'This dead butcher and his fiend-like queen.' Is this quote an accurate assessment of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Shakespeares 'Macbeth'?

Date Submitted: 07/31/2004 21:41:45
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 3 pages (857 words)
'This dead butcher and his fiend-like queen.' The images portrayed by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth change dramatically throughout the play. I believe that the quote 'this dead butcher and his fiend-like queen' is not an accurate assessment of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Although there were elements of butchery in Macbeths behavior, he also had many strengths. He was heroic, brave, and ambitious and was a good husband however, his behavior changed throughout the play. …
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…her hands in her sleep. She is completely undone by guilt and descends into madness. The fact that it seems like she has no conscience could be seen as wicked and evil. The quote "This dead butcher and his fiend-like queen" to me is not a very accurate assessment of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. There are aspects that do reflect the characters a bit although the images portrayed are not portrayed completely in that way.
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