Lady Macbeth Evil Analysis

In today’s society, people commit heinous deeds. In the Shakespearean play Macbeth that also seems to be the case. Throughout the play of Macbeth, there are many characters, but the character that is the most evil is Lady Macbeth as she convinced Macbeth to commit murder, she makes Macbeth feel guilty and unworthy, and she has no regrets being evil or killing others. But is what is the meaning of being evil? It is something that is morally bad or wicked. Lady Macbeth is both of these things. Primarily, she is the reason Macbeth went on his killing spree. She convinced him into thinking that murder is fine, as long as it leads to a reward. For example, when Macbeth found out about the prophecy that stated he would be king, he didn’t have any …show more content…
An example of this is when she was demonstrating how evil she was. She said that she would smash the head of her own baby, which is crossing the line of cruelty. The fact that she could think so inhumanely shows us how evil she is. “I have given suck, and know How tender ’tis to love the babe that milks me. I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this.”(I.vi.55-60) Another example of her cruelty is when she says she is ashamed to have a white heart, or to be kind. That suggests that she is evil and that she loves to be evil. A quote that supports this is, “I shame To wear a heart so white.”(II.ii.64-65). Lastly, she isn’t afraid to think about her crimes. This is shown when she says, “Infirm of purpose! Give me the daggers. The sleeping and the dead Are but as pictures. 'Tis the eye of childhood That fears a painted devil. If he do bleed, I’ll gild the faces of the grooms withal, For it must seem their guilt.”(II.ii.54-57) Not only does she go back to a bloody room full of dead people, she frames other innocent people for her