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Irony in relation to greed plays
little part in relation to Macbeth.
Irony is only present towards the
end of the play during Act V, scene I. At this point, the audience
is shown Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking. Her sleepwalking is ironic
becauIrose it shows the mental anguish that she is experiencing which is
contrary to the Lady Macbeth of earlier in the play. It is unexpected
that the woman who would go to any lengths (killing, giving up her sexuality)
for her husband's ambitions would have these problems. This ironic
switch in the plot illustrates the trials with which greed can force a
person through.
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