At the beginning of the play Macbeth is seen as a brave warrior who is loyal to the King but is tainted by the witch's prophecies and by his and Lady Macbeth's strong ambition. This is becase Macbeth's character is weak and Lady Macbeth has a strong power over him and she is easily able to influence him. Her strength motivates him at the beginning but after he realises what he has done, it is Macbeth himself that continues in his uncontrollably murderous path. At the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth appears as a kind wife of Macbeth's but underneath lies a devious and treacherous woman awaits to corrupt the lives of many innocent people and their families.
In the beginning of the play Macbeth is a strong soldier who fights for the King without mercy but his strive for ambition and his curious nature leads him to the witches who give him a prophecy. Banquo realizes that there must be a tri
Lady Macbeth seems to be almost opposite compared to that of Macbeth in physical and mental power. Lady Macbeth is the person who is able to persuade Macbeth into killing Duncan, assuring Macbeth that it will succeed, as Lady Macbeth's ambition is far greater than that of Macbeth. This change in the character of Lady Macbeth is obvious after she reads the letter from Macbeth as she goes and talks to the evil spirits to make herself evil with lines such as "Fill me from the crown to the toe-top full of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood". She goes to the extent of planning the murder of Duncan and assumes full responsibility of this. She exerts a lot of power over Macbeth in this part of the play and even calls him a "coward" and this shows just how determined she is and how much ambition she has for her husband. It is this confidence in herself plus the persuasiveness on her words that makes Macb
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