The reality behind Lady MacbethIn the play “Macbeth”, the character that stands out the most is Lady Macbeth. His role in this story is important; Lady Macbeth is an immoral, ruthless, and ambitious person who will do whatever it takes to gain power. She is responsible for the murders her husband commits due to his own greed and desire for power. Lady Macbeth becomes more eager to obtain the crown than Macbeth himself and soon realizes that once one commits a violent act, there is no way back. An analysis of Lady Macbeth reveals that she is a powerful character who adds complexity and depth to the play about murder, madness, and revenge. Due to Lady Macbeth's ambition to become queen, she persuades her husband to murder King Duncan. She calls Macbeth a coward, believing that he is not worthy enough to match his actions to her wishes by telling him "Are you afraid to be the same in your own act and worth as you are in desire?" (I.vii.39-40). Lady Macbeth tries to reveal the evil that lies dormant in her husband; she wants to push him to commit murder so that Macbeth devotes himself to taking control of Scotland. She is aware that she has control over her husband and is using it against him. Macbeth cannot tolerate his own wife disrespecting him. He declares: “I dare to do everything that can become a man; who dares to do more is no one. “(I.vii.46) For Macbeth, his wife's judgment is very important and he is determined to prove her strength. This shows Lady Macbeth's manipulative influence against Macbeth and how she can use her emotions to achieve her own desires. Once her husband decides to carry out his plan to kill Duncan, Lady Macbeth explains careful preparation, which she appears to do... middle of paper ... ignoring all of his protests. ; when he hesitates to murder; she constantly questions his manhood until he feels he must murder to prove himself. Lady Macbeth's remarkable strength of will continues until the king's murder. It is Lady Macbeth who calms her husband's nerves after the crime has been committed. Towards the end of the act, she begins a slow slide into madness. Ambition affects Lady Macbeth much more than Macbeth before the murders, as does guilt more strongly afterward. Lady Macbeth sleepwalks through the castle, urgently attempting to wash away the invisible bloodstain that has marred her conscience. Once the feeling of guilt overwhelms her ability to function and her sensitivity becomes a weakness and she is unable to cope, the result is Lady Macbeth's suicide. Depicting his inability to cope with her as well as Macbeth's crimes.