In "Macbeth," a sinister play written by William Shakespeare, Macbeth goes through a change in his personality, morals and values. There are three specific evil forces that drive Macbeth to his downfall, Lady Macbeth's influence, The three Witches, and his own ambition. Lady macbeth is one of the three forces that drive Macbeth to his downfall, she is equally as ambitious as her husband but is unable to take action herself, perhaps because of the social constrains at the time(Howard 84).Lady Macbeth is the "spur" in the relationship, her values and morals change drastically through out the play, Shakespeare reveals different stages of her morals, values and different facets of her personality. During the first three acts of the play Lady Macbeth is portrayed as an evil character, one that pushes and manipulates Macbeth through out the play. Mr. Linder states "It is Lady Macbeth's desire for Duncan to be king, that prompts her to seize the witches prophesies and interpret them as a future she must order and control"(11). Convincing Macbeth that the fastest way for him to become king was for him to kill Duncan, Lady Macbeth starts inducing his actions, Macbeth agrees to kill Duncan at first, but then he wavers in his decision, but Lady Macbeth, convinced that Macbeth's truly desire was to be king, finds a way to manipulate him into killing Duncan by questioning his love for her and his manhood. .
After Macbeth has committed the deed, Lady Macbeth, having her conscience deprived by the spirits, shows no emotion, telling him to not think about it "What is done cannot be undone". Showing one of her facets, a decisive, strong and sinister character, but in the final two acts of the play, this character changes drastically, Lady Macbeth emits the guilt and the remorse of a woman haunt by her own actions which had been based on greed and without any morals, just driven by the evil and sinister forces of the need to seek power, and the urge to be superior.
