Vanessa Dean
British Literature 12
6 January 2016
What Kind of a Woman is Lady Macbeth Truly?
Lady Macbeth is one strange character. In the beginning of the play, the readers experience a very blood-thirsty, power-hungry woman. As the story unfolds, one can observe that Lady Macbeth slowly loses the power and authority she seemed to originally radiate. At some point in the story, Lady Macbeth’s conscience gets the best of her and ultimately leads her to her somewhat accidental death. What happened to the unruly and driven woman that first appeared? Was it a guilty conscience? Was she scared her husband because of the power he had obtained?
It appears to be quite obvious that Lady Macbeth doubts her husband’s ability to rule.