The Lady Macbeth Effect
The mechanisms of evil minds are different than those that dont feel or want to commit actions attributed to some of history's worst people. These people see the world differently, maybe as if life is a trap or as something to conquer, nevertheless they usually view the world and everyone in it as being against them, and these people will try everything in their power to gain some sense of control in whatever way they can. In Shakespeare's play “Macbeth”, the character of lady macbeth suffers from this same inner turmoil, and in effect is presented as committing many atrocities indirectly, and by manipulating those around her she has caused the downfall and death nd of various people including herself, and as her sins are committed physically by others such as her husband, the question of whether she is evil, is sadly still debatable. …show more content…
Lady macbeth is wife to our so called ‘Tragic Hero’, a kind but strong man who owns a fair title and the respect of the people, but Lady macbeth saw a flaw in her husband that would surely ruin them in due time, he was cowardice. In page 229, lines 39-45, Lady macbeth addresses his cowardly behavior by criticizing him and comparing him to a cat in “adage”, this was after the idea of murdering the king was brought up, a king he was loyal to, and even though he seemed to like the idea of being king, he could not rid the world of an already good one in any right state 0f
The mechanisms of evil minds are different than those that dont feel or want to commit actions attributed to some of history's worst people. These people see the world differently, maybe as if life is a trap or as something to conquer, nevertheless they usually view the world and everyone in it as being against them, and these people will try everything in their power to gain some sense of control in whatever way they can. In Shakespeare's play “Macbeth”, the character of lady macbeth suffers from this same inner turmoil, and in effect is presented as committing many atrocities indirectly, and by manipulating those around her she has caused the downfall and death nd of various people including herself, and as her sins are committed physically by others such as her husband, the question of whether she is evil, is sadly still debatable. …show more content…
Lady macbeth is wife to our so called ‘Tragic Hero’, a kind but strong man who owns a fair title and the respect of the people, but Lady macbeth saw a flaw in her husband that would surely ruin them in due time, he was cowardice. In page 229, lines 39-45, Lady macbeth addresses his cowardly behavior by criticizing him and comparing him to a cat in “adage”, this was after the idea of murdering the king was brought up, a king he was loyal to, and even though he seemed to like the idea of being king, he could not rid the world of an already good one in any right state 0f