Usually in most stories, the male main character plays a dominant role in the outcome of a play and holds all of the power. But this is not the case in William Shakespeare’s famous 17th century play, Macbeth. Lady Macbeth, the main character Macbeth’s wife, plays a huge role and almost entirely affects the outcome of the play even though she is not the main character. She demonstrates the role of femme fatale, a woman who will use and destroy any man that comes into her life. She dominates the relationship with her husband, using him as her own personal puppet, which ends in both of their demise. She is on a constant pursuit for more power, using and manipulating others to get it. Eventually, everything she has done for that power catches up
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At first, Lady Macbeth would do anything to gain power. She had people murdered, deceived people, and even called upon evil spirits. But, after the fact, her guilt caught up to her. She started to have nightmares and was seeing things that were not there. The main representation of her guilt is her seeing the imaginary blood on her hands, persistently trying to wash it off. The blood on her hands represents all of the death and despair she had caused to gain what she wanted. Her guilt eventually ate her alive, ultimately replacing what was once her ambition for power. Lady Macbeth just could not take the burden of what she had done anymore. Her demons pushed her to the edge, and she had no choice but to jump. Lady Macbeth takes her own life towards the end of the play, unable to deal with the guilt of her actions anymore. This situation proves that no matter how much power, success or material possessions one has, they can still be empty inside. What one possesses and achieves, no matter how much, is not what ultimately defines them. It is the way one goes about achieving these goals and how they obtain these possessions is what defines them. Overall, Lady Macbeth’s obsession with power and her willingness to anything for it is what eventually drove her over the edge and led to her suicide. This course of events had a major effect on the outcome of
At first, Lady Macbeth would do anything to gain power. She had people murdered, deceived people, and even called upon evil spirits. But, after the fact, her guilt caught up to her. She started to have nightmares and was seeing things that were not there. The main representation of her guilt is her seeing the imaginary blood on her hands, persistently trying to wash it off. The blood on her hands represents all of the death and despair she had caused to gain what she wanted. Her guilt eventually ate her alive, ultimately replacing what was once her ambition for power. Lady Macbeth just could not take the burden of what she had done anymore. Her demons pushed her to the edge, and she had no choice but to jump. Lady Macbeth takes her own life towards the end of the play, unable to deal with the guilt of her actions anymore. This situation proves that no matter how much power, success or material possessions one has, they can still be empty inside. What one possesses and achieves, no matter how much, is not what ultimately defines them. It is the way one goes about achieving these goals and how they obtain these possessions is what defines them. Overall, Lady Macbeth’s obsession with power and her willingness to anything for it is what eventually drove her over the edge and led to her suicide. This course of events had a major effect on the outcome of