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Coming from Lady Macbeth, this quote provides emphasis on gender in that Lady Macbeth occupies masculine features instead of Macbeth.

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This poem by Mark Spencer reflects many correlations with the quote and emphasizes the nature of evil within humans. This poem discusses the darkness of evil and lightness of morality as two forces opposing each other, which was evident in Macbeth and the role they have in a persons life. Both darkness and light can be found in each person, "like the roots of a tree," (26) but it is up to the person to allow one force to dominate the other. Their existence within each person as stated in the poem "fuels our greed and selfishness," (9) as it did in Lady Macbeth who proliferates her heartless aspirations within Macbeth encouraging him to proceed in claiming his fate, despite his lack of "illness to attend it." Both the play and the poem reveal that in the end that the "struggle between right and wrong," (15) as Macbeth faces leads to the demise of that person and even possibly death (20).

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The criticism of Lady Macbeth initiates how she plays an important role in persuading Macbeth to follow through in committing the regicide.

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Through the inspiration of the witches Macbeth does have the ambition to take the crown, and it is evident that he truly desires power.

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Macbeth must face the decision in allowing either his heart full of ambition or morals to prevail.

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Lady Macbeth insulting Macbeth's ability and masculinity introduces the self-conflicting thoughts of good vs evil.

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Now, after examination, this quote has gained more significance as a whole and reveals further detailed connections. These lines was carefully written to intervene different motifs and concepts of the play into one. Not only does it represent Lady Macbeth's character, it also reveals the theme of gender in the play, the concept of good versus evil, and equivocation of Macbeth. This quote describes the situation and addresses what is needed for Macbeth to be able to take charge and become king. In the play, from the perspective of a reader this quote is important in that it helps create an image of the difference between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth now, which can be later compared to the switch at the end. It serves as a point where exaggeration will be excessively used by Lady Macbeth to contrast how these to characters would act in response to the prophecies, which further illustrates the concept of words stated versus actions taken in the play. To Shakespeare this can represent the reversal of the natural order that comes with the death of Duncan, revealing that from the start the masculine Lady Macbeth and fearful Macbeth displayed a discontinuity in order to emphasize the deception of these characters. This difference accentuates the theme of the nature of evil and projects its effects throughout the rest of the play.

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Good And Evil

By Mark Spencer

The nature of good and evil

Is more than black and white.

They are the darkness in our souls,

Likewise they are the light.

They dwell at human nature's core,

And breed virtue and sin.

They are the fundamental force,

Within the hearts of men.

They fuel our greed and selfishness,

Our pride and vanity,

They fan the flames of bigotry,

Inciting enmity.

They also teach us how to love,

And live righteous lives.

This struggle between right and wrong

Determines who survives.

The sum of every human heart

Is measured by this scale.

It will bring life to those who learn,

And death to those who fail.

Without them there would be no light

Or darkness in our souls,

No thought of who, or what we are,

No wide eyed dreams or goals.

Good and evil form our center,

Like the roots of a tree.

They're human nature's architect,

They are humanity.

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1. College basketball assistant coaches were charged with a bribery scheme to, "influence star athletes choice of school, shoe sponsors, and agents." (NBC) This influence that the coaches were implementing on the athletes is similar to the influence that Lady Macbeth begins to instill in this quote by denouncing his ability to act in a ruthless manner. Lady Macbeth hoping to push Macbeth away from his indecisiveness  and into a firm decision to commit the crime is similar to the bribery these coaches used to influence the decisions the athletes will make. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/sports/Indictments-Returned-College-Basketball-Bribery-Scheme-456014733.html
2. Three UCLA basketball players were arrested for shoplifting in China. They were caught and questioned about stealing, "sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store near the team hotel."  (CNN) In response to this, "China is handling this case in accordance with the law, and will guarantee the rights in accordance with the law, for those involved in this case." (CNN) This shows a relation to the quote as it reveals the nature of evil within people. As these athletes are building up their careers and eventually could become inspirational figures for younger generations the ambition and temptation to do evil was still found within them as it was found in Macbeth.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/08/sport/ucla-arrest-reports-china/index.html
3. A woman steals from a tip jar in an Uber, and admits to stealing. The woman was seen, "grabbing the cash from a tip jar set up on the center console seconds before dashing out of the car." (Fox News) The company states, "What’s been shown has no place on our app and the rider’s access to the app has been removed."(Fox News) This event shows a correlation again between the nature of evil within humans and how it can be over powering at times. This women faces consequences as Macbeth did in the end, after proceeding to commit irrational actions that could conclude in captivating results. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/11/07/scantily-clad-woman-steals-from-uber-drivers-tip-jar.html

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1.  When talking to my brother about school and other students with him, he was telling me about how several students were planning to cheat on their math test but later failed to do so out of fear. I responded with this quote. My brother was very confused and did not understand why I had spoken about ambition and illness when the subject was cheating. I later explained to him that this is a quote from the play Macbeth, and that students should not cheat and how his friends had the ambition to cheat, but were not "evil" enough to continue through with their actions.
2.  At dinner my family I said this quote to see what reaction I would get from my mom and dad. My mom thought I was crazy and did not respond to what I said. She looked at me as if I was speaking another language. However my dad understood most of what I said and laughed at me. He asked me where I got the quote from, and then he understood what I was talking about.
3. The final time I used the quote was around my freshmen friends. They were discussing the assignments they had due and how they feel they needed more time to complete the assignment than they were given. Following that, I said the quote in a way to encourage them to use their ambition to complete the assignments and demonstrate a tireless attitude. They all looked at me in confusion, and thought it was an inspirational saying commonly stated knows. I explained to them what it meant and then they understood the correlation and what it meant for them.

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"Thou wouldst be great,
Art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it"
Act 1, Scene 5, Lines 5-7
Upon first reading the quote, I knew that it had may symbolical connections with different themes and motifs within the play. This quote established one of the first impressions I had on Lady Macbeth and what effects she would have on Macbeth. I chose this quote because it not only reflects how Lady Macbeth was in the beginning of the play and contrasts it with her character in the end, but also summarizes how she would encourage Macbeth to use his ambition. With Macbeth undecided in the path he would chose the way people around him encouraged him, portraying easily attained success, ultimately led to the downfall of Macbeth as a tragic hero.