Many fascinating characters exist in Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, however, none are as intriguing as Lady Macbeth, wife of Macbeth, king of Scotland. Lady Macbeth possesses a tremendous ability to manipulate those around to do what she desires, and is willing to assume any persona to do execute her desire. Such is the case when she assumed a ruthless persona for her persuasion of Macbeth to murder Duncan; she also assumed an innocent and loyal persona in her discovery of the corpses, additionally, in her duties as a hostess to King Duncan. In the preparation for the murder of King Duncan, Macbeth frequently doubted the success of the mission and if it should be executed, to which Lady Macbeth responded, “Thou wouldst be great/Art not without
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When King Duncan entered Macbeth’s castle, he encountered the hostess of the castle, Lady Macbeth, who through her loyal persona implored that “Your servants ever/Have theirs, themselves, and what is theirs is compt/To make audit at your Highness’ pleasure,/Still to return your own” (I.vi.25-28). Thus, she affirms her status as a servant to the king and kindly proclaims that all she has is at the king’s disposal, furthermore, she is content with returning anything to the king. All of Lady Macbeth’s statements to the king are ironic, however, as she had plotted his murder long before even speaking to him. In conclusion, Lady Macbeth’s personality is far from simple and she is not afraid to use manipulation to draw others to illegitimate means of acquiring power, which she will ultimately succeeded …show more content…
In the preparation of the murder plan, Lady Macbeth called upon dark spirits and demanded that they “Make thick my blood./Stop up the access and passage to remorse,/That no compunctious visitings of nature/Shake my fell purpose” (I.v.40-43). She desires to feel no remorse for killing the king of her kingdom, and she desires to be without compassion as it would interfere with her murderous ambition. Without remorse or compassion, she will be free to assume any persona, regardless of the morality, in any circumstance to further her ideals via manipulation and deceitful tactics. This ideal of Lady Macbeth was most likely achieved by her, but perhaps, not to the fullest extent. In her persuasion to Macbeth, she called upon her experiences as a mother by claiming that “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.vii.53-59). Lady Macbeth tells her husband that she would have killed her child in a brutal manner if she had made the same promises as Macbeth. This further demonstrates the manipulative and merciless nature of Lady Macbeth as she tries to sway Macbeth to her side but it is executed in a callous, heartless manner. In conclusion, a
When King Duncan entered Macbeth’s castle, he encountered the hostess of the castle, Lady Macbeth, who through her loyal persona implored that “Your servants ever/Have theirs, themselves, and what is theirs is compt/To make audit at your Highness’ pleasure,/Still to return your own” (I.vi.25-28). Thus, she affirms her status as a servant to the king and kindly proclaims that all she has is at the king’s disposal, furthermore, she is content with returning anything to the king. All of Lady Macbeth’s statements to the king are ironic, however, as she had plotted his murder long before even speaking to him. In conclusion, Lady Macbeth’s personality is far from simple and she is not afraid to use manipulation to draw others to illegitimate means of acquiring power, which she will ultimately succeeded …show more content…
In the preparation of the murder plan, Lady Macbeth called upon dark spirits and demanded that they “Make thick my blood./Stop up the access and passage to remorse,/That no compunctious visitings of nature/Shake my fell purpose” (I.v.40-43). She desires to feel no remorse for killing the king of her kingdom, and she desires to be without compassion as it would interfere with her murderous ambition. Without remorse or compassion, she will be free to assume any persona, regardless of the morality, in any circumstance to further her ideals via manipulation and deceitful tactics. This ideal of Lady Macbeth was most likely achieved by her, but perhaps, not to the fullest extent. In her persuasion to Macbeth, she called upon her experiences as a mother by claiming that “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.vii.53-59). Lady Macbeth tells her husband that she would have killed her child in a brutal manner if she had made the same promises as Macbeth. This further demonstrates the manipulative and merciless nature of Lady Macbeth as she tries to sway Macbeth to her side but it is executed in a callous, heartless manner. In conclusion, a