In Macbeth, ambition and strength play a major role in Lady Macbeth’s behavior. In the play, Macbeth as well Lady Macbeth display all three behaviors at once. There are many ways that these behaviors develop. Lady Macbeth is more ambitious and stronger than Macbeth. She is strong and ambitious at first, but she becomes more reserved and cautious.
Macbeth begins the play cautiously and suspiciously of the witches. When they proclaim him the thane to Cawdor, Macbeth begins to believe that they might be telling the truth. Shortly after, he hears that he is named. He is shocked when the witches inform him that he will become king, but he doesn’t consider killing Duncan until Lady Macbeth has spoken to him. Lady Macbeth, however, is determined and strong towards the end of the play. She has complete control of Macbeth from the beginning. She read the letter about Macbeth’s prophecies and began to plan to kill Duncan. Macbeth’s new title, the throne at Cawdor, is what she likes. This is a sign of her ambition at the beginning. She convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan by convincing him so easily. Macbeth attempted to avoid trouble but Lady Macbeth persuaded him to continue the plot, which saw them kill Duncan. He is so afraid of the dead that he has hallucinations. The play’s final part is interrupted by Macbeth’s hallucination. Macbeth must show courage and patience to get Lady Macbeth up to the task of killing king Duncan. This shows that he is still very weak and eager to achieve his ambitions. Lady Macbeth is more ambitious and stronger than Macbeth, but it’s the murder of King Duncan that makes the gap close. When Macbeth attempts to evade her, she calls him a coward. When Macbeth is back from killing Duncan, she shows great strength. All of these prove that Macbeth was a weaker character than Lady Macbeth.
William Shakespeare’s play demonstrates the harmful psychological and physical consequences of political ambitions. Macbeth & Lady Macbeth as a unit seek power. But Lady Macbeth has more ambition than Macbeth. She wants to be the queen. As she desires to be the queen, she is determined to make it happen. Macbeth, who is also a part of the crime, agrees to Macbeth’s agreement through her influence.
