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Macbeth Character changes

MacBeth - Character Changes
"This dead butcher and his fiend like queen", is the way in which
Malcolm describes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Describe the way in which
these two characters changed during the course of the play.

At the beginning of the play Macbeth is seen as a courageous
soldier who is loyal to the King but is corrupted from the witches
prophecies and by his and Lady Macbeth’s ambition. This is because of
the weakness of Macbeth’s character and the strong power of Lady
Macbeth and how she is easily able to influence him. Her strength
motivates him at the start but after he realises what he has done it
is himself that continues in his murderous, bloody path. At the
beginning of the play Lady Macbeth appears as a kind wife of Macbeth’s
but underneath lies a scheming and treacherous woman.

In the beginning of the play Macbeth is a strong soldier who
fights for the King without mercy but his strive for ambition and his
cu...

Posted by: Joel Chibota

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