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Essay / Shakespeare's Macbeth - The Persuasive Power of Lady Macbeth
The Power of Persuasion of Lady MacbethWhen considering a dilemma, we usually turn to those we love for advice, because they are the ones we listen to. In William Shakespears' Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is largely responsible for the murder of King Duncan. Lady Macbeth reveals her secret evil nature, which drives her to commit evil acts. Once Macbeth learns of her prophecy that he will become king, she immediately convinces and persuades Macbeth to follow her plan. Towards the end, when the crimes have been committed, Lady Macbeth shows weakness and guilt for her evil actions. Lady Macbeth expresses a hidden evil throughout the play. Behind closed doors, she shows her wickedness by speaking her heartless sentences to herself. She shows that she has no love other than for her evil and knows no boundaries when it comes to doing what she wants. “That I may pour my spirit into thine ear” Shows that Lady Macbeth knows she is evil and wishes she could share her evil with Macbeth. “Make my blood thick, block the access and passage to remorse.” Expresses that Lady Macbeth wants more evil and asks that her blood stop the passage through her heart, so that she can continue her evil ways without any remorse or guilt. Although Lady Macbeth is wicked, she is good at not conveying this trait to the audience, but being pleasant and gentle to the king and others. Once Macbeth learns of his prophecy that he will be made king by the witches, he soon writes a letter to his wife explaining his new future, hoping to get advice in return. Instead, Lady Macbeth quickly begins to think about how life could be better if he were king now. She then persuades Macbeth to kill King Duncan. “And to be more than what you were, you would be much more of a man.” said Lady Macbeth, trying to change her husband's mind. She shows Macbeth that if they follow his plan exactly and show remorse for the deaths of the kings. They would not fail: “Who would dare to receive him, when we will roar our grievances and our clamors at his death? » Towards the end of the play, Lady Macbeth shows her weakness and guilt for her evil plans and begins to go mad. “Get out of this place!” Outside, I say! “Who knew the old man had so much blood in him?” “The Thane of Fife had a wife.