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Macbeth is a helpless victim of his wife’s evil manipulation. ...
The main theme of Macbeth – the destruction wrought when ambition goes unchecked – finds its most powerful expression in the play’s two main characters: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. At the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth is very much in control of her husband. ... It is true that Macbeth came up with the idea of murdering the king but it seems unlikely he would have followed this thought through without the powerful taunts and persuasions of his wife. Therefore, Lady Macbeth introduced the concept of murder to Macbeth. ... Also, Macbeth continues to murder innocent victims, without his wife’s knowledge or consent. This shows that Macbeth is not helpless; rather, he allowed his ambitions to overtake him.
When Lady Macbeth is first introduced she is already plotting Duncan’s murder. ... She seems aware of this and knows she will have to push Macbeth into committing the murder. ... When Macbeth speaks with her he implies that she is a masculine soul inhabiting a female body and tells her that “undaunted mettle should compose/ Nothing but males”, meaning because of her characteristics she will only ever give birth to boys.
Approximate Word count = 805
Approximate Pages = 3.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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