Lady Macbeth

A detailed Summary of Lady Macbeth

It has been said that behind every good man there is a good woman supporting

him. In the play Macbeth, the tragic hero Macbeth, is encouraged, supported and

guided by his wife Lady Macbeth, but not out of love. Lady Macbeth is in fact a

very ambitious character in this play. Indeed she is the driving force behind

Macbeth and his evil doings. Lady Macbeth is in search of power and control. Her

relationship with Macbeth, her actions throughout the play and her personality all

clearly revealed her to be a woman motivated by ambition, not love.

Lady Macbeth's attitude portrays a very demanding character. Her

very sneaky and intelligent character is also a good combination for being very

manipulative, and her snake like personality that could get away with almost

anything she does, including, helping out with the murder of Duncan. Her

demanding character seemed to have Macbeth completely under her power. At the

beginning of the play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth get along very well and nothing

seemed wrong. They do not hide anything from each other. The reader can clearly

see this from the letter that Macbeth writes to his wife in Act I, Scene 5. He tells

Secondly she tells the guests to sit back down and that it was all right, and that it

happened, "you do unbend you noble strength, to think so brainsickly of things.

Approximate Word count = 1321
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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