Not through his own designs, for the Fates had willed
The end of Duncan’s life and the rise of Glamis’s life
Needed the enlistment of Macbeth’s wife
Macbeth was a warrior, a soldier of means
He paled in comparison to his wife’s wicked schemes
He would kill and assassinate his enemies and friends
In order to achieve his ends
But to Lady Macbeth, it was as the Fates intend
In the beginning, being afraid to commit such deeds
Strong lady Macbeth had to take the lead
Convincing her husband it was in the kingdom’s need
Their ambition had driven them insane at least
Unleashing on the land two tyrant beast
All powers, he intended, to consolidate
Treating friends and foe with venomous hate
It was