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How Does Lady Macbeth Change Throughout The Play

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Macbeth at the beginning is brave and honorable general that defeated Macdonwald and other armies. He is a man who hides a hidden lust for power. But, his character is changed by several forces that turns him into a murderer and a tyrant. Those forces have an influence on Macbeth, but he is responsible for his own tragic end. The impact of lady Lady Macbeth, the witches prophecies, and Macbeth's strong desire for success, are the forces that lead to his tragic end.
Lady Macbeth is an evil woman who can manipulate Macbeth easily. It is shown in the line "When you durst do it, then you were a man, And, to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man”. She manipulates him by saying he’s not manly or brave. Lady Macbeth wants Macbeth to be king and her only plan is to help him gain the throne. When Macbeth is thinking of not going through with his plan to kill Duncan, Lady Macbeth gets mad when she hears of his change of plans. She becomes successful in changing his mind and is controlling him. She is only one thing that brings Macbeth to his end. …show more content…

Macbeth starts to rely on the witches prophecies. They are evil and deceiving and they lead to the wrongdoing of his character. Macbeth creates his own fate when he is driven by his lust for power, which cause him to commit more murders. He would never have thought about killing Duncan without the witches influence. But it’s Lady Macbeth, Macbeth's lust for power, and his own responsibilities lead to his end, not just the witches. They really never had the power to affect his decisions to commit

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