Relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth And How It Changes Throughout The Play

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Relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth And How It Changes Throughout The Play

At the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth shows us that she is very supportive to Macbeth. When deliberating the plans surrounding King Duncan's murder she says to Macbeth 'Leave all the rest to me'. Lady Macbeth also regards her husband as 'too full o'th'milk of human kindness'. She is stating that her husband is very kind and a worthy gentleman. Macbeth uses affectionate words to Lady Macbeth at the beginning of the play, 'my dearest love'. These statements show that Lady Macbeth and Macbeth love each other at the beginning of the play very much, although this does change as the play progresses. Lady Macbeth knows that her husband's kindness makes him weak and easily put to guilt, that could prevent the murder of King Duncan. Lady Macbeth begins to manipulate Macbeth and challenges his feelings of guilt and pity for King Duncan and replaces them with Horrid and spiteful feelings: 'look like th'innocent flower, but be the serpent under't´. Lady Macbeth now instructs Macbeth on how he should act, encouraging him to be deceitful to King Duncan, his loyal and trusting leader. Macbeth becomes