October 12, 2006
3rd Period
Ms. Lee
Bravado or Cowardly
In Shakespeare’s heartbreak in Macbeth, Lady Macbeth shows two different personalities. One of her traits is wicked and overriding, while the other trait is very sympathetic and negligent. I believe Lady Macbeth’s boldness is more an act than her true expression of her mind-set and her talent for putting on a “false-face” works to her shortcoming. In this essay I will discuss some examples throughout Macbeth that support my belief in Lady Macbeth.
As we are first introduced to Lady Macbeth, she seems to be cold-blooded and dominant. Once she reads Macbeth’s letter. Once Lady Macbeth reads the letter she says to herself “I may pour my spirits in thine ear/ And chastise with the valour of my tongue/ All that impedes thee from the golden round” (1.5.24-26). She is also gradually switching roles with Macbeth in being kind and thoughtful. Lady Macbeth begins displaying her kindliness when she calms her......
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