Why was Lady Macbeth a bad wife?

Answer 1

They persauded Macbeth to kill people only because they wanted to be benefited. they were selfish and not worrying that they would soon turn Macbeth into a crazed lunatic

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The witches delighted in chaos and toil. They did not tell Macbeth what to do but they simply showed him what can happen through their prophecies and the apparitions they showed to Macbeth. Macbeth could've been a perfect target for them to bring about this chaos. Macbeth is a strong soldier, he has killed enemies in war, and perhaps the witches knew his true nature("by the prickling of my thumb, something wicked this way comes..."). The extent of their influenced is demonstrated through their predictions, they are temptations and a form of flattery which Macbeth eventually gave into.

On one hand, Lady Macbeth has the far greater influence because she is Macbeth's wife and they share a passionate relationship together. Just like the witches she flatters him, but this time it is a direct flattery and a direct temptation towards him. As far as Macbeth being changed into a diffrent person, he himself is responsible for his own actions. The final decision lies within him and this was demonstrated when he carried out the murder of King Duncan.

Lady Macbeth acts as the catalyst for Macbeth. Macbeth realised that he would have to commit regicide (stars, hide your fires; let light not see my deep and black desires), but he was unwilling to do so. Lady Macbeth changes his mind by attacking his manhood, despite the brave acts he has commited as a soldier. She also flatters him shamelessly. The murder of Duncan sets Macbeth on the trail of evil, as he didn't consult his wife when he killed Banquo and Macduff's family. He didn't even care when she commited suicide.

The witches represent the Three Fates in Greek Mythology. they connotate destiny, fate, etc. They delight and thrive in chaos and toil. In my opinion, the witches represent the primeval human emotions of hate and wickedness. They are all that is wrong with humanity.

They also bring a supernatural theme in the play. The witches do not seem human, as when Banquo says they look like women, yet their beards defys this theory. They have not the power to kill, only manipulate. In laymans terms,They can tell you the stuff you wanna hear, to bring you down. :)

They also help Macbeth, as they awaken his dark amibitions, and a unsatiable will to 'claim the golden round' (the crown). The witches also seem to befriend Macbeth as one of them, saying that he is a 'wayward child'. They also seemed to know his true nature- ' by the prickling of my thumb, someTHING (not someONE, suggesting that he has lost his humanity and personality) wicked this way comes.

Answer 2

Lady Macbeth [b. c. 1015] was a bad wife, because she thought of getting what she wanted the way in which she was most comfortable operating. That way was whatever got her what she wanted as quickly as possible. That way wasn't the way in which her husband, Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057], preferred to operate. He preferred to go by the book. He'd have preferred to have done without rather than to get what he wanted by foul means. Lady Macbeth realized the fundamental difference in her and her husband's methods of operating. Yet she refused to respect her husband's right to lead life in accordance with his cherished notions of right and wrong. At the same time, Lady Macbeth insisted upon living a life in which the ends justified the means. Likewise did she demand respect for her right to lead life without the slightest regard for the rights of anyone who got in her way.

Answer 3

He didn't tell her that he planned to have Banquo and his son Fleance killed. He states in Act III, sc II "Be innocent of the knowledge, my dearest chuck."

Meaning he didn't wish her to know about the deed "Until she applauds it" - Either as a surprise to her, or because he wanted to save her some grief.

Answer 4

In Act 5, Macbeth became sad about, over, and because of his wife. He knew that Lady Macbeth wasn't well, and that she suffered tremendous mental anguish. In fact, she sleepwalked, constantly rubbed her hands together, muttered incriminating phrases, and had to have a lighted candle against the darkness. He had hopes of her being treated successfully by a doctor. But the doctor had sobering news in that regard. Macbeth became even sadder once he learned that Lady Macbeth was dead.