At the end of the play Malcolm refers to Lady Macbeth as a “fiend- like queen.” Is this an accurate interpretation of the character?

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At the end of the play Malcolm refers to Lady Macbeth as a “fiend- like queen.” Is this an accurate interpretation of the character?

I do not think that this statement of is an accurate interpretation of Lady Macbeth. I can see why some people would agree with the statement however.

    Lady Macbeth has a great insight into Macbeth’s character. She knows that Macbeth wants to become king, but he wants to achieve this fairly. She will help him to become king by pushing him:

       “That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false.

         And yet wouldst wrongly win;”

    Lady Macbeth shows the reader that she is not a “fiend- like queen.” Fiends are evil. If lady Macbeth were a fiend she wouldn’t have to call on the evil spirits to give her strength to plot the murder of Duncan. She knows that woman have a soft side to them, so she would like the evil spirits to take that soft side away from her:

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                                                                   “Come you spirits,

                                                  That tends on mortal thoughts,

                                                   Unsex me here.”

    Lady Macbeth is strong, ...

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