Macbeth

     The characters involved in Act 1 Scene 5 are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. At the beginning of the scene Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth informing her that he had seen the threee weird sisters (or three witches as they are sometimes referred to) and what they had promised has come true. Lady Macbeth furthermore realises that because they had predicted that Macbeth would become Thane Of Cawdor (and it came true), then if they predicted that Macbeth would be King Of Scotland then this prediction may also be true. By reading this letter Lady Macbeth also becomes conscious of te fact that she to may will also benefit if Macbeth were to turn out to be King Of Scotland. “Thou wouldst be great.”

     Lady Macbeth then receives news that King Duncan is going to be visiting Macbeth’s castle. Then probably the most bizarre moments of the play unfolds. Lady Macbeth begs or perhaps prays to Spirits or Gods to give her the strength, courage and power of a man to carry out this evil endeavour and to be brave and daring enough to comit this act of treason upon her King. “ Come you spirits / Unsex me here”.

     Later, Macbeth arrives at his castle and Lady Macbeth and Macbeth then begin to talk about gow they are going to conspire to kill King Duncan. Lady Macbeth then tells macbeth not to be hostile and to act normal whenever king Duncan arrives at the castle. “ bear welcome in your eye / be not th’Innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t”.