William Shakespeare's Macbeth

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Situational Irony is defined as the natural way that actions often take place in a way that was unintended. In the famous play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, an abundant amount of irony arises throughout the play. A clearly seen ironic event was Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's strong desire to become royal. After Macbeth hears his prophecy of becoming king, he and Lady Macbeth immediately turn hungry for the crown. Little did they know the catastrophic madness that they were getting themselves into.
Lady Macbeth urged her husband to murder Duncan so they could take the throne and become king and queen; although she is actually the one to kill Duncan. It seemed as though the Lady wanted royalty more than anything when she said:
That I may pour my spirits in thine ear
And chastise with the valor of my tongue.
All that impedes thee from the golden round, (Macbeth I, IV, 29-31).
One can see the deep wanting Lady Macbeth had to be royal. She went to drastic measures and did anything in her power to get her hands on the crown. She even discussed her devious plot to kill Duncan:
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