Macbeth-'this Dead Butcher And His Fiend-Like Queen'
‘This dead butcher and his fiend-like queen'
At the end of the play, Malcolm refers to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as: 'Â…this dead butcher and his fiend-like queenÂ…', but how much of truth is there to this statement? If we carefully look at their actions and even more so their reactions throughout the play, we still seem to feel a sense of sympathy for them; even though they have committed such dreadful deeds. This is the mastery of ShakespeareÂ… So is Macbeth a butcher; and Lady Macbeth a fiend-like queen? Let us consider how much truth there really is to this very poignant depictionÂ…
‘All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter.' This is perhaps the line that lays siege to Macbeths mind, and the start of a downward spiral of mental deterioration. This scene is the first time in the play that we see Macbeth's ambition (which very quickly becomes ‘vaulting ambition') he already has contemplated murder, but he is utterly horrified by his thoughts. When Lady Macbeth......
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