Part one of term paper
“Come, you spirits/ That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here…” (Act I, scene V, lines 44-45) In Macbeth, William Shakespeare writes this passage in order to shape the character of Lady Macbeth. Using only this line, the reader can almost determine Lady Macbeth’s personality and her motives. Up to the point where this quote leav ...

Part two of term paper
... assumes responsibility of the situation. In the first line Lady Macbeth says, “Come, you spirits.” Already we have a dark image of her conjuring up evil spirits. She does not seem a bit intimidated by the spirits she is calling. Her tone of voice suggests she is almost commanding the spirits to help her carry out her plan. William Shakespeare intentionally attached this phrase in the beginning of the sentence, so that the reader sees Lady Macbeth as more of an evil character, which in her ...