Macbeth

Over the course of the play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth significantly change with respect to their characters and their personalities. Macbeth starts off as a brave soldier whom is devoted to his king, but is tainted from the witches' prophecies, as Lady Macbeth appears as a kind wife but underneath lies a conniving, deceitful woman. Lady Macbeth's strong power is used to effortlessly persuade her weak husband. Her strength inspires him at the beginning of …

…who helped him through the first murder, but in sacrifice to controlling Macbeth and his conscience, she lost control of her own and consequently became insane and committed suicide. Lady Macbeth repeatedly persuaded her husband by questioning his manhood and requested that she herself were a man. She is a strong, powerful character in comparison to her easily influenced husband; until towards the end of the play where he seems to take on her role.