Week 11

What roles do Lady Macbeth and witches play?

Lady Macbeth and the Witches have a powerful role on the play of Macbeth. They give women a sense of power and having a more powerful voice. This is valid because in the play we can see how women are being a voice that influences in the life of a man. For example, the witches when they said “Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none: So, all hail, Macbeth and Banquo!” In this evidence, the witches are adoring Macbeth and telling him about his future. This is an example of how supernatural forces disrupt the nature. When the witches said this Macbeth desire of being a king began to go on. Therefore, the witches’ message to Macbeth had a stronger value inside of the tragedy. Moreover, Lady Macbeth was portrayed as a stong women but acted more like a man. She was courageous and wanted Macbeth to act without fear. According to Lady Macbeth “Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem’s the ornament of life, and live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting ‘I dare not’ wait upon ‘I would,” According to this evidence Lady Macbeth is challenging Macbeth to act more like a man and kill Duncan to do his desires. She told him that he must act without thinking too much. This shows how Lady Macbeth had a little of influence on Macbeth transformation because she was challenging him by telling him if he would live like a coward. Subsequently, he wanted to accomplish his desires, but also wanted to show his wife that he was strong enough. To conclude, the witches and Lady Macbeth were two strong influences on Macbeth decision, they were the push Macbeth need it to make his desires become true.