LADY MACBETH

LADY MACBETH

1. Macbeth

   • Lady Macbeths Partner
     • Rumoured to be second partner
     • Unique relationship
       • Power struggle
   • Central character of the play
   • Involves Lady Macbeth in murder plot
     • Start of downfall

2. Strengths

   • Her Strength
     • Women at the time didn't have a lot of power, making Lady Macbeth a unique and strong woman
   • Persuasive
     • Macbeth was talking himself out of committing the murder of King Duncan, but Lady Macbeth persuades him back into the murder, becoming a catalyst for Macbeth's downfall
     • Manipulative
   • Ruthless
     • Finishes off Macbeth's murder by killing the two guardsmen
     • Violent
   • Ambitious
   • "Masculine soul inhabiting a female body"

3. Weaknesses

   • Guilt
     • Plagues her mind, she starts sleep walking and dreaming she can't remove the blood from her hands
     • Leads her to suicide
   • Sensitivity
     • Portrayed in the play as a womanly weakness

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