Macbeth - Lady Macbeth

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about the witches’ prophecies on the possibility of Kingship. A variety of outstanding topics are explored, including the revelation of the true traits of characters such as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Her first thoughts are based on the reaction of the realism of Macbeth being Thane of Glamis, and possibly Cawdor as the witches predicted. This is expressed through the words “What thou art promised”. The idea of having soliloquy interacting with the witches’ predictions creates a sense of spirituality. This being Lady Macbeth’s first appearance in the play is effective as it allows the reader to associate this sense of spirituality and evil with her character, that has yet to have any substance to allow the reader to interpret her role by.
She continues by expressing her fear over not being able to “catch the nearest way” due to Macbeth’s overly kind character. This is demonstrated through a variety of techniques. For example, Lady ...

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imagery of blood and violence in the action of murder. This is an example of Lady Macbeth’s diminishing sense of honesty.
Throughout the course of the soliloquy, the developing theme of evilness continues to show through words such as “spirits” and “metaphysical” which produce an authoritative feeling of negativity. This form of negativity is extremely effective as it relates to the topic of the supernatural and unknown that causes for greater intrigue amongst the audience as a result. Also, these words being said through Lady Macbeth gives the audience an opportunity to further build their personal folio of her character.
The idea of having to call upon ...

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