the monster; Victor shows more evil characteristics as if he were a monster. In this story Victor is portrayed as selfish and irresponsible. He holds back from revealing all the destruction that his creation has caused. By looking at Victor and his creation from a physical point of view, you would instantly think that his creation was the monster judging by the way he looks. He is this unseen animal who has dead body parts as his body. He isn’t thought of as a human because he simply looks unnatural and different. Victor, being as he’s normal, people see him as the human being. I think that they have the wrong idea, on the inside is where we see that Victor is the monster. His creation has a heart, and feelings. The creation shows Victor respect; meanwhile Victor just tries to destroy him. Victor should act like a father figure to his creation by teaching him morals, help him adjust to society; but instead he is unkind which upsets the creation.
Who are the Tragic Hero’s in Macbeth and Frankenstein? Why are they the Tragic Hero’s?
The tragic hero in Macbeth is clearly Macbeth, being as he is the one who was manipulated into killing Duncan so that he could become king. He had the option to ignore the witches and to his wife, or to be happy with the way things are. Macbeth just wasn’t satisfied enough with where he was in his life that he tried to improve it. He was told that everything was going to work out and they would be happy in the end, but instead all the guilt caught up with him and he ended up hating his life and dying. This is what a tragic hero is; the main character commits actions which eventually leads the to their defeat.
The tragic hero in Frankenstein would be Victor; he is the one who isolated him from reality just to create this monster. He took all of these dead body parts, worked hard, became obsessed with his creation and in the end he was defeated. Victor was doomed from the start; he created this unknown thing that could have went very well or tragically bad. Victor is the protagonist of this story, and he is the one who brought his death upon himself by creating this monster and letting it drive him crazy.
Essay Questions
Frankenstein.
In detail, describe why the monster was killing and how he was feeling. Giving examples and refer to the text.
In my opinion the major emotion that the monster was showing for the beginning and near the end was blind fury toward Victor. This is shown in two different parts of the novel because near the beginning of the book when Frankenstein’s monster is first made, Victor abandons his creation to wonder the world alone. This infuriated the monster because he was created with the appearance of a monster so that’s how people would treat him. The creation blamed Victor completely because he made the creation hideous and the abandoned him to fend for himself. The monster also had to learn about living by himself because when he was created he didn’t even know how to survive. He had to rely on his survival instinct to learn how to live. The only reason he knew to eat was because he felt pain in his stomach and figured out that when he ate the pain went away. This emotion is also shown in chapter 20 when Victor scraps the plans to make a female monster at the sight of his first creation. This causes the blind fury to return to the monster and he proceeds with his killing due to the fury he feels toward Victor.
As well as blind fury, the monster feels love and compassion toward Victor even with all that his creator put him through. This is shown when they meet each other at the glacier in chapter 10. If the monster had shown blind fury toward Victor there he could have easily killed his creator as he was much smarter and more powerful than Victor. The monster also shows love for Victor in the continuation at the end of the book when he mourns over his creators death and feels regret for being an instrument of evil and destruction as opposed to feeling happy at the death of his torturer.
Macbeth.
Give a full and well detailed character sketch of when Macbeth on Lady Macbeth using examples from the text.
Macbeth is a very hard man. He was became this by going to war. He lived in the medieval era, and definitely played the part of a sword-swinging barbarian. He was a proud Scotsman and fought valiantly and brashly, cutting his way to the leader of the enemy during the war and killed him. Many people now idolized him as the hero of Scotland after this feat, but it had changed him. It made him start questioning the world and why it worked the way it did. He further changed when he came across the three weird sisters on his way home from the war. When he heard the sisters vision of his future, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!" (act 1, scene 3), his desire to have control overwhelmed him, transforming him from a hard man to a cruel and terrible man. When his dream finally was achieved, it did not give him the satisfaction he so craved. It left him with a sense of emptiness that he knew he had caused. All Macbeth wanted was control, and to get that control, he sacrificed everything; his wife, "A cry of women within. What is that noise? ... The queen, my lord, is dead." (act 5, scene 5), his friends, shown in act 3, scene 1, when he pays murderers to kill his friend and ally, Banquo, and his own sanity.
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Thursday 12 January 2012
Exam Questions
Short answer questions:
1) How are Victor Frankenstein and Macbeth similar? How are they different?
2) What was the monsters affect on Victor Frankenstein? Was it a positive or negative affect?
3) When did Lady Macbeth realize that what she has done is wrong? When did Victor realize his creation was a bad idea?
4) Who are the tragic heros in Macbeth and Frankenstein? HOw are they tragic heros?
5) Why do you think Macbeth was power hungry? Was Victor in any way power hungry aswell?
6) Where does parenting come into affect in Macbeth and Frankenstein?
Essay questions:
7) What role does "blood" play in Macbeth? What might it symbolize for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth?
8) What are some similarities between Victor and the monster? Is the monster a reflection of Victor in some ways?
9) In Frankenstein, who do you think the real monster is? Victor, or his creation?
1) How are Victor Frankenstein and Macbeth similar? How are they different?
2) What was the monsters affect on Victor Frankenstein? Was it a positive or negative affect?
3) When did Lady Macbeth realize that what she has done is wrong? When did Victor realize his creation was a bad idea?
4) Who are the tragic heros in Macbeth and Frankenstein? HOw are they tragic heros?
5) Why do you think Macbeth was power hungry? Was Victor in any way power hungry aswell?
6) Where does parenting come into affect in Macbeth and Frankenstein?
Essay questions:
7) What role does "blood" play in Macbeth? What might it symbolize for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth?
8) What are some similarities between Victor and the monster? Is the monster a reflection of Victor in some ways?
9) In Frankenstein, who do you think the real monster is? Victor, or his creation?
Monday 12 December 2011
Frankenstein Character Sketch
Victor Frankenstein starts off as a young sensitive and innocent boy, but over the course of the book he makes some huge changes. He goes from this acquitted boy to a mad scientist, whose goal is to create life from dead body parts that he has dug out of the ground. Only someone with a sick mind could imagine doing something such as this. Frankenstein has changed completely. He was completely committed to this project of his, so committed that he dropped reality. Frankenstein was a loner, he spent every waking minute on his new obsession. There was something wrong with Frankenstein, perhaps it was because he had such a perfect childhood and he finally snapped. He was so fascinated with the 'secret of life' and when he finally discovered it; he was not satisfied. In fact, Victor Frankenstein was ashamed and almost scared of what he has brought to life. It was uncontrollable. He was embarrassed and too proud to to admit that he was the creator of this monster. Throughout the story you read about the remorse and shame that Frankenstein feels, he no longer knows who he has become. He is so very different from the little boy he use to be; and that is scary for him to think about. The monster kills everyone who Frankenstein loves and that makes him realize that if it weren't for him, everyone that mattered would still be alive.
FRANKENSTEIN - Questions
1. Briefly summarize what we learn about Victor’s family and background. Remember, we are trying to see how things from his childhood would affect him to build the man he becomes.
In the first two chapters of Frankenstein we learn about Victor's background. His childhood friend, Elizabeth Lavenza, who came into his family because her mother passed away. His father was very successful and he was always 'compared' to Elizabeth since she was so perfect and beautiful in every way. Despite all the attention Elizabeth got, Victor Frankenstein still had a wonderful childhood life, which foreshadows him going down hill and becoming mad.
2. We see some immediate evidence of this old concept that people ARE their looks, or rather, that their looks are their personalities. Look for this in these chapters and evaluate.
You can easily see that Victor IS his look, he is described to look a little bit "insane" which matches his personality throughout the story. On the inside, he is the real monster. Victor's cousin, Elizabeth, is beautiful and always getting attention which makes Frankenstein to crazy.
3. Compare the personalities and essential nature of each of the three young friends - Victor, Henri Clerval and Elizabeth. A chart would be handy for this.
**get from evernote**
4. Do some research and give me a brief outline of the three thinkers whom Victor studied in his youth: Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus and Albertus Magnus.
Cornelius Agrippa: Best known for his books, Born in 1486.
Paracelsus: Born in 1493, known for his tract on medicine and gave Zinc it's name.
Albertus Magnus: a German Dominican friar and a bishop, who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion.
5. Describe Victor’s interest in these thinkers and consider why they appealed to him.
Victor was interested in these thinkers because they all had power, and Frankenstein is power-hungry. Also, the demonstration of electricity got him interested.
6. Describe and evaluate the moment of epiphany he had after the lightning storm in Belrive and explain how it changed his thinking.
The lightening gives him the idea that the energy will be strong enough to bring his monster to life.
In the first two chapters of Frankenstein we learn about Victor's background. His childhood friend, Elizabeth Lavenza, who came into his family because her mother passed away. His father was very successful and he was always 'compared' to Elizabeth since she was so perfect and beautiful in every way. Despite all the attention Elizabeth got, Victor Frankenstein still had a wonderful childhood life, which foreshadows him going down hill and becoming mad.
2. We see some immediate evidence of this old concept that people ARE their looks, or rather, that their looks are their personalities. Look for this in these chapters and evaluate.
You can easily see that Victor IS his look, he is described to look a little bit "insane" which matches his personality throughout the story. On the inside, he is the real monster. Victor's cousin, Elizabeth, is beautiful and always getting attention which makes Frankenstein to crazy.
3. Compare the personalities and essential nature of each of the three young friends - Victor, Henri Clerval and Elizabeth. A chart would be handy for this.
**get from evernote**
4. Do some research and give me a brief outline of the three thinkers whom Victor studied in his youth: Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus and Albertus Magnus.
Cornelius Agrippa: Best known for his books, Born in 1486.
Paracelsus: Born in 1493, known for his tract on medicine and gave Zinc it's name.
Albertus Magnus: a German Dominican friar and a bishop, who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion.
5. Describe Victor’s interest in these thinkers and consider why they appealed to him.
Victor was interested in these thinkers because they all had power, and Frankenstein is power-hungry. Also, the demonstration of electricity got him interested.
6. Describe and evaluate the moment of epiphany he had after the lightning storm in Belrive and explain how it changed his thinking.
The lightening gives him the idea that the energy will be strong enough to bring his monster to life.
Friday 2 December 2011
Lady Macbeth Character Sketch
Lady Macbeth is a very big part in Shakespeare 1604-1606 play; Macbeth. At the beginning of the play she comes off as a nice young lady who is married to the king's number one knight, Macbeth. Judging by the time period you would first think that Lady Macbeth would be a weak girl who got pushed around by her big husband. As it turns out Lady Macbeth is the powerful one. She is capable of controlling Macbeth. The way that the play is written you can clearly follow her thoughts and actions, and you learn that she has a very sick and twisted mind. At the beginning of the story you never would have thought that Lady Macbeth is the mastermind behind killing the king, Duncan. She will do anything to get what she wants.She really believes the witches prediction about Macbeth becoming king and almost promises to herself that when the king comes to visit, he will not leave the castle alive. She makes sure that she gets rid of all obstacles that may prevent her evil plan by persuading Macbeth into killing the king and framing others so that Lady Macbeth and Macbeth look innocent. They decided to act as though they are just as shocked as everybody else and pretend to be deeply hurt.
As it turns out Lady Macbeth does have a soft spot because she does feel guilt and she seems doubtful in her plans the minute the deed has been done. She was just so distracted by the "beautiful" thought of becoming queen and receiving all the privileges of ruling the kingdom that when the king was killed she realized that there was no going back, all these thought out plans were now put to action and there was no way that they could undo the murder. Lady Macbeth has a lot of courage to be able to do something so evil, but the fact that she is doing it all for herself makes her seem like less of a person. Although she feels the same guilt and disgust as any normal person may feel, there is still many more parts throughout the play where Lady Macbeth proves herself to be wicked.
As it turns out Lady Macbeth does have a soft spot because she does feel guilt and she seems doubtful in her plans the minute the deed has been done. She was just so distracted by the "beautiful" thought of becoming queen and receiving all the privileges of ruling the kingdom that when the king was killed she realized that there was no going back, all these thought out plans were now put to action and there was no way that they could undo the murder. Lady Macbeth has a lot of courage to be able to do something so evil, but the fact that she is doing it all for herself makes her seem like less of a person. Although she feels the same guilt and disgust as any normal person may feel, there is still many more parts throughout the play where Lady Macbeth proves herself to be wicked.
Monday 21 November 2011
MACBETH Essay!
Lady Macbeth does a series of actions throughout the play that indicate she is truly evil. There is proof that she is egotistic and does everything she can for herself. She doesn't take Macbeth's feelings into consideration when she comes up with this plan or when she manipulates him into murdering the king. Lady Macbeth does whatever she can to get what she wants no matter how absurd it might be. She will go to dramatic heights to fulfill her wants, she is even willing to weaken her own husband. There are many different examples of how Lady Macbeth is selfish, power-hungry, and manipulative.
You could say Lady Macbeth is power-hungry because she will literally do anything in order to become queen. Back in Elizabethan times, religion is very important and very powerful. When Lady Macbeth gets ideas about murder and disrupting the natural order of things she is allowing herself to think bad thoughts even though it is going against something as critical as religion. She calls upon evil spirits to make her ruthless. "Make thick my blood" she says. By calling on demonic spirits is like calling on Satan to make sure she gets her way. Back then kings were said to be selected by God and since she is thinking of ways to kill this "chosen one" it goes to show how wicked she is. Lady Macbeth soon becomes a victim of her own ambition by planning this murder and making herself demented and eventually to the point of commiting suicide. In Elizabethan times witches were terrifying, and by Lady Macbeth so much a trusting the witches words; is all proof of Lady Macbeth's dark soul and cruel thoughts.
Lady Macbeth proves herself to be a very powerful woman, which is extremely uncommon back then because woman were considered "worthless" and they did not do anything at all. It's ironic since Macbeth is the king's, most almighty knight yet this said-to-be "pointless" woman can still manage to control him. This shows that Lady Macbeth has true power, and she knows how to use it. Right after Lady Macbeth reads the letter from Macbeth about the witches and becoming king, she gets her mind-set on murdering the king. When she tells her husband about her little scheme he becomes panicky and argues with her about how it will never work out, and that they will be caught. Lady Macbeth is not impressed so she uses her femininity to seduce Macbeth and attempts to get him to agree to killing the king. To get him on her side she says things such as "But screw your courage to the sticking-place, and well not fail." By saying these things she is trying to assure him that it's fine and they will not be caught if they act as though they are shocked and hurt like everybody else. Lady Macbeth gets so upset that her so called "tough" husband won't do this task that she makes him feel like he is good-for-nothing if he doesn't do this by ridiculing his masculinity. She finally convinces Macbeth and promised him happiness for when they become royal.
The downfall of Macbeth was caused by all of the stress that Lady Macbeth put on him. I say this because she convinces him to do things that he never felt comfortable doing and makes him believe that he is unkind and heartless. Now that he thinks he is truly monstrous he starts to consider killing himself. Since Lady Macbeth ended up committing suicide, that puts Macbeth in a world full of death and dark thoughts. He realizes that even the woman who manipulated him into this mess and promised him happiness dealt with the same guilt as he did. It begins to become clear that it was never really worth everything that he has put himself through. He regrets obeying his wife because he sees the guilt that Lady Macbeth felt and sees that she was constantly having nightmares and was always washing her hands to try and clear herself from her sins. This would have emotionally driven Macbeth insane because it really goes to show that what he's done was not the right thing to do, and the person he was before all of this happened was now completely gone.
So as you can see, Lady Macbeth is a very narcissistic person due to the fact that there are many different elements throughout this play that proves that she only cares for herself. Her drive and ambition to be queen lead this self-loving, brain-sick woman to her vicious death. Both her and Macbeth go mad in the end and all the guilt from the murder plus the stress just made them loose their minds. There was no way to escape from the shame and dishonour so both of them ended up lifeless.
You could say Lady Macbeth is power-hungry because she will literally do anything in order to become queen. Back in Elizabethan times, religion is very important and very powerful. When Lady Macbeth gets ideas about murder and disrupting the natural order of things she is allowing herself to think bad thoughts even though it is going against something as critical as religion. She calls upon evil spirits to make her ruthless. "Make thick my blood" she says. By calling on demonic spirits is like calling on Satan to make sure she gets her way. Back then kings were said to be selected by God and since she is thinking of ways to kill this "chosen one" it goes to show how wicked she is. Lady Macbeth soon becomes a victim of her own ambition by planning this murder and making herself demented and eventually to the point of commiting suicide. In Elizabethan times witches were terrifying, and by Lady Macbeth so much a trusting the witches words; is all proof of Lady Macbeth's dark soul and cruel thoughts.
Lady Macbeth proves herself to be a very powerful woman, which is extremely uncommon back then because woman were considered "worthless" and they did not do anything at all. It's ironic since Macbeth is the king's, most almighty knight yet this said-to-be "pointless" woman can still manage to control him. This shows that Lady Macbeth has true power, and she knows how to use it. Right after Lady Macbeth reads the letter from Macbeth about the witches and becoming king, she gets her mind-set on murdering the king. When she tells her husband about her little scheme he becomes panicky and argues with her about how it will never work out, and that they will be caught. Lady Macbeth is not impressed so she uses her femininity to seduce Macbeth and attempts to get him to agree to killing the king. To get him on her side she says things such as "But screw your courage to the sticking-place, and well not fail." By saying these things she is trying to assure him that it's fine and they will not be caught if they act as though they are shocked and hurt like everybody else. Lady Macbeth gets so upset that her so called "tough" husband won't do this task that she makes him feel like he is good-for-nothing if he doesn't do this by ridiculing his masculinity. She finally convinces Macbeth and promised him happiness for when they become royal.
The downfall of Macbeth was caused by all of the stress that Lady Macbeth put on him. I say this because she convinces him to do things that he never felt comfortable doing and makes him believe that he is unkind and heartless. Now that he thinks he is truly monstrous he starts to consider killing himself. Since Lady Macbeth ended up committing suicide, that puts Macbeth in a world full of death and dark thoughts. He realizes that even the woman who manipulated him into this mess and promised him happiness dealt with the same guilt as he did. It begins to become clear that it was never really worth everything that he has put himself through. He regrets obeying his wife because he sees the guilt that Lady Macbeth felt and sees that she was constantly having nightmares and was always washing her hands to try and clear herself from her sins. This would have emotionally driven Macbeth insane because it really goes to show that what he's done was not the right thing to do, and the person he was before all of this happened was now completely gone.
So as you can see, Lady Macbeth is a very narcissistic person due to the fact that there are many different elements throughout this play that proves that she only cares for herself. Her drive and ambition to be queen lead this self-loving, brain-sick woman to her vicious death. Both her and Macbeth go mad in the end and all the guilt from the murder plus the stress just made them loose their minds. There was no way to escape from the shame and dishonour so both of them ended up lifeless.
Wednesday 16 November 2011
MACBETH - Essay Skeleton
THESIS: Lady Macbeth is Evil.
AoD#1 - Lady Macbeth is power-hungry:
- gets ideas in her head about murdering the King as soon as she reads Macbeth's letter about the witches predicting the future
- calls on evil spirits to make her ruthless, "make thick my blood" - "unsex me here"
- she is the main instigator
- wants king dead just so she can become Queen
- ends up becoming a victim of her own ambition
AoD#2 - Lady Macbeth is manipulative:
- she makes a plan to kill the King, and convinces Macbeth that it's a good idea, "But screw your courage to the sticking-place, and we'll not fail."
- assures him that if they act deeply hurt, and as if they are shocked about the murder; they will not get caught
- she ridicules his masculinity because he has second thoughts of going on with the murder
- tricked Macbeth into thinking that by killing the King, would bring them happiness
AoD#3 - Lady is responsible for Macbeth's downfall:
- She convinces him to kill their king, and disturb the natural order of things. Because of this, he starts realizing that he is truly evil now.
- she commits suicide which causes Macbeth to deal with more death, "Why should I play the roman fool and die on my own sword." She gets him considering suicide also.
- When she takes the bloody daggers from Macbeth after he had just murdered the king because she tries to show how he's weak and she is stronger, which makes him feel guilty and terrified.
- Lady Macbeth's guilt is proven by all the nightmares she has had and by her always washing her hands just goes to show Macbeth that she feels guilty also. This would emotionally attack Macbeth, questioning what he has done. They both are mad now.
AoD#1 - Lady Macbeth is power-hungry:
- gets ideas in her head about murdering the King as soon as she reads Macbeth's letter about the witches predicting the future
- calls on evil spirits to make her ruthless, "make thick my blood" - "unsex me here"
- she is the main instigator
- wants king dead just so she can become Queen
- ends up becoming a victim of her own ambition
AoD#2 - Lady Macbeth is manipulative:
- she makes a plan to kill the King, and convinces Macbeth that it's a good idea, "But screw your courage to the sticking-place, and we'll not fail."
- assures him that if they act deeply hurt, and as if they are shocked about the murder; they will not get caught
- she ridicules his masculinity because he has second thoughts of going on with the murder
- tricked Macbeth into thinking that by killing the King, would bring them happiness
AoD#3 - Lady is responsible for Macbeth's downfall:
- She convinces him to kill their king, and disturb the natural order of things. Because of this, he starts realizing that he is truly evil now.
- she commits suicide which causes Macbeth to deal with more death, "Why should I play the roman fool and die on my own sword." She gets him considering suicide also.
- When she takes the bloody daggers from Macbeth after he had just murdered the king because she tries to show how he's weak and she is stronger, which makes him feel guilty and terrified.
- Lady Macbeth's guilt is proven by all the nightmares she has had and by her always washing her hands just goes to show Macbeth that she feels guilty also. This would emotionally attack Macbeth, questioning what he has done. They both are mad now.
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