In the beginning, Macbeth is manipulated by his wife, Lady Macbeth, who encourages his ambition and violence. ... Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill King Duncan to take the throne.

Lady Macbeth’s famous soliloquy is fearsome to behold. In the speech—which appears in Act 1 Scene 5 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth—Lady Macbeth resolves to kill Duncan, the King of Scotland, so ...

In my head, Lady Macbeth is truly just Macbeth's puppet master. She is the one who convinces him to kill Duncan, and she is the one who goes after the prophecy to its fullest extent while ...

In this instance, the extract is from Act 1, Scene 7 where Lady Macbeth is questioning her husband's masculinity and his commitment to following through with his plan to murder King Duncan and ...

LADY MACBETH Yet here’s a spot. Out, damned spot, out, I say! One. ... Here, she hears an imagined toll of a bell, echoing the one she rang to signal Macbeth to kill Duncan in Act II, Scene I.

Lady Macbeth hails, of course, from William Shakespeare's classic tragedy Macbeth, in which she convinces her husband to kill King Duncan so she can become the queen of Scotland.

An awe-inspiring production of William Shakespeare’s masterwork tragedy, 'Macbeth' is now being performed at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) through November 17th. Read the review.