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__Macbeth:__ Monumental to history Ambitious and dangerous Courageous until the very end Blood shed Erratic behavior Tentative to do a foul deed Hesitant or self-doubting I found that at the beginning of the play, Macbeth was self-doubting and hesitant to accept his future and what the witches said about him. In Act 3 of Scene 1, Macbeth even says "Your children shall be kings) (1.3.86) to Banquo, because he wants to honor the King's line. He is then a little less hesitant but still tentative to do something that's wrong. Even though we have seen that what's foul is fair, we understand that Macbeth will be doing some foul deeds.  Soon after, he starts to go crazy, becomes extremely paranoid and eventually causes so much bloodshed that there's no turning back. After Duncan's death, Macbeth hears a knocking and says "How is't with me, when every noise appals me?" (2.2.60) His guilt from the death causes a paranoia. Although ambition can at times be seen as a good thing, his ambition is extremely dangerous to all those in the way of him being King. He is also courageous until the very end because even when faced with death, he does not give up or try to run away. His last act is brave, whether or not he was a good man. Some of the last words he says are "I will not yield." (5.7.56) In the end, his killing, his actions and his ambition would be monumental and be spoken of for centuries.

__Lady Macbeth:__ The

Lavishly dress Lady Macbeth is Aggressive and totally Deadly; she seems Young at times, but her experience lets her Manipulate anyone and everyone. She Abandons all maternal instincts and Childish acts toconvince Macbeth that he is Brave, just like her. she Enchants her guests at home, truly Tricking them all; as we can see she is Hazardous to anyone in the way of Macbeth being King. As we can see throughout the whole entire play, Lady Macbeth is extremely aggressive and deadly in her actions. She even tells Macbeth to "screw your courage to the sticking place." (1.7.60) which shows exactly how ambitious and strong she is. Her lack of maternal instincts is shown in the play when she would have "dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you have done to this". (1.7.58) Though she is meaning to just make a point, we can tell in the first act how serious she is about keeping her world and doing what needs to be done. When everyone in the house becomes aware of Duncan's death, Macduff comes on stage to tell everyone of the news. When lady Macbeth asks for the information, he replies "O gentle lady // tis not for you to hear what I can speak." (2.3.77-2.3.78) Though she is ambitious and strong at heart, she disguises herself well. We can see obvious gender roles in Lady Macbeth by her ambition, lack of maternal instincts, being quite enchanting and much more.

__ Banquo: __ The

Brilliant and brotherly Banquo Acts as a righteous and Noble counterpart to Macbeth; his Qi is found disturbing by Macbeth while his Uncanny ghost haunts Macbeth; Banquo is Observant and morale. We can see throughout his scenes that Banquo is an honorable man. When Macbeth and Banquo are both told prophecies and we can fully understand their ambition, it is much easier to juxtapose them. We can see their friendship when Banquo says, "Cousins, a word, I pray you." (1.3.127) his use of the word 'cousin' shows their deep connection, and his words before show his concern for Macbeth. After his future is told to him, Macbeth's ambition gets the best of him; he sheds blood and his guilt hurts him, while Banquo stays righteous and understanding. As a ghost, he comes back to haunt Macbeth, and Banquo's calmness (inventively showed by the word Qi), scares Macbeth even more.