If I could mimic the dynamic of any Shakespearean marriage, I’d choose to mimic the Macbeths–before the murder, ruthless ambition, and torturous descents into madness and death, that is.

Jillian Keenan
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Before Macbeth and Lady Macbeth murdered their king and husband, they were in love and appeared to be in a good marriage. Shakespeare has given us a glimpse of the happy Macbeths in “Macbeth.” The fact that we know this happy couple was in a good marriage makes it even sadder when Macbeth decides to murder his king and become king himself. This is an example of the pain that comes from making selfish decisions.

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