Lady Macbeth plays a very important role in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In the beginning of the play, she is an extremely strong female with more ambition than her husband. She is aware of her ruthless actions when she pushes Macbeth into committing murder. She is able to manipulate her husband with great effectiveness by questioning his manhood when he refuses to take the action of murder. After Macbeth finally proves his manhood, it is Lady Macbeth who calms his nerves immediately after the crime. After the incident, however, Lady Macbeth starts to lose her mind. She tries to hide her guilt, but her conscience is too powerful and is able to overcome the fearless female.
Lady Macbeth’s insanity is foreshadowed in the first ac
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