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.
Lady Macbeth in the beginning of the play is manipulative, most of the times she manipulates her husband into doing either what she wants or what she thinks he should do. For example, when Macbeth does not want to kill Duncan anymore, Lady Macbeth convinces him by saying “from this time such I account thy love. Art thou afeared to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire? (I.vii line 38-41). Besides, the audience see Lady Macbeths is influencing her husband’s feelings by she is using her love as a weapon because she is saying do it
The factor that determines successful manipulation is for the one being manipulated to not realize they are, which is what makes Lady Macbeth's manipulation take such a toll on their relationship, reducing the trust level and their closeness. The first time she manipulates him is when she wants Duncan to be killed. She says ‘From this time Such I account thy love.’ I,vii,41-42, putting a value on how much Macbeth loves her. When she uses his love for her as a motivating factor it becomes dangerous and is the start of the deterioration of their relationship.
Shakespeare’s Macbeth revolves around the idea of power as it is the main theme. Power is constantly used and abused by characters who have much confidence and want to uphold certain titles and reputations. Shakespeare’s Macbeth shows that characters are willing to use their power for worse to gain respect and control of others.
Manipulation is one of the most prevalent themes In William Shakespeare ’s play Macbeth. This is primarily demonstrated through the way that the protagonist’s thoughts and actions are directly affected by external forces. Macbeth is easily swayed by the ideas of his wife, Lady Macbeth, and the Witches. All of this eventually cumulates in the total exploitation of his original traits and initial motivations.
Lady Macbeth: The Transformation from Ambition to Guilt Lady Macbeth's character in Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth" is a complex portrayal of ambition, guilt, and the consequences of unchecked desire for power. Throughout the play, she undergoes a significant transformation driven by her overwhelming ambition and the haunting guilt that consumes her. Her journey from a fiercely ambitious woman to a guilt-ridden figure reveals the intricacies of human nature and the moral dilemmas faced when pursuing one's desires at any cost. In the initial stages of the play, Lady Macbeth receives a letter from her husband detailing the prophecies foretold by the witches. "
In William Shakespere’s tragedy Macbeth, Lady Macbeth’s ambition and support of her husband's actions of murder makes her fall guilty. In act 1, scene 7, Lady Macbeth’s husband, Macbeth is in a debate battle with his thoughts not knowing if he should kill King Duncan or leave him be. He has been dreaming about the killing of Duncan so he can become king and live his happiest life the way he always wanted. The act of murder seems crazy but Lady Macbeth thinks otherwise and instead makes a plan for Macbeth so he can execute it correctly, leaving no evidence behind.
Lady Macbeth is presented as a manipulator who can disturb the course of society because she is a disturber. This is shown in Act 1 Scene 5, “Hie thee hither, that I may pour my spirits in thine ear.” Firstly, Lady Macbeth uses the delicate language of “pour” displaying she knows what she is doing and has calculated it, creating a vivid image in the audience’s mind of her pouring her ideas or “spirits” into Macbeth’s head, showing she is not only an influential manipulator but someone who has disturbing thoughts because she can alter the course of Macbeth’s thoughts to suit what she wants- to murder King Duncan. At this moment, the audience is unaware of exactly what she has planned but the supernatural connotations of “spirits” implies it
Macbeth is very impressionable. As his story progresses we see how easily manipulated he can be. Witches, come to tell him he is going to be king then, his wife makes him kill the king. This pushes him further into the wrong by killing many innocent people for the fortune and fame of being king. This strong brave soldier can be made to do anything if he is pushed enough.
In our world, manipulation takes place in everyday life as a natural impulse for both men and women. In Macbeth, manipulation is centralized around the mask of ambition displaying dominance over humanity. Certainly the witch’s, Lady Macbeth, and our fallen hero Macbeth become puppets of Manipulation it self. Consequently the witch’s power to influence decision-making causes the initial deterioration of Macbeth, along with Lady Macbeth’s influential desire for the throne, and thus Macbeth use of manipulation to create a new embodiment of a mask suffused in ambition for his own cruel deeds.
Lady Macbeth is the one who possesses the power to manipulate Macbeth. She even claims his nature, “...is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness” (Shakespeare I.iiiii.17) to kill anyone. She has the largest negative impact on Macbeth’s ambition, because her ambition is even stronger at the start of the play. Not only is she more ambitious, but she is also stronger and more ruthless than Macbeth. Lady Macbeth starts plotting how to convince Macbeth to kill and how to kill Duncan almost immediately after she receives the letter.
Lady Macbeth is indeed the dominant one between herself and her spouse Macbeth. With ease she could have persuaded Macbeth to do her dirty work whenever she pleased to do so. She doesn’t show this power over him in public places or around people but rather when they’re behind closed doors in private. Her tactics consisted of using shame and or questioning his manhood to emotional corruption to control his mind to ultimately execute her idea or will. If not already obvious enough, Lady Macbeth is the snake in the garden corrupting Macbeth to become an evil character throughout the play slowly but shortly.
Manipulation is a recurring theme in Macbeth because whenever Macbeth shows signs of weakness, Lady Macbeth undermines his manhood. Lady Macbeth’s actions portray her as strong and evil rather than nurturing and good. Lady Macbeth’s character exemplifies the complete opposite of social expectations during the Elizabethan era. By being able to manipulate her husband, Lady Macbeth is also seen as being a stronger character than Macbeth. Conclusively, Lady Macbeth’s actions portray Shakespeare’s exploration of gender roles, and his evaluation of
“Lady Macbeth” is a 14-year-old female, currently inpatient at a hospital, for obsessive and compulsive behaviors. She reports that at age 13 these behaviors started to arise and she describes the rituals and thoughts that were present during this time. She says that she was afraid of germs that were on her clothes and on other things, so she would shake her clothes for a half hour before she felt comfortable putting them on her body. She stated that it would take her 6 hours to get ready to go out to do something socially because she would have to shower and would go over and over again cleaning herself, to the point that her hands would be cracked and bleeding. Soap and water became not enough for her to get clean so she began using rubbing
William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, the main character; Macbeth, is seen as an evil character. The play is based off of Macbeth’s decisions and his actions to become King. In the beginning Macbeth starts out as a hero in Scotland’s war with Ireland and towards the end he is transformed into a murderer. Macbeth is not wholly evil because of is heroism in the war, his love for Scotland, and because he didn’t want to kill King Duncan initially. Macbeth was brain washed by his wife and tricked into killing the King.
