In Shakespeare’s tragedy, Macbeth, Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth plot to kill the king after hearing a prophecy proclaiming that he will one day be king of Scotland. When eerie manifestations begin to occur, Macbeth and his wife become paranoid, so much so that their guilt slowly becomes apparent to others. Driven by her ambition and hunger for power, Lady Macbeth leads the play. Her decidedly bold character begins to fade as she witnesses her husband making a frightful scene at their dinner party, where she herself becomes wracked with the fear of being found out. In Niccoló Machiavelli’s esteemed book, The Prince, there are many ways he talks about gaining power. Lady Macbeth possesses a number of Machiavellian characteristics, for
