Ms. Peifer
English 10 IB
March 2, 2009
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's Change
Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have changed. Macbeth has now become more agressive with his goal and wants to kill more people that are going to be in his way. Macbeth is also losing his regret for what he is doing to people. His guilt is disappearing. In this act he hires people to kill Banquo. He has a discussion with one of the murderers on pages 85-91. Lady Macbeth is changing by losing her strength that she gained in both Act 1 and 2. She also doesn't really need it at the moment. This can be observed when Macbeth sees the ghost enter his hall and Lady Macbeth asks him about it on pages 103-109.
The image pattern that can be observed in this act is death. The murders go out and kill Banquo. Also the scene with the ghost also connects with death because the spirit is that of Banquo's.
The themes present in this chapter is conspiracy. Macbeth conspires to kill Banquo by hiring killer to do it. Another theme raised by this theme is greed because Macbeth is doing all of this for personal gain and to protect what he will gain.
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