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At the beginning of the play Macbeth writes to his wife as “my dearest partner of greatness”. How does their relationship change during the play? Throughout Shakespeare’s Macbeth the relationship between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth changes dramatically. I think as the play develops they begin to handle their emotions differently, particularly after Duncan’s murder.
At the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth and Macbeth appear to dwell on one another. This is illustrated in two specific quotations, one where Lady Macbeth refers to Macbeth during Scene 5 as “too full of the milk of human kindness”. She claims that Macbeth is very kind and a worthy gentleman. Also during this scene Macbeth uses affectionate words to Lady Macbeth, “my dearest partner of greatness’. This to me says that the word ‘partner’ is used since Macbeth and Lady Macbeth share everything. However this all change…
Just as the play progresses Lady Macbeth is seen as a very controlling and strong-minded person. Although she seems to be very certain of Macbeth saying that “Shalt be what thou art promised”, in my opinion this gives over an impression that the status she has in the relationship is more like the she is the one ‘wearing the trousers’.
Approximate Word count = 817
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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