Lady Macbeth Authority Quotes

In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, there are many figures of authority. One of these examples is Lady Macbeth. In the play, she reflects the quote: "O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide" from Henry VI part III. The quote talks about how women may have traits similar to those of a tiger. Tigers are authoritative, intelligent, and ruthless. Therefore, Lady Macbeth is a tiger-like figure. A great way to start is how Lady Macbeth is tiger-like with her power of authority. Lady Macbeth is a big authority in her husband's, Macbeth, life, which shows how tiger-like she is. Initially, Lady Macbeth is constantly telling Macbeth what to think. She tells him to stop overthinking about Banquo's death. Likewise, she tells him to stop overthinking about

She creates the entire plan of killing Duncan. In fact, she tells Macbeth that it is more convenient to kill Ducan at their party than later: "Is not thy master with him? Who were not so, would have been informed of preparation"(1.5.32-34). It is smart to think in the long run, rather than in the short term. She has the heart of a tiger that can wait for hours before getting its tasty reward. Next, Lady Macbeth is quick on her feet and can plan spontaneously. When Macbeth kills the guards, others find out, and Lady Macbeth faints as a form of distraction: "Help me hence, ho!" 2.3.135 With this distraction, people stray away from Macbeth's antics. It is quite hard to handle the stress of plans going wrong and she can overcome it with willpower alone. She is like a tiger who can handle an unintended chase. In summary, Lady Macbeth is clever with her lies. She lies when she says that Macbeth has been seeing things all his life. As well, when she first meets Duncan she overstates her cheerful welcome: "We rest our hermits" (1.6.23). She is saying how she is praying for him when really, she is planning his

Although Lady Macbeth is intelligent, she is also ruthless, which exemplifies her tiger-like heart. Lady Macbeth is like a tiger by the way she ruthlessly treats others around her. Certainly, she insults Macbeth and demeans him. She uses Macbeth's manhood as a way of hurting him. In the same way, she says that he is too weak or cowardly: "My hands are of your colour, but I shame to wear a heart so white" (2.2.81-82). She will put him down like a predator, challenging his peers. Then, she will do anything for Macbeth. She says she will kill her own baby for him. Equally important, she wants spirits to remove her feminine characteristics to allow her to be more vicious: "Unsex me here and fill me, from the crown to the toe, top full of direst cruelty" (1.5.44-46). She will do anything to take care of her partner, even if that includes immoral actions or murder. She is like a mother who will seriously kill her family or children. Ultimately, she is ruthless with how she commits murder. Immediately after finding out that it is prophesied for Macbeth to be king, she thinks of killing the current king: "Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be what thou art promised"