Macbeth

In the play “Macbeth”, Lady Macbeth is a minor character but plays a major role in the events that unfold throughout the play. Throughout the play, Lady Macbeth lets her selfishness and greed get in the way of reason and thought. Ever since hearing about the witches prophesy stating that he would be the next king, Lady Macbeth changed drastically in character by becoming power hungry and she also had a very hard time controlling her emotions. These strange events can only be explained by the realization that lady Macbeth was possessed by the witches when it suited them the best in order to ensure events unfolded as they wanted them to. This act of possession ultimately resulted in the death of Lady Macbeth.

Lady Macbeth, who is initially a kind and caring person, easily turns greedy and selfish when she learns that Macbeth was told a prophesy by witches stating that he will become the next king of Scotland .the idea of Macbeth as king of all Scotland infatuates lady Macbeth because it means that she will be the new queen of Scotland. She is now set on the idea and pushes the thought on Macbeth that he has to kill King Duncan (the current king) to become the new king. She even goes as far to suggest a plan to murder the king while he stays at their home. This type of behaviour is highly unexpected and odd for Lady Macbeth because she is the wife of a nobleman and therefore expected to be a humble. Her greed and conviction is best shown when she says “yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o’ the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way”. In these lines she is telling Macbeth that he doesn’t have what it takes to kill the king single handedly. By saying so she is also setting herself up as superior to Macbeth. The witches had possessed Lady Macbeth to tell Macbeth this and devise a plan to kill the king. By possessing her at this particular moment, they ensured their plan would be followed through.

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