In Shakespeare’s, Macbeth, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are portrayed with two opposing personalities and how each illustrates their different views on honor and how that affects their society. Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, are both power-hungry and are eager for the throne but both strive for it in different ways. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth originally plotted the evil scheme to murder King Duncan for assurance of the crown, but Macbeth suddenly realizes that’s not what he wants to do anymore. He believes that he will eventually rise into power. Macbeth reminds himself that he is a loyal citizen towards King Duncan and “as his host/ Who should against his murderer shut the door/ Not bear the knife [himself]” (ln 14-16). Later at a dinner
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Lady Macbeth becomes so focused and narrow-minded on the crown that she will stop at nothing in her tracks to achieve it, even if that means killing King Duncan herself. Hearing that her husband doesn’t want to corporate she rants that Macbeth should “Be so much more the man”, and how he is a coward for not following the original plan (ln 51). Lady Macbeth proves to be very cold blooded and heartless; she says that killing King Duncan would be easy as easy as murdering a baby by stating that “[She] would, while it was smiling in [her] face/ Have plucked [her] nipple from his boneless gums/ And dashed the brains out” (ln 56-58). Lady Macbeth is able to persuade gullible Macbeth’s mind back into continuing the vicious plan. But Macbeth is still unsure about his choice and second guesses himself. Macbeth still has his conscious telling him what is right and wrong, differing him from his wife who does not think, she just does what she thinks is appropriate into action. Lady Macbeth is a complete opposite from Macbeth; she does not care to hear Macbeth’s opinion and cannot quite grasp the concept of honor. Lady Macbeth is selfish and is constantly showing her savagery through her actions. On the other hand, Macbeth is respectful of
Lady Macbeth becomes so focused and narrow-minded on the crown that she will stop at nothing in her tracks to achieve it, even if that means killing King Duncan herself. Hearing that her husband doesn’t want to corporate she rants that Macbeth should “Be so much more the man”, and how he is a coward for not following the original plan (ln 51). Lady Macbeth proves to be very cold blooded and heartless; she says that killing King Duncan would be easy as easy as murdering a baby by stating that “[She] would, while it was smiling in [her] face/ Have plucked [her] nipple from his boneless gums/ And dashed the brains out” (ln 56-58). Lady Macbeth is able to persuade gullible Macbeth’s mind back into continuing the vicious plan. But Macbeth is still unsure about his choice and second guesses himself. Macbeth still has his conscious telling him what is right and wrong, differing him from his wife who does not think, she just does what she thinks is appropriate into action. Lady Macbeth is a complete opposite from Macbeth; she does not care to hear Macbeth’s opinion and cannot quite grasp the concept of honor. Lady Macbeth is selfish and is constantly showing her savagery through her actions. On the other hand, Macbeth is respectful of