... preys on her husband's faults to carry out the "dreadful deed" that sparks both of their gradual descents into insanity and despair. Initially, she is presented as a dark, dire woman begging to be filled with spirits of "direst cruelty." As the play progressives, we see her interact with the good but naive King Duncan. She puts on her face of the "innocent flower" and preys upon Duncan's naivete ... as the serpent. Once Duncan is murdered and done with, Macbeth seems to take a turn for ... . Their conversation ends there for now and we see Lady Macbeth, and not Macbeth himself, greeting...

• Word Count: 1163
• Approx Pages: 5

In a play that is abundant in evil occurrences, Lady Macbeth is the overriding source of evil in the first act. Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan, despite Macbeth listing reasons against the murder. When Macbeth is alone, we discover that he is a loyal thane to Duncan, not a murdering savage. When Duncan is in his house at Inverness, Macbeth comes to a decision not to kill Duncan ... Macbeth, he is vulnerable to committing deeds he knows are wrong. After Macbeth writes home telling of his murderous plans, Lady Macbeth begins talking to evil spirits. Because women often lack the r...

• Word Count: 888
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... from Macbeth as she goes and talks to the evil spirits to make herself evil with lines such as "Fill me from the crown to the toe-top full of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood". She goes to the extent of planning the murder of Duncan and assumes full responsibility of this. She exerts a lot of power over Macbeth in this part of the play and even calls him a "coward" and this ... . At this point Lady Macbeth is in complete control and has tried to make Macbeth free of guilt even though he in fact did perform the deed. Lady Macbeth is then able to exclaim in horror "What! In our House!" ...

• Word Count: 962
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School