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The relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth alters throughout the play. In the beginning it seems that Lady Macbeth is the dominant character in the relationship. As the play then progresses the roles seem to reverse and Macbeth enters the role of the more dominant one. ... The first time in the play where we can make reference about their relationship and their individual personalities in the relationship is in Act 1, Scene 5, where we first meet Lady Macbeth. She is seen alone reading a letter out loud, which Macbeth has written to her. ... They made him believe that his greatest prize, being king, was near and Macbeth who was already experiencing the desire to be king willingly listened to the witches.
Lady Macbeth desperately wanted to become queen and when the king made Macbeth the Thane of Cawdor they both thought the weird sisters must be right and he would become king.
When the question was vaguely brought up of killing Duncan to get the throne Lady Macbeth worked on this idea and in her eyes it seemed to be a good idea. Lady Macbeth then went about trying to persuade Macbeth into killing Duncan even though he clearly didnīt want to. I think she tried to persuade Macbeth into killing Duncan because she wanted the glory of being queen, but it could only be gained through him as in those days females were not allowed to play an important role in society because they were seen as the weaker sex. ... ī
Lady Macbeth didnīt give in and ended up convincing Macbeth after a little effort, it didnīt take much convincing because the thoughts were already in his head and she just had to make him overcome his fears that lay in his conscience.
Lady Macbeth uses various methods to persuade him. ...
Even after this magnificent speech Macbeth still seems to be putting it off. But, by the end of the scene Macbeth has taken over the planning of the murder and his once worrying thoughts have now been disguised by Lady Macbethīs persuasion. ... Lady Macbeth I suppose could be the one to blame for the killing of the king because she is the one who persuaded Macbeth to kill the king, but arguably it was Macbeth who brought it up in the first place.
Approximate Word count = 1818
Approximate Pages = 7.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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