Lady Macbeth Selfish Quotes

In the play Macbeth Macbeth is fueled by power and every decision he makes is to gain more power. When the witches prophesize that he will become king power is all he can think about. He begins to lose his sanity in order to gain power and control over everything. When Lady Macbeth hears of Macbeth’s meeting with the witches she begins plotting the death of Duncan in order to get her and Macbeth power. It’s easy to see power has made her think this way when she says, “ hie thee hither, that I may pour my spirits in thine ear and chastise with the valor of my tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round” (1.5.15-8). This quote shows that Lady Macbeth thinks Macbeth wants to be king, but isn’t willing to do what is necessary to get. Her

She wants everything for herself. She wants everything to go her way. If she wants something she will do whatever it takes to get it. Selfishness is shown a lot throughout the story. In act one scene five of the story Lady Macbeth said, “And fill me from head to toe with deadly cruelty! Thicken my blood and clog up my veins so I won’t feel remorse so no human compassion can stop my evil plan or prevent me from accomplishing it!” (Shakespeare 2) This quote shows that Lady Macbeth is selfish and evil because she is referring to herself and only herself. She wants everything for her. Her plans have to work out the way that she wants them

“Come to my woman’s breasts And take my milk for gall.” One would assume here that if one of the two were to have the strength of mind to live through this evil tragedy it would be Lady Macbeth. Shakespeare is entering into this very interior of Macbeth’s mind allowing the audience to realise further differences between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth at this stage is going deeper and deeper into the world of evil. “Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse The curtained sleep.” Macbeth realized that in obtaining the crown by foul play he is devaluing as the king is meant to be appointed by God. By now, Macbeth is able to have the courage to look into the heart of fear; lady Macbeth on the other hand is unable to do this.

Of course, we know that Macbeth (with some encouragement from his wife) does murder Duncan.

The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare seems to suggest that evil deeds have a way of rebounding back on the people who perpetrate them. In Act 1 Macbeth is described as a brave and noble man as he has won the victory for Scotland, said by King Duncan: ‘‘what he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won’’ (1.2.67). In Macbeth’s soliloquy we got a glimpse of his real personality. His personality differed from what we initially thought of him, and what the other characters in the play knew about him. Suggesting that he had a flaw that could possibly over comes all of his saneness.

Th’st est Rough’st Draft’est In Macbeth, William Shakespeare writes about a Scottish general who rises to power after learning of his prophecy from three witches. Instead of focusing on the rise to power, Shakespeare instead details the insanity and paranoia that plagued the Macbeths due to their ambition. TH Shakespeare uses symbols of witches, blood, and sleep to represent the greed and guilt Macbeth feels throughout the text to convey the message that greed and guilt are a result of unchecked ambition. TS Macbeth’s greed begins to show it’s hideous face once the three witches tempt him with a prophecy of great fortune.

In Act 1, Scene 5 it says "that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty. Make thick my blood. Stop up th' access and passage to remorse. That no compunctious visitings of nature shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between th' effect and it. " This quote demonstrates how Lady Macbeth talked about the power, how it took over her body, and how bad she wanted it.

What is most important to everyone in today's society? What drives people to become powerful, wealthy, or to get what they desire through harmful or illegal ways? The word you are looking for isgreed. It drives people to do excessive things in order to get what they want in life. However you may believe this has just started, but this has been around for centuries. The theme of greed was revealed to us in Macbeth, continues to relate to modern society even today. Anybody can be greedy, because all of us want to gain materialistic items to better ourselves. Government Officials are corrupt and greedy today because they already have power and they could also receive bribes for money. And even the banks that you use to store your money or take loans out of could be using you.

Lady Macbeth and her Ruthlessness In life there are different ways people go about to achieve things, some get help from others, some do it on their own, and then there's some people who desire what they want so badly but have no ambition. In the play Macbeth, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both have a goal to get Duncan out of his throne so Macbeth becomes the Thane of Cawdor, and they ended up with a plan to kill Duncan. In the first two acts in Macbeth, Lady Macbeth shows more ruthlessness than her husband, and this is why Duncan's murder succeeded.

Through the play Macbeth’s mental state slowly deteriorates over time starting with being given The task to kill Duncan that’s when his suffering begins this is the start where Macbeth begins to Feel conflicted and whether he should go through it, he later begins to hallucinate a dagger as he Panics more, after he successfully killed King Duncan shortly afterwards he slowly begins to be Consume from guilt preventing him from sleeping properly. His wife continues to taunt him Making fun of him for not being a man lowering his pride as she keeps insulting him for how Pathetic he is further adding to his mental suffering he finally snaps when he sees the ghost of Banquo haunting him after he sent murderers to kill him seeing Banquo

Lady Macbeth is known to be ruthless, but in act 2 scene 2 we see that she still has some humanity when she says “Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done ’t”. The picture of a father and daughter represents her humanity and guilt. The next symbol I chose was Pinocchio because she lied a lot in the play. A perfect example of this would be the welcoming scene in act 1, where Lady Macbeth lies to everyone about their plans and tricks Duncan and his men into a state of false trust. In act 1 scene 7, Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill King Duncan by not letting him have an opinion.

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Selfishness can control one to not understand the real life consequences.Lady Macbeth influenced Macbeth to becoming a person he doesn’t want to be by only thinking about how the outcome will affect her. Before Macbeth becomes king, Lady Macbeth is the most influential person that expands Macbeth’s desire to become king by planning a murder. The influence of Lady Macbeth is shown briefly, later in the novel Lady Macbeth’s influence is gone and Macbeth is completely brain washed. He no longer needs help from Lady Macbeth and starts to become a different person. After Lady Macbeth wants to become less involved with Macbeth’s ideas, she realizes her damage and the effect of what she changed Macbeth to be. The author vaguely brings back the regret

As one reads or even watches Macbeth, one can tell of the drastic change that takes place within Lady Macbeth's personality, that she wants power and wealth and will do anything to get it. In Act I, Scene V, as Lady Macbeth is reading her husbands letter, she focuses on the prospect of Macbeth becoming king and how he might not be fit for it. She proceeds to say, "Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness," in response to having to cut corners to get the king title. In Act I, Scene VII, she's caught up on how the family is going to get away with King Duncan's murder, that she does not see that her husband is having an internal crisis. She finally

This idea can be found when she says, “Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way [to becoming king]” (1.5.2-4). Here she compares her husband to a young baby, who is still feeding on a mother’s milk, which she associates with “human kindness.” When she objects to Macbeth's innocent nature, the passage begins to depict Lady Macbeth as a precarious woman, someone to be feared, suspected, and defiant of the qualities that would make her a lady of her time. At the same time, it prophesizes exactly how much she will soon influence Macbeth's compassionate