EXPLORE SHAKESPEARES PRESENTATION OF LADY MACBETH IN ACT 1 SCENES 5 AND 7

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EXPLORE SHAKESPEARE'S PRESENTATION OF LADY MACBETH IN ACT 1 SCENES 5 AND 7

Presentation of the characters in the play Macbeth is vital. There are many ways of being presented, such as through language, actions, emotions etc. Shakespeare uses these features to present to us his character of Lady Macbeth on Act 1 scenes 5 and 7.

Lady Macbeth is one of the most powerful characters in Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare first introduces Lady Macbeth alone in stage which allows us to pry into her innermost thoughts which are filled with death and destruction. In her opening scene of Act 1 Scene 5 we see her reiterating the witches prophesy in Macbeth's letter and we see how immediately her mind goes to work. Immediately she knows of what must be done for Macbeth to hustle the crown, and immediately her thoughts turn to possible failings in her husband. He is "too full o' the milk of human kindness" to commit murder. This shows how cold Lady Macbeth is, as milk is the food of children, she is implying that Macbeth is too much like a kind child to murder anyone. Her coldness is again shown when she asks the