Lady Macbeth Is Evil Essay

It’s hard to imagine a woman, even a want-to-be queen, could be as powerful and persuasive as Lady Macbeth. Set in the day when most women had no power, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, is a dark, murderous, convoluted, tragic tale which revolves around this most dominant, manipulative woman. She is not the title character, but her evil influence is felt throughout the play. Although there are many pressures on the title character, Lady Macbeth is the person who most influenced Macbeth to kill King Duncan and set in motion the murderous series of events that occur in the play.
After meeting with the witches, Macbeth sends Lady Macbeth a letter about the witches prophecies. She is thrilled by the letter’s content. She believes Macbeth has a right and a destiny to become king, and she wishes …show more content…
On the night of the planned murder, he tells Lady Macbeth he will not do it. Lady Macbeth is upset that her plan is falling apart. She calls Macbeth a coward and questions his manhood. “When you durst do it, then you were a man a man; and to be more than you were, you would be so much the man.” (Act 1 Scene 7 Page Line) Lady Macbeth is questioning his manhood and challenging her husband to “man up!” She wants to make him feel weak and insignificant by telling him he is less than a man because he has second thoughts.This has to be a terrible insult to a man who has fought in battle, especially coming from his wife. Lady Macbeth reminds her husband that he has promised to go through with the murder and that she keeps her promises. Macbeth is motivated by his desire to prove himself to his manipulative, ambitious wife. At this point in the play, Macbeth might have lost his courage and walked away from the plot; but Lady Macbeth’s challenging his manhood causes him to continue. Once again, Macbeth prove himself to be under her control. Lady Macbeth uses his weaknesses and desire to please her to make Macbeth carry out her