Macbeth Double Meaning

Lady Macbeth uses double meaning words such as ‘provided for- fed or killed’, ‘business- feasting or murder’, and ‘dispatch- carrying out the welcome or killing’ because she is testing Macbeth- how he will react to the possibility of murder. Lady Macbeth wouldn’t be unsure and scared of murdering because she is so ambitious of power that she persuades Macbeth to do this action of killing King Duncan. An example of Lady Macbeth is ambitious is that she said “Leave all the rest to me” meaning she will take care of the blood etc after Macbeth kills the King meaning she is not unsure of killing Duncan but this is a persuasive tone. In addition, although Macbeth isn’t straightforward like Lady Macbeth, he still has great ambitions of being king and strangely had too much attention to the witches’ sayings compared to Banquo. Also it says in the book that Macbeth’s heart was beating hard continuously which is saying that he has in his mind at least a bit of thought of killing Duncan before he passes the throne on to young Malcolm. So, since it doesn’t make sense that Lady Macbeth is scared and unsure of murdering Duncan and Macbeth isn’t ambitious, this double meanings show that Lady Macbeth was testing Macbeth what his opinion on this plan of murdering King Duncan is.

Letter from Captain

Dear love,

Unfortunately my love, I have dyed my armor with blood during the battle against Macdonald

and his beastly troops but I'm fine and yet, we- I shall say Macbeth, managed to slay one by one

down until there was nothing but the bodies of the Norwegian remaining. The fortunate out of

the unfortunate is that brave Macbeth with his mighty brandished steel, carved his way through

until he met Macdonald where he managed to shove his head on a stick upon the bloody

battlefield. Sorry my love, I digressed a for a while but Macbeth's bravery can be ignored by no

men. My bloody armor is now furbished along with my deep wounds and my guts which were

poured out of my body are back in. I must ask, how is life back there. I fainted after the return

from the battlement and now I am about to faint because I am dehydrating because of the lack

of your love. But I will be better- I will be on my way down there about the same time you open

my love full letter.

I will see you soon my loveth.

From your love