In the Elizabethan Age, women were deemed as impotent figures dependent on their male counterparts. They were especially considered intellectually incompatible with men, but Shakespeare’s Macbeth draws a completely unusual portrayal of a female villain through Lady Macbeth. As Macbeth’s wife and partner in crime, Lady Macbeth’s role is an important key to his success. Her role was so significant that she was able to manipulate and sway Macbeth towards viciousness. Unlike most women of her era, the character of Lady Macbeth greatly influences Macbeth using bold and manipulative strategies, but later reduced to a feeble character because she was no longer pivotal to her husband. As soon as Lady Macbeth is introduced in act one, she immediately
