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Motivation Of Lady Macbeth
Macbeth was ultimately revered in the Scottish kingdom as someone who was brave, courageous, someone with valor but he hit rock bottom, losing everything he ever had and wanted. What made him break? What made him want to kill his king or even his best friend? Lady Macbeth was ultimately the motivation that Macbeth needed to become disastrous. When Shakespeare created this play, he created the ultimate tragedy, someone with so much honor that become too selfish and lost everything. Macbeth's downfall began in Act I when he sent the letter to Lady Macbeth that told her his plan to kill King Duncan, progressing to Lady Macbeth actually assisting Macbeth in the murder, and her providing support for him all the way till her death. Macbeth’s downfall …show more content…
In Scene IV when Macbeth plans to assassinate King Duncan, Macbeth starts having inhibitions toward murder but Lady Macbeth humiliated him and pressured him to complete the deed. Macbeth said that he would kill King Duncan, but when he backs out, Lady Macbeth says: “When you durst do it, then you were a man.” This is implying that Macbeth isn't a man until he finishes his promises. As of Act I Scene VII, Lady Macbeth is really the only one really enticed in killing Duncan and anyone who threatens them on the way to the throne. During Act II, all the plans and ideas that Lady Macbeth put into Macbeth began to take shape. Macbeth kills King Duncan but after that he is shaken up by his vile actions. He would have been caught if it wasn't for Lady Macbeth that kills the two servants and frames King Duncan's murder on them. When Lady Macbeth says “Give me the daggers. The sleeping and the dead are but as pictures” she needs to help Macbeth get over killing Duncan but now she has firmly planted the idea inside of Macbeth that now he is going to become king and there is no going back …show more content…
She doesn’t need to push Macbeth to kill people anymore, since he sent assassins to kill Banquo and Fleance. Macbeth feels haunted by these effects, and Lady Macbeth is even disappointed with Macbeth because he didn’t talk to her about murdering Banquo and Fleance but he still feels the guilt of every murder that he commits. Despite this, Lady Macbeth pushes him farther down the line of evil. When Lady Macbeth is talking to Macbeth and says “You must leave this” it shows that she has no remorse or sympathy for anyone. She knows very well that Macbeth will continue to feel guilt unless she is there to push

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