Analysis Of Lady Macbeth
In William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”, Lady Macbeth undergoes a dramatic change. She starts out as a confident, dominant, and forceful partner. She was ruthless and cold-blooded, but then she became weak and mentally unstable. The guilt of Duncan’s murder, the banquet, and the Macduff massacre begins to break her down. These events affected her more than she let on. Ultimately, she was not able to bear the burden of what happened and she commits suicide.
Lady Macbeth begins as a calm and good wife for her husband Macbeth who was a warrior in the army. She supports him and ensures that she plays the role of a good wife at home while her husband goes to war. However, she is an ambitious woman who is ruthless and stronger than her husband. After …show more content…
The Gentlewoman and the Doctor sees firsthand the effects of carrying the guilt of killing another person in one’s life. Lady Macbeth in her sleepwalking episodes cannot get enough water to rinse the small bloodstain off of her hand. She reveals things about Duncan’s murder, the banquet, and the Macduff massacre. She cannot have a good night’s sleep and sleepwalks every night as the Gentlewoman says: “Since his majesty went into the field, I/ have seen her rise from her bed, throw her nightgown/ upon her” (5.1.4-6). She has been disturbed by the acts that she had done and does not have the same strength that she had during the beginning of the play. The Doctor and the Gentlewoman know the reasons for her guilt and reiterate that the problems that she faces were as a result of the acts she performed in the past. Unfortunately, the Doctor cannot cure her because she has a mind a disease: “This disease is beyond my practice” (5.1.57). Since it is a sensitive matter, the two vow to tell no one and let her drown in her problems as the play continues. In the end, Lady Macbeth can no longer take control of her life and her delusions are magnified as she tries to clean a blood stain that is non-existent. She finally commits suicide as the play ends due to the torment that she had faced in her
Lady Macbeth begins as a calm and good wife for her husband Macbeth who was a warrior in the army. She supports him and ensures that she plays the role of a good wife at home while her husband goes to war. However, she is an ambitious woman who is ruthless and stronger than her husband. After …show more content…
The Gentlewoman and the Doctor sees firsthand the effects of carrying the guilt of killing another person in one’s life. Lady Macbeth in her sleepwalking episodes cannot get enough water to rinse the small bloodstain off of her hand. She reveals things about Duncan’s murder, the banquet, and the Macduff massacre. She cannot have a good night’s sleep and sleepwalks every night as the Gentlewoman says: “Since his majesty went into the field, I/ have seen her rise from her bed, throw her nightgown/ upon her” (5.1.4-6). She has been disturbed by the acts that she had done and does not have the same strength that she had during the beginning of the play. The Doctor and the Gentlewoman know the reasons for her guilt and reiterate that the problems that she faces were as a result of the acts she performed in the past. Unfortunately, the Doctor cannot cure her because she has a mind a disease: “This disease is beyond my practice” (5.1.57). Since it is a sensitive matter, the two vow to tell no one and let her drown in her problems as the play continues. In the end, Lady Macbeth can no longer take control of her life and her delusions are magnified as she tries to clean a blood stain that is non-existent. She finally commits suicide as the play ends due to the torment that she had faced in her