We are the most vulnerable to manipulation when we can’t see past our greatest ambitions. Which is exactly what happened to Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth manipulated and encouraged her husband, Macbeth, to kill the king, which led her to have internal conflicts that ultimately led to her fate.
Lady Macbeth is manipulative toward making Macbeth, king. After Macbeth told Lady Macbeth the prophecies she started praying and said, “come, you spirits that end on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me, from the crown to toe, top-full of direst cruelty” (1:5 41-44). She was praying to any evil that is listening, asking them to fill her with evil. She knew that Macbeth didn’t have it in him to kill Duncan. She wanted to do it because Macbeth was “full o’ the milk of human kindness”. When Macbeth was getting ready to kill Duncan she challenged his manhood by saying, “when you durst do it, then
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She encouraged Macbeth to kill Duncan, despite him telling Lady Macbeth that he didn’t want to. All Lady Macbeth wanted for her husband was for him to become king, no matter the consequences. She said, “these deeds must not be thought after these ways; so, it will make us mad” (2:2 44-45). Lady Macbeth couldn’t handle killing Duncan thus, manipulating Macbeth to do it. She knew they both couldn’t handle the guilt and shame that came with killing Duncan, even though she thought it was right. She said that to convince him to not think about it, but also to convince herself. Later, at the party she noticed Macbeth acting strange because of the guilt of killing Duncan. She told him, “gentle my lord, sleek o’er your rugged looks; be bright and jovial among your guests to-night” (3:2 27-28). Lady Macbeth needed him to keep his appearance up because people were still investigating the king's death. She was able to forget about killing Duncan, but Macbeth wasn’t. Lady Macbeth helped him to cover his remorse, just as she