character shakespeare wife play antagonist scottish nobleman committing queen scotland later suffers guilt crime dies stage act apparent suicide according king duncan wife siblings cousins duncan wife stronger claim throne jealousy hatred duncan character origins lie accounts duncan chronicles history britain familiar shakespeare shakespeare appears composite separate distinct work wife account king ambitious wife account king duncan powerful presence play notably acts following murder king duncan role plot spectator plotting nervous banquet dominated husband fifth act scene turning point play line damned spot phrase familiar speakers english language report death late fifth act provides inspiration tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow speech analysts character conflict impressed cultural norms instincts compassion associated favour ambition pursuit power conflict colours entire drama sheds light gender based present role attracted countless notable actors centuries including origins shakespeare appears composite found account king account king duncan chronicles account king captains suffers deaths orders king considers setting wife showed means accomplish act wife king servants food drink letting fall asleep couple admit king room commit murder motivation revenge ambition account discussion confined single sentence words weird sisters heard greatly encouraged specially wife lay sore attempt thing ambitious burning desire bear queen found invocation spirits tend mortal thoughts scene details found drama concerning death wife traced real world counterpart scotland shakespeare fictional character tied weakly bonds virtually non existent role play makes appearance late scene act learns letter husband future king overnight guest opportunity effect murder aware husband temperament milk human kindness committing plots details murder husband arguments reminding matter courage finally winning designs king night drugs lays ready commission crime kills sleeping king waits nearby brings king room lady orders return scene crime refuses carries room blood couple retire wash hands following murder king duncan role plot duncan sons flee land fear lives appointed king consulting queen plots murders order secure throne royal banquet queen forced dismiss guests appearance profound dies stage suicide suggested cause declares died self violent hands source play referred variously wife lady lady scene scene celebrated scenes shakespeare counterpart shakespeare source material play chronicles solely invention notes exception scene closing lines scene entirely prose major character tragedy appearance denied dignity verse according bradley shakespeare generally assigned prose characters exhibiting abnormal states mind abnormal conditions regular rhythm verse inappropriate characters having lost balance mind subject images impressions rational connection blood hand clock striking husband reluctance brought forth mind chance order image deepening bradley brief sentences voice truth spare simple construction character expressing misery washing hands rid blood reminiscent hand washing common obsessive disorder analyses role anti mother article murdering mother early modern england argues wants power power conflicted status early modern england chamberlain argues negative images mother figure discusses ability bash brain breast reflect controversies concerning image early modern england early modern england mothers accused hurting innocent lives placed hands mothers early modern england condemned fantasy fantasy chamberlain argues struggling man struggling condemnation bad mother common time takes slightly different view article strange lady states wish away asking spirits eliminate basic biological characteristics main biological characteristic focuses argues asking crying spirits thick blood stop access passage remorse asks cycle stop having cycle stop hopes stop feelings sensitivity caring associated females hopes like man stop sense remorse argument connecting stopping cycle persistent motifs play gives examples finger thrown slaughter brains dash argue represents ultimate anti mother smash baby brains stop means altogether witch literary critics historians argue represent anti mother figure general embodies specific type anti mother witch critic defines witch woman force lust devil reason desire obtain supernatural powers evil spirits english physician published disease called mother speculated force literally derived female sexual reproductive organs published studies women especially mothers witch possessed findings helped create foundation views popularized renaissance relationship women refers women wicked study male domination feminist interpretation witch empowered woman claim feminist historians like witch figure celebrated defiance general sense empowerment challenged authority hierarchy specifically threatening sex gender systems view associates extension evil heroism sexuality relate fact spirits witch act establishes similarity way weird sisters play use powers language spiritual powers turn influence physical events case workings state workings woman body like instrument bringing future proves defiant empowered explicit threat system governance challenging murdering king duncan despite fact calls remains reluctant asks beast wasn break enterprise man man masculine conception power pleading weird sisters depicted figures associated perceived extreme type anti mother considered capable cooking eating children express violence child degree certainly expresses sense brutality states smash head performance history boy actor played performance likely shakespeare tragedy april performance witnessed described manuscript book plays notes thereof common policy account establish play shakespeare work subject role talents boy actor played man early performances century played opposite words bent cruelty starred production theatre royal offered psychologically intricate portrait tradition especially praised moving audiences scene depiction soul profound view established character essence drama commented performance speaking character ought pass manner acting conceive nature superior order dropped higher sphere awe world majesty appearance power seated passion breast shrine tragedy coming sleeping scene eyes open sense shut like person unconscious lips moved gestures mechanical stage like seen character event life forgotten professor english literature london thought actress noisy scenes duncan murder come spirits speech simply closing hold hold shouted manner given suck speech thought poured speech way recalled door shop believed essentially feminine exclusively gifted art expressing beautiful graceful succeed inspiring like awe terror thought talents second phase character found good banquet scene scene described having air studied dramatic performed scene clad critic noted stormy dominant woman eleventh century equipped emotional nineteenth century played role old prince theatre played role old production played opposite shakespeare memorial theatre place played infamous husband wife production notable late 20th century included performed role film adaptation new_york_times december lady pop eyed dame driving determination highlights face likewise influence suggested lines couple hot developed adequately passion conflict resides play seriously neglected truncated rendering described performance uneven stated unique exhibition rank scenery performance like published tragedy play american author playwright offer sequel resolve loose ends particularly reference having child historically previous marriage having remarried widowed written blank verse play published critical acclaim starred opposite adaption play performed manchester festival transferred new_york limited engagement played character film adaptation opposite popular culture united_states president bill_clinton campaign american presidency august article lady little rock articles major publications drew comparisons wife questioning hillary_clinton ideological ethical record comparison shakespeare famous character suggesting parallels
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