Show how the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth changes and deteriorates in the play Macbeth.

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Show how the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth changes and deteriorates in the play Macbeth.

The relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth changes throughout the play, Macbeth. In the beginning Lady Macbeth is the stronger, more dynamic character she pushes her husband. The pair trusts each other, tell each other everything and care for each other deeply. At the end of the play Macbeth has control and Lady Macbeth has gone mad. In the end the trust has gone from their relationship and Macbeth doesn't grieve at all for his dead wife.

We first meet Macbeth in act one, scene three. Before that, in act one, scene one, we are introduced to the witches, who are, in the end, the root of everything Macbeth does. They tell us they intend to meet Macbeth, and they set the scene for all the supernatural events that occur in the play. We are introduced to Macbeth's character in act one, scene two when we find out that he is a good warrior and very patriotic. We find out that because of his success in battle he is going to be awarded the title 'thane of Cawdor'