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addictedtochaos
addictedtochaos
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High School - 11th Grade

How does Macbeth's and Lady Macbeth's mental stability affect their lives after the murder of King Duncan?

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Posted by addictedtochaos on Tuesday November 3, 2009 at 6:40 PM and tagged with lady macbeth, macbeth, murder, shakespeare, witches.

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  1. kiwi
    kiwi Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are literally tortured to death by the events surrounding and including the murder of King Duncan. Lady Macbeth's line ' A little water clears us of this deed' becomes creully ironic as part of her night time rituals signalling her descent into madness. She ulitimately takes her own life - unable to assuage the guilt associated with the murder of the King.

    Macbeth was driven to the crime of regicide by his wife and the directives of the weird sisters. He feels compelled to carry on his murderous path to see the prophesy through to the end. Unfortunately for him, this means beyond him being 'king hereafter' but also being killed by one not 'of woman born': Macduff.

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    http://www.enotes.com/macbeth/macbeth-character-analysis

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    Posted by kiwi on Saturday November 7, 2009 at 11:02 PM