MACBETH, analysis of come you spirits...

“Come, you spirits/ That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here…” (Act I, scene V, lines 44-45) In Macbeth, William Shakespeare writes this passage in order to shape the character of Lady Macbeth. Using only this line, the reader can almost determine Lady Macbeth’s personality and her motives. Up to the point where this quote leaves off, we have not heard much of Lady Macbeth. When she receives the letter from Macbeth, it seems …showed first 75 words of 586 total…

…showed last 75 words of 586 total…would/ Be so much more the man” (pg. 20, lines 55-57) Lady Macbeth knows the weak point of her husband, and manipulates his mind to get what she wants. In conclusion, this quote represents the position of a woman in a relationship. In this case, the typical roles are switched and the woman is the more dominant figure. Shakespeare is looking down upon this sort of alliance, because his description of Lady Macbeth is quite negative.