Lady Macbeth. Without Lady Macbeth the titular character might never venture down the murderous path that leads to their mutual downfall. In 19th-century rural England a young bride who has been sold into marriage discovers an unstoppable desire within herself as she enters into an affair with a worker on her estate.
Death plays a big part in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare one of these death scenes is the death of Lady Macbeth. But in public she is able to act as the consummate hostess enticing her victim the king into her castle. Over time her feelings for Macbeth were transformed from hate to respect and even love.
She is generally depicted in the popular mind as the epitome of evil and images of her appear over and over again in several cultures read our Lady Macbeth character analysis.
Without Lady Macbeth the titular character might never venture down the murderous path that leads to their mutual downfall. She seems fully aware of this and knows that she will have to push Macbeth into committing murder. Macbeth says This is a sorry sight and Lady Macbeth says A foolish thing to say a sorry sight. Widowed and pregnant at a young age she was forced to marry her husbands murderer Macbeth.