Topic > Character Analysis of Lady MacBeth - 1793

This woman is more than just an interesting character, she goes through several stages of development and, unlike the three witches, the evil or coldness within her cannot be seen through a dialogue perspective, but through the thoughts that occupy his mind. Lady Macbeth is one of the most powerful female characters in literature. The fact that she is alone at the beginning shows that we are aware of her innermost thoughts and feelings. Act 1 Scene 5: Lady Macbeth is determined to become queenThis scene opens with Lady Macbeth, receiving a letter from her husband. In his letter, he calls her "the dearest companion of greatness." Which indeed he is and becomes even more so when he manipulates Macbeth into giving in to his passions and controlling his actions to a certain extent which will result in crimes being committed. This means that even if she didn't deliver the fatal blow, she is definitely responsible. As he finished reading the news of his success in battle and his meeting with the witches who had promised him to become king and therefore his queen. she exclaims: “Thou art Glamis, and Cawdor, and shalt thou be that which was promised thee; yet I fear your nature, it is too full of the milk of human kindness. "(Act 1 Scene 5 line 14-16) What she means by this is that he will become what he was promised, namely king. This seems to reflect the prophecy of the witches and it could be said that she follows the example of the witches and becomes an agent of destiny herself. However, she believes that he is someone who would use tricks to achieve her goals, as long as he wasn't the one to cheat. And while her thoughts seem to battle over whether her husband can fulfill this prophecy, she can only see one solution: "Come here, that I may pour out my spirits in your ears, and chastise with the valor of my tongue." (Act 1 scene 5 line 24-26) She basically says so