Lady Macbeth Character Analysis

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Lady Macbeth is an important character in William Shakespeare’s play, “Macbeth”. In the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth seems to be the ideal woman whom a man prefers to encourage Macbeth to achieve success beyond boundaries. Lady Macbeth is empowered to go beyond the boundaries set up by the society for a woman when pushed to stand firmly and take decisions like a man who is the head of any family. Lady Macbeth is a tactful wife to Macbeth, to whom provides ultimate support and help, though not geared by love but greed. (Shakespeare 36) She is a fervent woman who loves power and independence and is ready to do anything to grab whatever she has focused on. Evil and greed are encrypted in her heart although her facial expression reveals…show more content…
Lady Macbeth's entire life and relationship with Macbeth is synchronous with the biblical story of Samson and Delila. Lady Macbeth plots and executes the plan to assassinate Duncan. From this point on, the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth undergo a change. At the start of the play, Lady Macbeth’s relationship with Macbeth is extraordinary and both have no secrets between the two. In, fact Lady Macbeth's husband writes a letter to in Act 1, Scene 5 informing her about the victory and the encounter with the witches. Macbeth shares apprehensions about what the future will be holding for the couple. “The love that follows us sometime is our trouble, which still we thank as love.” (Act 3.3 line 23) Macbeth at this stage knows that Lady Macbeth is earnest and thinks that Macbeth lacks the courage to kill Duncan since the respect for society bounds…show more content…
Lady Macbeth's influence does nothing but put Macbeth up to evil deeds all in the name of ambition. Macbeth’s tragedy is sparked by Lady Macbeht's influence. Macbeth does not comprehend the nature that leads to committing the deed, neither his close familial ties. Macbeth draws no line between “the power of the sword” (5.1 line 12) and the past life. Macbeth's own character is new to the personal character, blowing Macbeth's thoughts without answers. The untamed Lady Macbeth portrays a defined division of labor between the character and the Witches, thus constructing an unending line of tragedy that affects Lady Macbeth's inner self and the fate of
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