Saturday, March 1, 2014
Fear of the Monster
After the commencement of Act III in Macbeth, Lady Macbeth's fear of the monster that she created is extremely apparent. Lady Macbeth could justify to herself the murder of Duncan, since doing so would result in Macbeth becoming King; however, the murder of Banquo and the attempted murder of his son definitely negatively affected her conscience. Although it was she who originally convinced Macbeth to commit his first murder even though he felt slightly uncomfortable with the idea, she was whole-heartedly against any other murders from Macbeth, as she could not justify the killing of multiple innocent people just because Macbeth felt threatened. In my opinion, Lady Macbeth play a significant role in the making of the murderous monster that Macbeth came to be, and yet, she grew to fear it [him]. Shakespeare wove a significant moral into the story in my opinion, and that is to always think about the consequences of your actions before you make them, something that Lady Macbeth obviously did not do when she practically forced her husband to kill his King.
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I definitely agree with your analysis of Lady Macbeth's character. She was clearly the one to push Macbeth into killing Duncan and terrified of what he has become. I'm curious to know if you think she feels any responsibility for the deaths of Banquo and Macduff's family since she was the one who so strongly advocated for the initial murder.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the fact that the monster that Macbeth has become was partially created by his wife. I also feel like she was not the only one responsible. Macbeth wanted the crown from the beginning and it only took a slight push to make him do the deed. Also he continued killing afterwords without the need for any more motivation. In conclusion, I think that the Monster was always there, just hidden.
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