Macbeth reacts to Lady Macbeth by feeling defeated by Lady Macbeth, she had the ultimate control over him. Because of his ambition to become king she helped him achieve his goal. Macbeth claims that Lady Macbeth to “bring forth men-children only” because she is so strong and courageous. “The queen retains our sympathy and respect because her crimes are done in the service of being a good …show more content…
They also prophecy that Banquo would become the King of Scotland. “Fair is foul, and foul is fair,”
Shakespeare makes their relationship more interesting as a drama by portraying Lady Macbeth controlling and manipulative. “These striking images conjoin female eroticism and demonic monstrosity, as the foundations of her power and expressions of her ambition.” “Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem’st the ornament of life and live a coward in thine own esteem”
In Wuthering Heights, manipulation took a large role in the story as well as Macbeth.
Catherine locked herself into her room in order to get Edgar to accept that she loves bother Heathcliff and edgar. “It would degrade e to marry Heathcliff now; so he shall never know how I love him; and that, not because he’s handsome. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same, and Edgars is as different as a moonbeam from lightning, or frost from fire.” Catherine uses this form of manipulation in order to get what she desires like she always has. Although she loved Edgar, she always loves Heathcliff in a more deeper and spiritual