Diction In Macbeth

In the play, Shakespeare uses diction to reveal dominate role Lady Macbeth plays in the Macbeth’s marriage. To begin, the playwright depicts Lady Macbeth’s dominate role through her famous speech in which she states “Come, you spirits/ That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here” (Act I, scene v, lines 38-39). Shakespeare reveals to the audience that Lady Macbeth’s ambition is strong and she pursues her goals with great determination compared to Macbeth. Lady Macbeth wishes she could be unsexed in order the kill King Duncan herself. Then Shakespeare further reveals Lady Macbeth’s dominate role and how she dictates Macbeth’s actions by stating “ But screw your courage to the sticking place,/ And we’ll not fail” ( Act I, scene vii, lines 60-61).