Treatment Of Women In Lady Macbeth

Lady Macbeth is projected as a frightening woman, who is wounded in her psyche by the supernatural powers she has summoned upon herself. Lady Macbeth's actions for the "madness" are justified through Macbeth's weak character who has allowed evil to posses him so quickly, proving his lack of dominance in the relationship and Lady Macbeth's involuntary role. Her aspiration for becoming royal only increases when the opportunity is presented, forcing herself to become more violent in order to attain her dreams. Lady Macbeth takes the involuntary role of the dominant partner in the marriage from the beginning of the play, due to Macbeth’s lack of masculinity. During the Medieval times, women were only responsible for childbearing and looking pretty for their husbands, but Lady Macbeth had to uphold other tasks that Macbeth could not. She has to call upon the scheming spirits to “unsex” her because she knows that Macbeth’s manhood is questionable. After murdering King Duncan, Macbeth wishes he were dead from the remorse and guilt he is overcome with. He says that he heard voices saying, “Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep”(2.2.3). Macbeth’s actions almost cause him to give himself away until Lady Macbeth has to send him to sleep at the end of Act 3 scene 4, showing she still is the domineering strong partner even after the murder.
Ambition has the ability to drive a person to accomplish their wishes. However, when ambition is taken negatively, it can ultimately end the dream for the person. In the play, the Macbeths ambition led them to become royalty, but is also the cause of the couples barbarity. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth both pursue their goals with corrupt actions. Lady Macbeth becomes seduced by the idea of becoming queen, which leads to many problems, not only for herself, but for Scotland. The violent actions that came from this ambition for power is the cause of the couple's downfall towards the