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Lady Macbeth and the Witches, 2004.
This paper discusses Lady Macbeth and the witches as catalysts to the action throughout William Shakespeare's "Macbeth".
1,152 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 57.95
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This paper examines how Lady Macbeth and the witches play a vital role in pushing Macbeth to choose the evil path to the crown in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth". It looks at how Lady Macbeth plays the masculine role during the opening scenes of the play and forces her ambitious ways upon Macbeth and how, throughout the play, her famous speeches and soliloquies show the extent of her influence on Macbeth. It also explores how the witches use Macbeth?s character flaw to their advantage and entice Macbeth to act on his ambition of obtaining the crown.
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"Lady Macbeth is part of the instigation behind the unleashing of Macbeth?s evil side. Lady Macbeth?s words to her husband as well as her many influential soliloquies show her longing for power and therefore she urges Macbeth to murder Duncan. Macbeth and his wife have a very strong relationship in which they greatly influence one another?s actions. In the first two acts it becomes apparent that Lady Macbeth?s words mean a great deal to her husband, which gives the impression that she is the dominant figure in the relationship. In Act 1, Scene 5 we find out that as soon as she receives her husband?s letter she instantly begins to plot and scheme. We immediately become aware of the fact that she wants Macbeth to become king, so she can become the Queen of Scotland."
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Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, 2002.
Discusses how the contrast in the scenes leading up to and following Duncan's death enhances the characterizations of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 38.95
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This essay discusses how the characterizations of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are enhanced by contrast in the scenes that precede and follow the murder of Duncan in Act 11. Macbeth undergoes a frightening change in his fortune -- a change for which he himself bears at least a partial responsibility. Lady Macbeth is directly involved in this transition.
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Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, 2002.
An examination of the relationship between the character Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare's play, "Macbeth".
568 words (approx. 2.3 pages), 1 source, AU$ 29.95
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This essay discusses the changes in the relationship between Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's tragic play, "Macbeth". It shows that as the events of the play progress, so too does their relationship progress from a loving one to an abnormal and unhappy relationship.
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"In the beginning of the play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth seem to be deeply in love with one another, as proven by such things as his referring to her as his ? dearest partner of greatness? and his wanting to go ahead of everyone to get to his home quickly. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth seems to be the ?lesser of two evils? as it may be, and Lady Macbeth seems to be domineering. After the murder of Duncan, Lady Macbeth tries to calm Macbeth down by telling him ?These deeds must not be thought?so it will make us mad?, which is ironic because her own thought so of the murder eventually drive her to suicide. Lady Macbeth begins to manipulate Macbeth and challenges his feelings of guilt and pity for King Duncan and replaces them with malicious and spiteful feelings ?look like th'innocent flower, but be the serpent under't?. Lady Macbeth now instructs Macbeth on how he should act, encouraging him to be deceitful to Duncan. Macbeth becomes so absorbed in his mixed feelings about the murder that he withdraws from the loving relationship that he had with Lady Macbeth in the beginning of the play."
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Psychoanalysis of Lady Macbeth, 2002.
This paper delves into the psychological reasons why and how Lady Macbeth changed so drastically throughout the play of "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare.
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 61.95
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A paper which focuses on the psychological aspects of dreams and psychoanalysis in order to make sense of Lady Macbeth's actions. The author of this paper examines how Lady Macbeth turns from a single-minded, ambitious, unforgiving murderer to a guilty, sleepwalking, absent-minded mess. The author delves into instances from the text that suggest what Lady Macbeth was going through at the time and shows how, psychologically, Sigmund Freud?s theory of psychoanalysis would be suited best to find the reasoning behind Lady Macbeth?s metamorphosis.
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"In order to make any headway into this subject, an overview of Freud?s psychoanalytical theory is needed. Psychoanalysis is a theory that derives on the idea that the unconscious mind is driven by the sexual urges and primal instinct of man (Quigley 2). One of the most significant points in this theory is the idea that our inborn desires are governed by three separate entities designated as the Id, the Ego, and the Superego (Quigley 3). The Id is the part of the unconscious mind that contains the sexual, instinctive urges of man (Quigley 3). The Superego is the unconscious purveyor of the internalized rules of society; better known as the cautious part of the mind (Quigley 3). The Ego, on the other hand, is the medium between the Id and the Superego; the Ego takes the primal urge under advisement, brings the Superego into the equation, and comes to an eventual compromise between the two (Quigley 3)."
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Lady Macbeth, 2002.
An analysis of the character of Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 38.95
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This paper is a structure analysis of Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth loved her role as a wife of a person with status and nobility. She pushed him into trying to be king that was foretold by the witches.
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The Evil of Lady Macbeth, 2007.
This paper examines the wicked character of Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's "Macbeth."
1,355 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 65.95
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The paper analyzes Lady Macbeth and discusses how we see her evil throughout the play. The paper shows how she manipulates her husband and how she decides to murder Duncan and then plans the murder. The paper discusses how she is not willing to commit murder herself so that she does not need to take any responsibility and also examines how she responds to the murder. The paper highlights how she is more evil than her husband; while Macbeth completes an evil action, Lady Macbeth shows that she is evil in her actions and in her character. The paper discusses how this evil stems from her lack of regard for other people and her focus on what she wants at the expense of others.
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"The first way that Lady Macbeth's evil is seen is in the way that she is willing to manipulate her husband. This occurs in Act 1, Scene 7, where she convinces Macbeth to commit the murder. At the start of the scene, Macbeth is applying reason to the situation and talking himself out of committing the murder. When Lady Macbeth enters he states his decision not to continue saying "We will proceed no further in this business" (I, vii). His reasons include that Duncan has been good to him. At this point, Macbeth seems like a good and reasonable man. Lady Macbeth then replies. Rather than acknowledge Macbeth's goodness, she chides him and calls him a coward."
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Shakespeare?s Lady Macbeth, 2004.
This paper discusses the mental state of Lady Macbeth from Shakespeare?s ?Macbeth?.
1,850 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 86.95
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This paper, exploring Lady Macbeth?s words and actions, proves that she was a woman driven by ambition and power, thus rejecting the notion that she suffered from hysteria.The author points out that only when she did not completely consider the consequences, did she begin to fall apart. The paper concludes that ambition is not a neurosis, but as Shakespeare teaches, it can be deadly; Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are unable to cope with what they did.
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"Our first bit of proof that Lady Macbeth is not hysterical but in her right mind occurs in her effectiveness in manipulating her husband. She doubts his manhood when he does not appear to be eager to commit murder. For instance, she tells him:
From this time,
Such I account try love. Art thou afeard
To be the same in thine own act and valour
As thou art in desire? (I.vii.38-41)
This statement reveals how tricky she can be. Her incredible commitment to carry through with the murder of the king is amazing beyond belief and her trickery is proof that she operating under her own conscious."
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The Lady behind Macbeth, 2003.
An analysis of Shakespeare's "Macbeth", which argues that the main influence on Macbeth's murders was Lady Macbeth.
864 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 44.95
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This paper argues many points involving the influence of Lady Macbeth on the murders committed by Macbeth. It looks at how women influenced men in society, even in the days of Shakespeare, and how this theme was written about by the playwright.
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"The familiar quote ?Behind every great man there is a great woman.? Is used to describe the impact women make on the men with whom they accompany. Even in Elizabethan times, though women did not have the same rights as men they made an incredible impact on society. Since the beginning of time the will of a woman has always been in direct correlation with the actions of a man. In Macbeth, one of Shakespeare?s most famous plays, Lady Macbeth supplies the fuel behind the fire of Macbeth?s murders. Macbeth and his Lady share many traits but they also have many differences."
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Lord and Lady Macbeth, 2004.
An analysis of the different methods William Shakespeare uses in order to better readers' understanding of the main characters, Macbeth and his wife.
3,909 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 153.95
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This paper examines how in order to help us better understand and appreciate the mindset of Macbeth and his wife, pending and throughout their degeneration of morals, Shakespeare effectively employs techniques such as religious allusion, tragic irony, layered imagery and equivocation, as well as simpler methods such as tone and disposition to present and justify the protagonist and his spouse. Bearing in mind that the genre is a play, Shakespeare also uses many of his more signature methods such as the soliloquy and that of provocative sub-themes to amplify the dramatic effect of his work.
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"Many of the key scenes of the play use another literary device of Shakespeare's, which is probably the most defining characteristic of all his works, that of the soliloquy. Soliloquies provide audiences with a superb opportunity to create or define their opinions of characters, as the character on stage is effectively talking to himself, and no other character can hear him/her. Shakespeare uses Soliloquies in order to inform the audience of Macbeth's true emotions, not only by what is being said, but also because the audiences' attention is focused on the one actor's movements and expressions. This is the reason that soliloquies are so powerful, dramatic and important particularly when used in the genre of the play."
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder & Lady Macbeth, 1997.
Examines disorder & tragic Shakespearean character as one fictional victim. Looks at mental & physical symptoms, rituals and treatment.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 9 sources, AU$ 172.95
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" This paper is a study on one of the most common mental illnesses, obsessive-compulsive disorder, also known as OCD, and one of its most famous fictional sufferers, William Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth, whose compulsive need to wash her hands of an imagined contamination exhibits one of the disorder's best known symptoms. Shakespeare dramatized her story centuries before OCD had been identified as a psychiatric disorder and its origins were understood by the medical community, yet he managed to provide character details that are consistent with the diagnosis of an obsessive-compulsive personality. Though she may possibly have been able to hide her need to wash her hands continually before the traumatic event of her complicity in the murder of the king that brings her bizarre behavior out into the open, this disturbing situation either aggravates the behavior or prevents.."
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The Witches of "Macbeth", 2005.
Explores the witches of Macbeth as supernatural beings.
950 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 48.95
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This paper argues that the witches in "Macbeth" are diabolical beings who possess humans. The paper suggests that the characters in the play unconsciously echo the witches in the beginning, though not one of the characters had actually met the witches, suggesting something a little deeper than the average witchery that people think happened in "Macbeth".
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"William C. Carroll's description of the witches in his introduction to Macbeth is that of "malevolent external figures" (Carroll 2) who "symbolize the dark inner mental state of Macbeth himself" (2). The key point in Carroll's argument to be made is that while the witches can influence Macbeth's actions, they cannot compel him to commit evil deeds. The witches represent the dark powers that have the ability to influence men's decisions, but, more importantly, they are an outward representation of Macbeth's inner evil. It is this evilness and greed within his own human nature that persuades him, rather than it being the fate of the witches. The witches represent what Macbeth has hidden inside himself. He has already contemplated killing Duncan, but the witches have given Macbeth a motive for committing the murder."
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The Witches and Macbeth, 2008.
An analysis of the function of the witches in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth".
1,726 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 80.95
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This paper searches to illuminate the reasons for the rise and fall of Macbeth, owing to the role played by the witches. It discusses how their effect on him and the significance of their presence contribute to understanding Macbeth's actions throughout the play.
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"Banquo is not at all disturbed or even intrigued by the witches' predictions and seems to forget about their emergence as quickly as they had vanished. Macbeth is mesmerized and as he said in the last sentence, he wishes they had stayed, obviously so they he could pry more predictions from them because they were in his favor. From this point on in the play, Shakespeare begins to reveal Macbeth's insanity, showing that he is caught up in his own world which he is trying to create based on the witches' forecasts for his future."
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Women as Witches in the European Witch Hunts, 2003.
An exploration of the gender imbalance in witchcraft accusations during the European witch hunts from a feminist perspective.
3,140 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 30 sources, MLA, AU$ 132.95
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This essay explores the disproportionate number of witchcraft accusations levelled against women during the European witch hunts. It posits that this gender imbalance is directly linked to the patriarchal nature of society by examining the definitional power of men and the subsequent perception of women. Using Jungian/ Lacanian understandings of the 'shadow' and Other, this piece has as its underlying contention that it is women's lack of power to define themselves within a patriarchal society that has led men to project their fear of self onto a woman, indeed all women, and term her 'witch'.
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"The identity of ?woman? as it was perceived in early modern times can be further seen as a man-made myth upon closer examination of the nature of patriarchy. Man attempted to label, categorise, map and understand women, and do so with the use of male terms, but because patriarchy is a relational construct such attempts only reinforce for men that ?woman? is not ?man,? she is ?Other.? And in this position as Other, women will always retain some element of mystery, of hidden depths and secret knowledge, never greater than man, but always promising more than he is capable of comprehending. It is the impossibility of exact male knowledge that creates for man the opportunity to map his own meaning upon this depth of Otherness."
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Shakespeare?s ?Macbeth?, 2002.
This paper discusses Shakespeare?s ?Macbeth? for the perspective of the marriage relationship between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth.
1,540 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 1 source, AU$ 73.95
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This paper explains that the marriage relationship between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth is ironically close, given their overwhelming personal ambitions. The author feels that their relationship disintegrates not because they lack love or respect for one another, but because they succumb, by the end of the play, to guilt and other personal psychological demons. The author relates that the porter?s joking about his drunkenness is an analogy for Lady Macbeth and Macbeth?s being drunk on power, as well as the clouding of their moral judgment.
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"Macbeth?s soliloquy at the time of his wife?s passing is as full of sorrow as Macduff?s, but Macbeth also lapses into self-absorption and bravado. At first, he mourns his loss, saying ?She should have died hereafter,? (V, v, 19). Macbeth then begins the ?Tomorrow, tomorrow, and tomorrow? soliloquy, which reeks of hopelessness, despair, and nihilism. He feels that life is meaningless, and in so doing may be attempting to extricate himself from his own guilt. Lady Macbeth committed suicide because of her immense psychological trauma. Her husband transforms his guilt into self-righteousness and even after Lady Macbeth?s suicide he still feels invincible because of the witches? prophesy. Whereas Macduff incorporated his loss and pain into a healthy psychological makeup, Macbeth transforms his grief into denial."
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Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson, 2008.
Looks at former first lady Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson's contribution to the environment.
975 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 50.95
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This paper explains that Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson, the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, during and after her husband's time in the White House, was involved with several environmental initiatives, which continue to make an impact decades later. The paper describes Lady Bird's efforts to make cities and highways throughout the U.S. more beautiful and relates that Lady Bird promoted legislation to protect the environment, although today not all laws remain in place. The writer also states that, as other first ladies, Lady Bird Johnson also knew that her place was to support her husband on his own personal issues.
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Introduction
Each First Lady Had Something of Her Own on which to Work, be in Healthcare, the Arts or Social Services
Lady Bird Johnson, Wife of Lyndon, Had Her Own Personal Issue
As Other First Ladies, She Will Always be Remembered for her Impact
Environment, the One Word to Sum up Lady Bird's Contribution
Quote: "Ugliness is so Grim..."
Beauty without and within People is her Legacy
Scenic America Considers Her its Spiritual Godmother and Inspiration
History behind Beautification Legislation
Bird Started the Committee for a More Beautiful Campaign Due to Run-Down and Decrepit Conditions in Washington, D.C.
Effort Grew from Cross City, to Neighborhood to Neighborhood to Across the U.S.
Her Committee Planted Trees and Flowers at Major Landmarks, and They Still Remain Today
As Momentum Increased, Wildflowers Began Replacing Ugly Billboards across the Country, and the Media Followed Her Ongoing Clean-Up Act
Despite Cynicism about Big Industry and Loop Holes, Legislation was Passed
Further Environmental Movements
She Pushed Hard from the Wilderness Act of 1964, Land, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Program and Expansion of National Parks
Made Littering A Public Acknowledged Problem and Led to Increase in Anti-Pollution Culture in 1970s
In 1982, National Wildlife Research Center
Grand Canyon and National Concerns
Problems Reappeared, as with any Legislation
Some states have Reneged on Billboard Usage; Others Continue the Fight
Still Better Than Situation Would Have Been
Conclusion--Why She Did It. Quotes.
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"Unfortunately, as with many laws, the Highway Beautification legislation was not tight enough to keep the large concerns from moving through the loop holes, and the small concerns, as those along Route 66, to suffer the consequence. Time went on, and the number of billboards continued to grow. Today, the billboard blight is worse in some states than others and environmental groups actively work together to keep additional laws from making matters worse."
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