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Monster Essays - The Rise and Fall of Lady Macbeth
The Rise and Fall of Lady Macbeth
 	Lady Macbeth's character is one of complexity;  slowly,  but
continuously changing throughout the play.  What begins as a struggle for power
and a longing to shred her femininity turns Lady Macbeth into what she fears
most - a guilt ridden weakling.
	In the beginning ( I, v, 43-54) ,  we see Lady Macbeth reacting to the
news of her husbands success and King Duncan's visit.  This ignites her lust for
power.  In the quote “...unsex me here, /  And fill me from the crown to the toe
top full/ Of direst cruelty!  make thick my  blood;.../ Come thick night,/  And
pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell,/ That my keen ....
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