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... This example, can be related to Macbeth’s situation where his wife’s tongue, being the itch, eventually nags him into committing bloody acts, that will scar him for life. As the play progresses Lady Macbeth’s power diminishes as Macbeth’s increases.
As Lady Macbeth is introduced to the play she comes off as quite the power-hungry female. After she receives the letter from Macbeth describing the three prophecies, particularly the one of him to become king she becomes determined to make sure it happens, but by murder. Lady Macbeth doesn’t consider that Macbeth becoming king might happen by fate, she instinctively knows that it has to be done by murder, but claims that Macbeth is too kind of a person to act on his ambitions and understands the integrity and flaws in Macbeth’s character;
What thou art promis’d: yet do I fear thy nature,
It is too full o’ the milk of human kindness
To catch the nearest way. ... (I, v, lines 16-20)
Lady Macbeth plots the murder herself, while speaking to evil spirits asking them to “unsex” her so she can murder Duncan, once again undertaking a powerful role. When Macbeth returns to his wife she discusses that they should murder Duncan but he is reluctant to agree with her. Macbeth thinks of the murder further then being the good man he is concludes that he refuses to murder Duncan;
We will proceed no further in this business:
He hath honour’d me of late, and I have bought
Golden opinions from all sorts of people,
Which would be worn now in their newest gloss,
Not cast aside so soon.
Approximate Word count = 1301
Approximate Pages = 5.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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