Relationships_In_Macbeth

Relationships In Macbeth In Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare uses relationships to show how Macbeth becomes corrupt and turns his back on friends and loved ones as he becomes obsessed with the witches prophecy. An important relationship is the one between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. At the start of the play, Macbeth cares deeply for Lady Macbeth. He calls her things like his “dearest partner of greatness” (Act I; v line ii). He sees her as his equal partner. At the start of the play, Lady Macbeth is clearly in charge of the relationship. She is the one that convinces Macbeth to murder Duncan so that the witches prophecy will be fulfilled faster. She is the one that comes up with the plan to kill Duncan. When Macbeth emerges with the bloody daggers after killing Duncan, she remains firm and tells Macbeth to go and put the daggers back on the grooms (as she had planned). When Macbeth loses his nerve, Lady Macbeth scolds him and does it herself (“Infirm of purpose! / Give me the daggers” Act II; ii line 52-53). The relationship then changes so that it is more like the relationship between mother and child. Lady Macbeth gives Macbeth instructions macbeth, lady, banquo, relationship, play, line, act, witches, killing, duncan, about, prophecies, one, important, ii, friends, dearest, daggers, between, becomes, become, back, turns, time, term, start, side, shows, show, shakespeare, sees, relationships, prophecy, partner, out, ones