Shakespeare portrays Macbeth as a lady who influences her husband’s decision-making negatively because she is stronger, ruthless, decisive, and ambitious than the husband. In the entire play, the theme of ambition is demonstrated well and the character with a lot of determination comes out as the wife. The husband proves to be a person compromised by his wife’s concepts and the enthusiasm at the start of the play and eventually submitted to her will at the end.
Immediately after her introduction, Madam Macbeth started plotting Duncan’s murder, without misgivings regarding the Witches’ prophecies. The lady is very conscious of the fact that she is stronger than the spouse, and to her, the husband’s ambition to become the king seems not enough because such must be accompanied by spirits to do evil things. Furthermore, Lady Macbeth is aware of what must be done to persuade the king to kill Duncan, and for this to happen, the man must be enticed. When they met, she revealed her plan to him, and as the king listened, it is evident he takes her as his equal.
Lastly, when Macbeth wanted to celebrate what he achieved for his courage in defeating rebels, having been crowned the title of Than of Cawdor by Duncan. He realized that by killing Duncan, men will have bad opinions about him, but when the wife heard this, she attacked her husband’s weakest spot; his bravery. By telling him to prove his manhood in executing Duncan, and at this point, Macbeth was manipulated completely and pushed to prove himself by committing the act of killing.
Reference
Rahman, M.S. (2015). ‘Unnatural Deeds do Breed Unnatural Troubles’1: A Study of Lady Macbeth’s Cruelty. Journal of Education and Practice, 6(12), 129-138. Web.