Examples Of The Disintegration Of Lady Macbeth

The disintegration in Macbeth's and Lady Macbeth's relationship often mirrors the state of Scotland. At the beginning of the play, the relationship is strong, trustworthy and stable. Scotland battled the Norwegians and come out victorious which in turn created order and stability. The gradual changes in the relationship are highlighted by key events, circling around power and this then amount to leaving the relationship, and Scotland, in ruins. As the downfall reaches it's end one of Shakespeare's greater themes become more obvious. By demonstrating the downfall of the relationship and enhancing this through the mirroring of Scotland's fall Shakespeare shows the tragic fall of a hero.

As mentioned, Lady Macbeth and her husbands' relationship begins as a trusting and intimate one. In the first act, the entrance of Lady Macbeth is shown as she reads a letter from her husband. It is in the letter that the trust in the relationship is evident, Macbeth refers to her first and calls her his "dearest partner". United by love and trust Lady Macbeth and her husband are able to stand strong together. Scotland too is united with order after the victory. By setting the
The second murder is that of Macbeth's best friend. The trust disappears from the relationship as Macbeth feels he no longer needs his wife. At this point in the relationship Lady Macbeth still tries in vain to bring back order, by creating excuses for her husband claiming his crazed actions are "momentary". In the conclusion of this scene it is evident that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have very little hope of order again, in their ruling and their relationship. The customs of waiting for the royality to leave the room before the thanes, is dismissed imply the extensive chaos that they have created. It is implied that rank means little in Scotland showing that how disordered the nation has