Lady Macbeth as a Tyrannical Villain

2 In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is made to act as a catalyst in Lord Macbeth’s evildoings. Even though Lord Macbeth is generally the one to have the final say in the many killings that take place in the play, Lady Macbeth plays the role of a tyrannical villain alongside him. She mocks her Lord if he frets over something she has instructed him to do, saying he would be less of a man …

…would have lived and Lady Macbeth would not have gone through such anguish. She was too eager to kill; she seemed to be only interested in her own personal gain and possibly her husband’s gain, because she couldn’t 5 have had one without the other. All in all, Lady Macbeth is the quintessential tyrannical villain who was bent on winning, but in the end she ultimately lost. Bibliography None. Cited quotes directly from Macbeth.