The struggle for power and control in Shakespear’s Macbeth is evident from the beginning as Macbeth strives to be crowned by chance and Lady Macbeth prefers a slightly quicker more violent approach. Macbeth begins the play with no power but with a small amount of the control, hence Lady Macbeth had the power and most of the control. As they silently battle for control over their household and their future Macbeth kills in order …
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…tyrant, whose sole name blisters . . .tongues” (4.3.12) all thanks to Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth was able to control her husband but once she became no longer involved in the decisions of his life, and the last decision she made for him was evil all Macbeth’s following decisions are overwhelmingly evil also. She is left behind with no part in his life, as Macbeth heads off with new murderous plans of his own. By Stacey Wynn