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Macbeth: Darkness, Evil and Tragedy

Macbeth is a play full of darkness, evil, and tragedy. It is the story of a
man who goes against his conscience and commits a horrible deed which leads to
his destruction and loss of everything he has around him. This includes the
relationship he has with his wife, Lady Macbeth. In the end, he can blame no one
but himself.

At the beginning of the play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have a very strong
relationship and this deteriorates later.

Act 1 Scene 5 is a key scene which shows just how close Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
were at the beginning of the play; it shows their original relationship. Macbeth
has written a letter to Lady Macbeth telling her of everything and in this
letter states algo that she helped him to get everything for him. The following
speech where Lady Macbeth doubts that he can get to the title of King "he is too
full of the milk of human kindness" shows just how close they were. It
establishes the fact that she knew him so well,......

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