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What was Lady Macbeth like in her first appearance in the play?
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∙ 14y ago
Women were considered very motherly and weren't even aloud on stage. They weren't even considered capable of having such evil thoughts, so it was very shocking to the people of the time who would have expected women to be more of housewives e.t.c
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoLady Macbeth is a woman; Macbeth is a man.
Lady Macbeth focuses on short-term goals; Macbeth focuses on long-term consequences.
Lady Macbeth has never killed anyone before Duncan; Macbeth has.
Macbeth is the cousin of the king; Lady Macbeth is not.
Lady Macbeth manipulates others through persuasion; Macbeth manipulates others through force.
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∙ 14y agoLady Macbeth [b. c. 1015] first appeared in Act 1 Scene 5 of the Shakespearean play. Her appearance was not at all flattering. She read a letter in which her husband advised her of the sudden plans of King Duncan I [d. August 14, 1040] to spend the night at their home, Inverness Castle. Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] also revealed his unexpected receipt of the powerful title and prosperous properties of the disgraced Thane of Cawdor. And he shared the witches' predictions of a royal career move. Lady Macbeth focused on the possibilities of a royal future, and began plotting how to bring that about as soon as possible. She quickly rejected slower, fairer measures for quicker, heinous means. So she came off as ambitious, cruel, grasping, greedy, opportunistic, ruthless, scheming, and tunnel-visioned. It wasn't an appealing or attractive appearance at all.
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∙ 7y agoWell, of course she is based (EXTREMELY loosely) on a real person who lived five hundred years before Shakespeare's day. The portrayal of historical figures in Shakespeare's time was very much like the portrayal of historical figures in film and on television today. Although they are intended to be someone who lived a long time ago in another place, they act and think exactly like 21st century people from the USA (or whatever other country the show is produced in). So although Lady Macbeth is in superficial ways an eleventh century Scotswoman, at a deeper level she is a seventeenth century Englishwoman, and at an even deeper level, she is a familiar type no matter what the time or place--the kind of person who does not do things him- or herself, but persuades others to do them.
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∙ 14y agoShe stands firm when Macbeth begins to waver in his deadly purpose
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Who does lady Macbeth say king Duncan looks like?
Lady Macbeth says king Duncan resembles her father, so she encourages macbeth to murder him.
Had he not resembled My father as he slept I had done it?
Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth to grow up and just kill the King. But Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth that she cant kill him since he looks like her father, this shows the reader that Lady Macbeth isn't as crazy as we think she is.
What prevents lady Macbeth from killing Duncan?
because king Duncan looked alot like lady Macbeth's father.
In the book Macbeth by William shakespeare how are Macbeth actions different from lady Macbeth actions?
Macbeth does the things he does(like kill Duncan) because Macbeth is manipulated and coaxed by Lady Macbeth to do them. On his own, he would not have done so even though he was ambitious. Lady Macbeth, does the manipulating and all the cruel lines that she says are of her own accord. Nobody forces her, she choses to become evil while Macbeth is forced to become evil.
How does lady Macbeth explain Macbeth's behaviour?
At the banquet when Macbeth begins acting unusual due to seeing Banquo's ghost, Lady Macbeth tells the guests to leave him alone. She says that he often has fits like this, ever since he was young, and says that they should just ignore him and he'll be fine.
Do you like Lady Macbeth?
Do you mean Macbeth the person or Macbeth the play? Because it is possible to like the play and not like the person much.
What was Macbeth relationship with his wife like?
Macbeth's relationship with lady Macbeth was rather unique. they were like the old english bonnie and clyde. Lady Macbeth was able to talk Macbeth into killing in order for him to have higher power. in the end they both paid the price
Who does lady Macbeth say king Duncan looks like?
Lady Macbeth says king Duncan resembles her father, so she encourages macbeth to murder him.
Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under?
Macbeth needs to look innocent, but underneath his fake appearance, he needs to be bold, determined, and deadly. Lady Macbeth is also telling Macbeth to pretend to be a friend, when he is actually the enemy, or to act like he is honest, when he is actually deceitful. When Lad Macbeth says, "But be the serpent underneath it", Lady Macbeth might be referring to herself, that she is the serpent under Macbeth, and that Macbeth is the mask, or screen, which diverts attention from Lady Macbeth.It shows how Macbeth needs to be the nice to Duncan to prove his innocence even though he has agreed to kill him- appearances can be deceiving.
Had he not resembled My father as he slept I had done it?
Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth to grow up and just kill the King. But Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth that she cant kill him since he looks like her father, this shows the reader that Lady Macbeth isn't as crazy as we think she is.
What prevents lady Macbeth from killing Duncan?
because king Duncan looked alot like lady Macbeth's father.
What is the fakeness that Lady Macbeth exhibits in the play Macbeth?
She looks like the innocent flower but is the serpent under it.
How are emotions expressed in the laboratory and lady Macbeth?
Please identify the author of the work "The Laboratory and Lady Macbeth". Perhaps it is something like The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.
In the book Macbeth by William shakespeare how are Macbeth actions different from lady Macbeth actions?
Macbeth does the things he does(like kill Duncan) because Macbeth is manipulated and coaxed by Lady Macbeth to do them. On his own, he would not have done so even though he was ambitious. Lady Macbeth, does the manipulating and all the cruel lines that she says are of her own accord. Nobody forces her, she choses to become evil while Macbeth is forced to become evil.
When Macbeth tries to call off the murder what is lady mavbeth's reaction?
Lady Macbeth scolds Macbeth for being weak and accuses him of being cowardly and unmanly. She then takes matters into her own hands and plans the murder herself, manipulating Macbeth into following through with it.
Who is told to grieve like a man in Macbeth?
Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to "grieve like a man" when he expresses his emotions after the death of King Duncan in the play Macbeth. She believes that showing emotion is a sign of weakness and urges him to be strong and vengeful instead.
How does lady Macbeth explain Macbeth's behaviour?
At the banquet when Macbeth begins acting unusual due to seeing Banquo's ghost, Lady Macbeth tells the guests to leave him alone. She says that he often has fits like this, ever since he was young, and says that they should just ignore him and he'll be fine.
