How Does Shakespeare Present Lady Macbeth
Within the play of Macbeth, Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as ambitious and vicious when she is first introduced in Act 1 Scene 5. Lady Macbeth is the one of the main reasons the play played out like it did. Although, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth treat each other as friends, they both have an equal say in what happens, but Lady Macbeth seems to contribute more opinion than Macbeth does. When her husband writes to Lady Macbeth about the witches, she was excited, she wanted to be queen and she did not care what had to happen for her to get there. Even if she had to force her husband to do it for her. Even though Lady Macbeth is a huge influence in the murder of Duncan and the downfall of Macbeth, there are some other factors involved. For one, the witches prophecies created the thought of Macbeth being the King
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of Scotland, which meant that he had to kill Duncan and get rid of Malcolm and Donalbain.
When you read the play Macbeth, the first time you hear about Lady Macbeth is in Act 1 Scene 5.
She reads the letter her husband sent and realizes that she can be queen if Duncan is killed. She does not believe that Macbeth can kill Duncan because he is weak and too caring, so she wants to do it herself, as she said “... That tend to mortal thoughts, unsex me here and fill me from the crown...” (1,5, 40-41). Lady Macbeth wants to be treated like a man so she can do what her husband cannot do, will not do.
When Macbeth returns from battle, he was eager to hear what Lady Macbeth thought about the prophecies they were given from the three witches. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have a difference of opinion when it came down to the prophecies “We will proceed no further in this business” (1,7,32-33) Macbeth said. Lady Macbeth pushed and pressured her husband into killing Duncan. She is the one who drove Macbeth mad. When the deed was done, all he could think about was if he was heard from someone close by. Macbeth was worried that he would get caught: “There’s one did laugh in’s sleep, and one cried ‘Murder!’,
That they did wake each other; I stood, and heard
them,
But they did say their prayers and address’d them
Again to sleep.” (2,2,25-30)
Lady Macbeth made Macbeth this way when she brought up the idea of killing Duncan. So, now the thought haunts his thoughts and drives him crazy.
At the beginning of the play, Macbeth’s relationship with Lady Macbeth is all equal and loving. As the play progresses, Macbeth starts to become unsure about his relationship with Lady Macbeth. They start to become more distant as Macbeth goes crazy and goes power hungry trying to make sure his crown stays on his head. While Lady Macbeth starts to regret everything she had done to her husband. She starts going mad and with that she hallucinates, sleep walks and eventually she cannot sleep unless Macbeth is gone. By the end of the play Lady Macbeth kills herself because she cannot handle the pain she has caused. Macbeth he was too ambitious for his own good. After he went back to the witches for more information he got what he didn’t want to know. First he sees the first apparition, an armed head “Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth: beware Macduff, Beware the Thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough” (4,1,70-71). Then, he sees the second apparition, a bloody child “ Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of a man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth”(4,1,78-80). He then sees the third apparition, a child crowned with a tree in his hands “...Macbeth shall never vanquish’d be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him” (4,1,91-93)
of Scotland, which meant that he had to kill Duncan and get rid of Malcolm and Donalbain.
When you read the play Macbeth, the first time you hear about Lady Macbeth is in Act 1 Scene 5.
She reads the letter her husband sent and realizes that she can be queen if Duncan is killed. She does not believe that Macbeth can kill Duncan because he is weak and too caring, so she wants to do it herself, as she said “... That tend to mortal thoughts, unsex me here and fill me from the crown...” (1,5, 40-41). Lady Macbeth wants to be treated like a man so she can do what her husband cannot do, will not do.
When Macbeth returns from battle, he was eager to hear what Lady Macbeth thought about the prophecies they were given from the three witches. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have a difference of opinion when it came down to the prophecies “We will proceed no further in this business” (1,7,32-33) Macbeth said. Lady Macbeth pushed and pressured her husband into killing Duncan. She is the one who drove Macbeth mad. When the deed was done, all he could think about was if he was heard from someone close by. Macbeth was worried that he would get caught: “There’s one did laugh in’s sleep, and one cried ‘Murder!’,
That they did wake each other; I stood, and heard
them,
But they did say their prayers and address’d them
Again to sleep.” (2,2,25-30)
Lady Macbeth made Macbeth this way when she brought up the idea of killing Duncan. So, now the thought haunts his thoughts and drives him crazy.
At the beginning of the play, Macbeth’s relationship with Lady Macbeth is all equal and loving. As the play progresses, Macbeth starts to become unsure about his relationship with Lady Macbeth. They start to become more distant as Macbeth goes crazy and goes power hungry trying to make sure his crown stays on his head. While Lady Macbeth starts to regret everything she had done to her husband. She starts going mad and with that she hallucinates, sleep walks and eventually she cannot sleep unless Macbeth is gone. By the end of the play Lady Macbeth kills herself because she cannot handle the pain she has caused. Macbeth he was too ambitious for his own good. After he went back to the witches for more information he got what he didn’t want to know. First he sees the first apparition, an armed head “Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth: beware Macduff, Beware the Thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough” (4,1,70-71). Then, he sees the second apparition, a bloody child “ Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of a man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth”(4,1,78-80). He then sees the third apparition, a child crowned with a tree in his hands “...Macbeth shall never vanquish’d be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him” (4,1,91-93)