Why was Macbeth confident of his victory?
Macbeth is feeling confident because he has been given the prophecy that man born of woman cannot kill him. This prophecy gives Macbeth the courage to go to battle against Malcolm and macduff.
Who is Macbeth’s final battle with?
Macduff
What was Macbeth’s role in the battle?
Macbeth is introduced as the brave man who led King Duncan’s forces to victory against the traitorous Thane of Cawdor, Macdonwald and The King of Norway, in a battle that could have gone either way were it not for Macbeth’s leadership.
Who kills Macbeth ending his tyrannical reign?
What did Lady Macbeth mean by unsex me?
In her famous soliloquy, Lady Macbeth calls upon the supernatural to make her crueler in order to fulfill the plans she conjured to murder Duncan. “… Unsex me here…” (1.5. 48) refers to her plea to rid of her soft, feminine façade and obtain a more ruthless nature.
Why does Lady Macbeth say make thick my blood?
In Act I Scene 5, Lady Macbeth demands that the spirits ‘Make thick [her] blood’. Here blood is seen as a natural function of the human body , one that feeds the human capacity for compassion and repentance – things she does not want. ‘Make thick my blood’ is a metaphor, representing life and death.
Is too full of the milk of human kindness a metaphor?
‘Milk’ is a metaphor. We are somewhat surprised to hear from her that Macbeth is “too full o’ the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way”, because in the whole drama we find no trace of this milk of human kindness.
What does Lady Macbeth represent?
Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous and frightening female characters. When we first see her, she is already plotting Duncan’s murder, and she is stronger, more ruthless, and more ambitious than her husband. She seems fully aware of this and knows that she will have to push Macbeth into committing murder.
How is supernatural used in Macbeth?
Each instance of supernatural in Macbeth are causes or effects of an action. -When Macbeth murders Banquo, his ghost returns to haunt Macbeth. -When Macbeth is murdered, he was mislead by the prophetic apparitions. In addition, the witches’ first prophesies for Macbeth and Banquo’s greatness are revealed.