Mark Wilson
Ms. Figueroa
Senior English
20thFeb, 2019
Lady Macbeth encourages Macbeth to murder king Duncan and blame his
servants. Macbeth was a great General to king Duncan but even good people can
become corrupted, Macbeth met the horrid witches and the witches told him three
prophecies that would affect him in the future eventually his wife Lady Macbeth
would find that those future predictions were correct but it ended up having an
negative effect on Macbeth.eventually she would ask the spirits for help then she
would come up with an evil dark plan that would involve killing king Duncan
Also shortly after Macbeth would go completely mad insane and try to kill his
own best friends' child which eventually Adding up to Macbeth’s downfall. Lady
Macbeth is responsible for Macbeths downfall portrayed through her sick twisted
Lady Macbeth is a good person, but she shows her true colors after finding out that she
could have absolute power which corrupted her, and her true twisted sociopath control freak
nature was revealed. When Macbeth talks to lady Macbeth about her plan to take down the king,
she does not want a weak Macbeth but a wicked one similar to her in a way that he doesn’t
showhis emotions to others so easily , a respectable king on the outside but be a cold blooder
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murderer on the inside. Pretty much to sum her plans up she wanted to be able to trust him in a
“May read strange matter’s, to beguile the time. Look like the time. Bear welcome in
your eye. Your hand, tongue looks like th’innocent flower, but be the serpent under he that’s
coming (Shakespeare 1.5 60-67). Lady Macbeth wants Macbeth to be able to fool everyone in
trying to act innocent but really being up to no good at all. Lady Macbeth wants Macbeth to act
aware in certain circumstances but be ready to assert himself in any given moment. “But screw
your courage to the sticking place and we’ll not fail, when Duncan is asleep (where to rather
shall his days hard journey soundly invite him), his two chamberlains will I with wine and
wassail so convince. (Shakespeare 1.7 60-65) Lady Macbeth planning on getting the servants
drunk with wine and manipulating Macbeth to kill king Duncan while the servants are asleep,
Lady Macbeth tries to persuade Macbeth to kill king Duncan but also breaking him down
mentally as a man in order to get what she wants which eventually works causing Macbeth to go
Lady Macbeth is a manipulative wife towards Macbeth with corrupted power. Lady Macbeth
plotting ways to make the prophecy come true. “come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts
unset me here and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty. Make thick blood.
Stop up th’ access and passage to remorse (Shakespeare 1.5 37-41) Lady Macbeth calls to the
spirits for power and corruption stating wicked acts of evil. Lady Macbeth first act of evil would [Last Name]3
be calling out to the spirits for the prophecy. “Who was it that thus cried? Why worthy thane,
you do unbend your noble strength to thick so brainsickly of things. Go get some water and wash
this filthy witness from you hand- why did you bring these daggers from the place they must lie
there.” (Shakespeare 2.2 42-47) Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth to get rid of the evidence and
put the daggers back and wash his hands. Lady Macbeth is corrupted and evil she manipulates
Lady Macbeth is responsible for Macbeth going completely mad and eventually
portrayed through manipulation and controlling nature things aren't what they seem, which
involves Macbeths downfall as a thane, husband and friend. Lady Macbeth brought the evil out
of Macbeth shining light upon what was already their all it took was knowledge and lady
Macbeth didn’t think twice about what horrors she committed to Macbeth in order to get what
she wants power greed wicked evil and manipulation, Lady Macbeth used Macbeth like a puppet
she wanted him to be innocent on the outside like a noble knight but evil and wicked on the
inside which results in Macbeth going crazy mad and even insane, Lady Macbeth is to blame for
Macbeths downfall.
What ultimately lead to Macbeths downfall was his selfishness to back down or stand
down as king but also being easily manipulated by his own wife to commit evil acts against his
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