In Macbeth, Shakespeare portrays the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as equal in love and ambition. Their love embodies the power as they pursue the same goal - to take the throne of Scotland. However, an attentive interpretation of the text indicates that their marital bond maintains as they work very closely as mere partners to achieve their shared goal. More ruthless and violent than Macbeth, Lady Macbeth manipulates him into kill people by repeatedly questioning his manhood until he wants to commit murder voluntarily to prove his masculinity. They show little affection for each other; after the murder of Duncan, they begin to be estranged each other to the extent that Macbeth barely reacts to the suicide of Lady Macbeth. Their
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She then ensures that she will make the guards of Duncan drunken and blacked out so that they take the blame for the murder. The consequence of their kind of love is quite destructive. Even Lady Macbeth begins to sleepwalk and wash her hands in the imaginary spot due to her unconscious guilt. Realizing that he has been tricked by the prophecies, Macbeth decides to fight for the throne. When he hears the news of Lady Macbeth’s suicide, he hardly reacts to it. He says, "she should have died hereafter, there would have been a time for such a word" (5.5.17-18). He seems not to care about her death and just thinks that she should have died later so that he can focus on fighting against his enemies. Some evidence from the text may give rise to an interpretation of Macbeth as a love story between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. After Macbeth kills Duncan, even Lady Macbeth feels guilty and depressed. “Naught’s had, all’s spent, Where our desire is got without content./ 'Tis safer to be that which we destroy/ Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy” (3.2.6-9)”. She tries to calm herself. But when Macbeth shows up, she cheers
She then ensures that she will make the guards of Duncan drunken and blacked out so that they take the blame for the murder. The consequence of their kind of love is quite destructive. Even Lady Macbeth begins to sleepwalk and wash her hands in the imaginary spot due to her unconscious guilt. Realizing that he has been tricked by the prophecies, Macbeth decides to fight for the throne. When he hears the news of Lady Macbeth’s suicide, he hardly reacts to it. He says, "she should have died hereafter, there would have been a time for such a word" (5.5.17-18). He seems not to care about her death and just thinks that she should have died later so that he can focus on fighting against his enemies. Some evidence from the text may give rise to an interpretation of Macbeth as a love story between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. After Macbeth kills Duncan, even Lady Macbeth feels guilty and depressed. “Naught’s had, all’s spent, Where our desire is got without content./ 'Tis safer to be that which we destroy/ Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy” (3.2.6-9)”. She tries to calm herself. But when Macbeth shows up, she cheers