Macbeth, the Thane of Cawdor, is a man who transforms into a person of horror. In a tragedy, great suffering and destruction appears. In this play the misfortunes are caused by Macbeth’s actions. Although Macbeth is originally a loyal subject, Lady Macbeth manipulates and eventually turns him into a monster. Throughout the story Lady Macbeth influences her husband and convinces him to commit treachery. These include killing the King of Scotland and Banquo. As Macbeth carries out these malicious deeds, he descends into a state of madness. He envisions ghosts and daggers. The guilt that resides in Macbeth develops throughout the story. As he sees blood, he begins to express his guilt regarding his murder of Duncan. As Macbeth demonstrates an increasing level of madness, his visions of blood recur more frequently. Lady Macbeth influences her husband with her incessant questioning of his masculinity and ultimately leads him to a world of nightmarish fantasy. In this tragedy, masculinity and gender appear as a recurring theme. Lady Macbeth uses many strategies …show more content…
These tasks include killing the King of Scotland and Banquo. She uses her persuasive tactics to manipulate Macbeth. Her most powerful way of persuasion is questioning his manhood. She insults him saying that he is not a man. This drives him to prove that he is man. The murder of Duncan begins the ambition for Macbeth to become king. After Macbeth orders the assassination of Banquo, he is left with lots of guilt. These treacherous deeds that Macbeth commits eventually causes his downfall. From the guilt that resides in himself, he descends into a state of madness. He envisions and hallucinates things relating to the bad deeds he commits. She convinces Macbeth to commit traitorous deeds which leads to a declivity of madness. Lady Macbeth persuades her husband with constant questioning of manhood which ultimately leads him into a nightmarish