In addition, the witches are not the only evil creating havoc in Macbeth, the other characters in the play each brings their own element of evil to the table. The appearance each individual character gives off is one of good, wholeheartedly, innocent nature; many in reality, though, hold dark truths within them. Lady Macbeth is one of the most controversial characters in the play. Her outward appearance being that of an innocent woman, in reality she has a dark soul. After receiving a letter from her husband, which tells of his new title as Thane of Cawdor and of the prophecy the witches gave him, Lady Macbeth states, “Yet do I fear thy nature; / It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness / To catch the nearest way” (1.5. ). Lady Macbeth
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His ambition is what allows the deceitfulness in his mind to be rationalized. As previously stated, Lady Macbeth also has this determination within her to rule all of Scotland and affirm the witches’ prophecy that Macbeth will be king, “That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold. / What hath quenched them hath given me fire” (2.2.1-2). Lady Macbeth refers to her conniving abilities with the guards who protect King Duncan. In the plan to kill Duncan, she must proceed to get the guards drunk so that Macbeth may sneak past them in the night and murder a sleeping Duncan. Lady Macbeth has some alcohol to drink at dinner but it has the opposite impact on her, giving her bravery to continue on with the plan and lay out the guard’s daggers after they have fallen asleep. Macbeth utilizes these daggers to murder Duncan and blame it on the guards. After Macbeth forgets to leave the daggers, Lady Macbeth must finish the job by returning them and smearing the guards with the blood. After the discovery King’s body, fingers are pointing at Macbeth since he went in and killed the guards in a fit of
His ambition is what allows the deceitfulness in his mind to be rationalized. As previously stated, Lady Macbeth also has this determination within her to rule all of Scotland and affirm the witches’ prophecy that Macbeth will be king, “That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold. / What hath quenched them hath given me fire” (2.2.1-2). Lady Macbeth refers to her conniving abilities with the guards who protect King Duncan. In the plan to kill Duncan, she must proceed to get the guards drunk so that Macbeth may sneak past them in the night and murder a sleeping Duncan. Lady Macbeth has some alcohol to drink at dinner but it has the opposite impact on her, giving her bravery to continue on with the plan and lay out the guard’s daggers after they have fallen asleep. Macbeth utilizes these daggers to murder Duncan and blame it on the guards. After Macbeth forgets to leave the daggers, Lady Macbeth must finish the job by returning them and smearing the guards with the blood. After the discovery King’s body, fingers are pointing at Macbeth since he went in and killed the guards in a fit of