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How does Shakespeare use figurative language to develop Lady Macbeths character in the opening act ?

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Lady Macbeth uses the language of spells in her soliloquy, which associates her with the supernatural and witchcraft. 'Come, you spirits/That tend on mortal thoughts…' She invokes the 'spirits' three times with the repetition of the verb 'come' which gives the impression that she is summoning an unseen power.

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