the characters might act. The characters in Macbeth inspire each other to commit certain actions and
without some character shaving the personality they possess such as Lady Macbeth or Macduff the story
would have been far less exciting. In this story the relationships amongst members of different families is
not strong. family plays a major role in Macbeth and can show the reader how family values can either
make or brake a family.
Macbeth and lady Macbeth are some the main characters of the story. Macbeth is a ambitious power
hungry man that is fueled by his ego that is created when the witches give him the prophecies. Lady
Macbeth rides the coattails of Macbeth's success and constantly challenges him and questions his
manhood.Through out many parts of the story the reader can get the sense that their marriage is not a
strong and loving one.they sleep in separate rooms which is a sign that they do not love each other
especially during the time period in which Macbeth was written in.They also both use each other to go
farther in life. Lady Macbeth uses Macbeth to gain power and rank and Macbeth uses her to fuel his
power hungry personality and his ambition. Lady macbeth pushes Macbeth to fulfill the prophecies that
were said by the witches and pushes macbeth to kill Duncan. She even says in act 1.5 "What thou art
promised: yet do I fear thy nature;It is too full o' the milk of human kindness"(shakespeare,50) By saying
this she is provoking macbeth and saying that he is to kind to carry out the murder. Macbeth is now driven
to kill Duncan so he can go to Lady Macbeth and prove that he is a man willing to do whatever it takes. A
sign that Macbeth didn't truly care for his wife would be when she dies in 5.5 he says "She should have
died