Lady Macbeth's Character

Lady Macbeth starts out as a strong character; she seeks power. Though it would appear she seeks power more for herself than Macbeth, "Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it.." and, " When I burned in desire to question them further.." she appears more infatuated with what power she'd hold if Macbeth becomes king more than the power he would wield. She struggles in the beginning to believe the sisters of their prophecy, "The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly, That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false, And yet wouldst wrongly win.." yet whether or not the sisters are true, she's fully aware of what must be done, and shows now remorse of that knowledge, ""Thus thou must do, if thou have it.. And chastise with the valor …show more content…
You see her compassion is swept away in her conversation with Macbeth, "bear welcome in your eye, Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under't.." even with her encouragement towards Macbeth, she lets him know he doesn't have to carry the fatal hand alone, "Only look up clear; To alter favor ever is to fear: Leave all the rest to me." she's showing she'll carry the weight of the burden if she has …show more content…
It is believed that she died in the madness of her