How Is Lady Macbeth A Hero
“To beguile the time, / Look like the time; bear welcome in your eye, / Your hand, your tongue; look like th' innocent flower, But be the serpent under't” (1.5.63-66). British playwright William Shakespeare wrote The Tragedy of Macbeth in 1606. The play is about the downfall of a hero. In this play one of the main characters, Lady Macbeth, is shown as a strong character. Some believe she is even a stronger character than her husband, Macbeth. However, I do not perceive the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in this way. I view Lady Macbeth as weaker than her husband due to her: lack to admit when she is wrong, inability to back up her words, and her cowardliness. Lady Macbeth does not easily back down when she believes she is right. She