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How Important Is Lady Macbeth
People think that having money, fame, and power will bring them happiness but this isn’t always true especially if they do things they regret on the way there.
Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s play the tragedy of Macbeth is a power thirsty woman who will do everything in her power to become queen. This is shown when she convinced her husband Macbeth to murder everyone in their way of the throne.

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