In her prayer Lady Macbeth states that the messenger's hoarse voice reminder her of the raven that "croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan" (1.5.35). She is praying to

Lady Macbeth is considered to be one of Shakespeare's most frightening and famous female characters. The first time she is seen in the play she has already begun the plot for murdering Duncan, even though her husband does not want to. From this scene you gather that she is not only stronger than Lord Macbeth is, but she is also more ambitious, more ruthless, and more determined. Unlike most women, Lady Macbeth knows how much stronger she is than her husband is and she is aware that he will have to be convinced that he needs to murder Duncan. This is why in her prayer she prays to be "unsexed" so that she can commit the crime without anyone's help. Lord Macbeth even implies that she is a manly soul stuck in a female's body. Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband quite effectively by questioning his manhood whenever he hesitates u

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