By the end of Sheakspeare's "Macbeth," Lady Macbeth has proven that her .
imagination is stronger than her will. During the beginning of the play, .
Lady M had been the iron fist and authority icon for Macbeth. She was the .
voice of determination and hardness, yet deep down, she never carried such .
traits to begin with. She started this ordeal with a negative, bombastic .
rhetoric, preying on Macbeth's weaknesses in order to egg him on. In no .
way did she make a positive contribution to Macbeth or to herself. .
However, Macbeth soon becomes more independent and shows more of his own .
self-ambition. Eventually, Lady Macbeth begins to show her true, stripped .
away and "wither"d" nature. Lady Macbeth's vulnerability increases as time .
passes, and her enthusiasm wanes. Lady Macbeth is mainly responsible for .
aggravating the struggle between Macbeth's morality, devotion and .
"vaulting ambition." This duality in Lady Macbeth's character plays a huge .
role in planting the seed for Macbeth's downfall and eventual demise.
Lady Macbeth imagines that she has the capability to be a remorseless and .
determined villain, but she isn't anything of the like in reality. She .
thinks that her will to follow through with her thoughts outweighs .
Macbeth's determination. Lady Macbeth views her husband as "too full o" .
the milk of human kindness/To catch the nearest way," (I-v, 16-17). Within .
the first act, she deems herself the more committing and authoritative .
person in this couple. She claims that "that which rather [Macbeth] dost .
fear to do," could be fulfilled if, "I may pour my spirits in thine ear" .
(I-v, 23-25). She believes matters should be taken into her own hands from .
the moment she receives the letter about the witches" prophecies. Lady .
Macbeth believes that Macbeth doesn't have the "spirit" to "catch the .