Task - Explain What Act 1 Scene 7 Tells Us About the...

William Shakespeare Task: - Explain what act 1 scene 7 tells us about the character of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. What is troubling Macbeth at the beginning of the scene and how does Lady Macbeth persuade him to go through with the murder of Duncan? My aim in this essay is to explain what Act 1, scene 7 tells us about the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, and what troubles does Macbeth come across and how does Lady Macbeth persuade him to murder King Duncan. The purpose that Shakespeare wrote act 1, scene 7, is to notify the audience more about Macbeths and Lady Macbeths feeling and thoughts about murdering King Duncan. For example, when Macbeth leaves the dinner table, deciding on what he should do, he is worried and is having†¦show more content†¦Overall I think that in act 1 scene 7, Lady Macbeth used Macbeth for her own selfish reasons. Lady Macbeth persuaded Macbeth to murder King Duncan, which is one of the major tragedies in the story, so Lady Macbeth has an important role of the incident, which had occurred. As being the dominated one in their relationship Lady Macbeth uses all her control over Macbeth to make Macbeth murder king Duncan. She also challenges his patriarchy to make him murder the King. For example, when Lady Macbeth says When you durst do it, then you were a man. Now that Macbeth is trying to back out of it, Lady Macbeth is calling him a coward and torments him to do the murdering. She also says Wouldst thou have that which thou esteemst the ornament of life and live a coward in thine own esteem... In other words, Lady Macbeth uses the power of love to persuade him. She also says if you love me you would kill him straight away with no hesitation. Lady Macbeth says I have given suck and know how tender ‘tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was smiling in my face, have pluckd my nipple from his boneless gums and dashd the brains out, had I so sworn as you have done to this. In this quotation Lady Macbeth stirs Macbeth even more when Lady Macbeth chal lenges their love relationship on the basis of the decision, he eventually gives in and murders King Duncan. I think that Lady Macbeth is presented as an innocent and loving wife but in act 1