Essay on Macbeth

I believe William Shakespeare's play Macbeth to be one of the most read, discussed, and analyzed plays about human nature, humanity and human experiences. The main characters in this play, Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, show emotions of love, lust for power, greed and grim tradegy.

One of the first times that the readers of this play sees multiple aspects of a human beings emotions are in Act I when Lady Macbeth learns by letter from Macbeth of The Three Witches prophecies for her husband, and then she readily embraces them as fact. This is a turning point of emotions and life for Lady Macbeth. She then sets out to change the course of life events for her and her husband. In this moment, the reader sees a woman, willing to give her heart and soul for the ability to further her husbands career. She proves just how far she is willing to go when she asks the Gods to remove from her all signs of compassion and femininity and replace with cold and ruthless qualities. This play shows the dark side of humans,but it still conveys human experiences. In this play Shakespeare shows what can happen when a person allows themselves to be consumed with power and greed, and the consequences of those bad choices. The play begins with love between husband and wife and then goes towards deception. The range of emotions in this play are large and far reaching.

I believe that Lady Macbeth was trying her best to convey her feelings for Macbeth through her unselfish