Why do you think Macbeth allows her to talk him into murder. And did Lady Macbeth really have that power?
2007-03-28 04:21:16 · 3 answers · asked by Kimberly S 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
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2007-03-28 04:23:57 · answer #1 · answered by charles h 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course she has the power. And I think it's inaccurate to say that he "allows" her to talk him into anything. They form the plot together.
Read Act I, scene vii, very carefully. At the beginning of the scene, Macbeth speaks a soliloquy ("If it were done...") in which he basically talks himself OUT of murdering Duncan. But, Lady M. shows up at the end of it, and, before the end of the scene, Macbeth is once again fully committed to the murder plot. The manner in which she persuades him to do the deed is absolutely extraordinary. She uses any number of tactical approaches with him, and he resists them all...until the very end. If you can isolate her winning gambit, you'll understand everything you need to about her character.
2007-03-28 15:21:44 · answer #2 · answered by shkspr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lady Macbeth challenged Macbeth's manhood, basically saying that she was more of a man than he if he did not kill Duncan.
2007-03-28 15:05:59 · answer #3 · answered by DramaGuy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋