In the opening scene of Act 1, Macbeth is told by three witches that he could possibly be king, which is hard to believe. Macbeth is actually acknowledged as king, but he couldn’t understand why when there was already a king. Macbeth tells his wife, Lady Macbeth, the information that was relayed to him by the witches. Lady Macbeth wants to make this prophecy true. In my opinion, I strongly believe she is very influential over her husband. She uses pathos to offend Macbeth as well by offending his man-hood. Lady Macbeth plans to kill the king which makes her appear ruthless, greedy, and power hungry. This is ironic due to her name being “Lady Macbeth” but her character traits do not correspond with her title.
My favorite tale from the Canterbury Tales was the Miller's tale. The Miller's tale was very humorous. What made it even funnier was that he was drunk. The humor made the tale not seem boring and dreadful to read. I felt like I got through this tale the fastest because of the humor, it was easy to follow, and simply the best tale. I did not care for the other tales as much due to them not being as funny or interesting. Therefore, I dread reading them and did not have as good as an understanding as I did with the Miller's tale.
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