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Macbeth, a famous tragedy written by William Shakespeare, is about a man who has vaulting ambition, who will not let anyone stand in his way to power. His wife, Lady Macbeth, plays a role of arguably equal importance, and I will be analysing and evaluating her role within the play, whether she wanted power for herself or not, and what her motives were.
The first scene in which Lady Macbeth appears, she is reading a letter from Macbeth and is already plotting to kill Duncan, the king. The reader immediately senses her dominance over her husband before they even meet in the play,
"Lady Macbeth: Hie thee hither, that I may pour my spirits in thine ear and chastise with the valour of my tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round ".
Lady Macbeth attempts to remove her femininity to prevent her female emotions from getting in the way of murdering Duncan,
"Lady Macbeth: . ... unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe topfull of direst cruelty "
Macbeth also calls her "my dearest partner of greatness" in his letter, showing us that Macbeth considers her partially responsible for his success. When Lady Macbeth and Macbeth meet for the first time in the play, Macbeth has doubts about murdering Duncan. Lady Macbeth calls him a coward and a traitor to his word and manages to push him into going along with the murder,
"Lady Macbeth: Was the hope drunk wherein you dressd yourself?
Approximate Word count = 1201
Approximate Pages = 4.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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