In Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, Macbeth, is greatly influenced by Lady MacBeth. During the play Macbeth goes from being a kind man to Damien through the help of his wife (Lady Macbeth) and an overwhelming desire to become king and eliminate all threats. Lady Macbeth loves every minute of it but then it takes her toll and she becomes more and more depressing. For the first half of the play the MacBeth couple feed off of each other until their souls separate and they lose all sanity they once had.
You first see Lady Macbeth reading the letter from her husband. It tells of the three witches predictions and how the firs of them has already come true. From that very moment she starts to plot the demise of Duncan and is determined for her husband to be king. "Glamis thou art and Cawdor; and shalt be what thou art promised"(I, v, 15-16) She is filled with an inconceivable evil to a point where she wishes to give up all her woman hood as evident when she says, "Come, you spir
Stick deep; and in his royalty of nature Reigns that which would be fear'd: 'tis much he dares" (III, i, 48-50) He has taken it to his own to see to it that Banquo would never be a problem along with his son. In order to turn the two murders against Banquo by using some of the same tactics that Lady Macbeth used on him. "Both of you Know Banquo was your enemy" ( III, I, 113) This time he doesn't want to commit the murder himself. After the murder the ghost of Banquo comes and makes a one-man appearance for Macbeth.
its that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here and fill me from the crown to the toe top-fill of direst cruelty."(I, v, 40-43) She becomes determined to help fulfill the three witches prophecies. She has become the first evil main character and wishes to spread it upon her weak hearted husband. She is afraid that Macbeth being the kind man he is won't have the evilness needed to take the shortest route to become king. She decides that she must fill him w
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