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... Lady Macbeth's am- bition and mind altogether . It requires neither encourage- ment nor " spur , " as Macbeth's does . It is , with her , an ever - present , a paramount consideration . It suffices to absorb and obliterate all other ...
... Lady Macbeth's am- bition and mind altogether . It requires neither encourage- ment nor " spur , " as Macbeth's does . It is , with her , an ever - present , a paramount consideration . It suffices to absorb and obliterate all other ...
Page 10
... Lady Macbeth neglects nothing which shall assure the accomplishment of her purpose . When the deed of murder is to be enacted , we find that she has not omitted to partake of the sleeping - cup - the posset — upon retiring to rest ...
... Lady Macbeth neglects nothing which shall assure the accomplishment of her purpose . When the deed of murder is to be enacted , we find that she has not omitted to partake of the sleeping - cup - the posset — upon retiring to rest ...
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... Lady M. What do you mean ? " Impressive indeed is the lesson the poet reads upon the fruits of a bad ambition reaped by unhallowed means in the after - career of Lady Macbeth . Not only has he presented us that terrible vision of her ...
... Lady M. What do you mean ? " Impressive indeed is the lesson the poet reads upon the fruits of a bad ambition reaped by unhallowed means in the after - career of Lady Macbeth . Not only has he presented us that terrible vision of her ...
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... Lady Macbeth as she is now , and to recall what she was . Her vigour , her animation , her fiery eloquence , when the object of her ambi- tion was in view , and as yet unattained ; her broken spirit , her depression , alternated with ...
... Lady Macbeth as she is now , and to recall what she was . Her vigour , her animation , her fiery eloquence , when the object of her ambi- tion was in view , and as yet unattained ; her broken spirit , her depression , alternated with ...
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... Lady Macbeth attributes to her husband . Banquo , also , is too " full of the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way to advancement . " He too " would be great ; is not without ambition , but with- out the illness which should ...
... Lady Macbeth attributes to her husband . Banquo , also , is too " full of the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way to advancement . " He too " would be great ; is not without ambition , but with- out the illness which should ...
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2d Act 3d Serv action affection ambition answer Antony Banquo bear Beatrice beauty Benedick brother Cæsar Caliban Cassio Celia character Clown conduct contrivance Coriolanus cousin coward death Desdemona doth drama Duke Enobarbus eyes faith Falconbridge Falstaff fancy father feeling fellow fool gentle give Hamlet happy hath hear heart Heaven honour Hotspur human humour husband Iago instinct Julius Cæsar king Lady Lear Leonato look lord Macbeth Malvolio master Master Doctor merry mind mistress moral murder nature never night noble Othello passion Percy perfect person philosophy play plot poet poet's Polonius Pompey poor prince Prince Harry qualities queen replies Richard Richard III Rosalind says scene sense Shakespeare Shylock soldier soul speak speech spirit sweet thee thing Thomas Carlyle thou art thought tion true turn Twelfth Night utter virtue whole wife Winter's Tale woman womanly women words worthy young