Examine 5 scenes where Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are alone together. ~
             Carefully analyse the state of mind of each of them at each point in these
             5 scenes. Trace the changes in each of them and in their relationship.
             In the middle of this scene Macbeth enters one of the rooms in the castle where Lady Macbeth is. Lady Macbeth has just spoken to a messenger who told her that Duncan, the king, is coming to stay at the castle that night. Soon after the messenger leaves, Lady Macbeth conjures up ideas in her head that this would be a great opportunity to murder Duncan, so that Macbeth can get to the throne as the prophecy states, but more importantly to Lady Macbeth, if Macbeth is to be crowned king, then she would also gain more power as she would become queen. Macbeth enters the scene alone with Lady Macbeth just after Lady Macbeth has cleansed herself of everything feminine and sold her sole to the devil so that she will not back down to her intentions of murdering Duncan. It is in this scene that we begin to see signs of evil, deception, and deceitfulness from Lady Macbeth as she reveals her intentions and cunning ideas. On the surface she may seem innocent for instance when she casually in!
             quires to when the King would be leaving the castle, but inside she is getting this information in order to help herself with plotting the murder. Her deceitful nature is reflected as she tries to convince Macbeth to be very friendly and act welcoming towards Duncan in order to not reveal their real intentions. Macbeth does not have the same mind set as Lady Macbeth and he believes that if the prophecy is true, then he will become king eventually. But Lady Macbeth is not as patient as Macbeth is. Although Macbeth, like any other man in his position would have an intense desire to become king, he does not openly show it but is rather more wary and pretentious about his actions. Macbeth is not as enthusiastic or willing as Lady Macbeth about p...