Lady Macbeth's Monologue

This is the monologue made by Lady Macbeth before she goes to kill him in Scene I; which she never does as Macbeth does it instead. This text could be interpreted a number of ways; one could be that of sheer malice and forethought, where Lady Macbeth is the cunning and dangerous mistress that she is. Another view of the events could be that Lady Macbeth is scared, rightfully so as she is going to kill the King; but nevertheless, she is not as ruthless as she may seem on first impressions.

Lady Macbeth is the ruthless wife of Macbeth, who although ambitious, does not have the necessary 'grit' to get the job done. The monologue made by Macbeth's wife before she goes to kill Duncan shows a ruthless woman, who is calling to the spirits to take

She wants to shake her "fell purpose", the other ambitions in her life that may be hindered by such an act. The "thick night" is summoned by Lady Macbeth, she desires that it fills her up, giving her the ruthlessness she needs to do the task, the 'grit', the malice; she needs whatever drives the soldiers in war to plunge their swords into the enemy - the manly violence that accompanies testosterone. This is what Lady Macbeth is asking for, she has declared Duncan's death and she needs whatever doubt in her to cease to exist. She does not want anyone to

She knows that only divine intervention could stop her from performing such a task, she pleads with heaven not to see this and cry "Hold!" Aside from that, she has everything, she is ready to do it; the exercise she was performing was almost the opposite of the calming methods people use before exams; it was a pep rally, all for herself to get her ready for battle. Lady Macbeth is a soldier, throughout the entire novel she is guiding her ambitious husband, being the ruthless side that he does not have.

On the other hand, Lady Macbeth being a ruthless murderer is not the only way that this passage can be seen; in the end, she could be scared. As seen later on in the play, Lady Macbeth has a mental breakdown; she stars sleepwalking and having nightmares and night terrors which eventually leads to her suicide. It is a plausible way to look at this section of the play as a cry for help. Lady Macbeth needs the spirits to "tend on mortal thoughts", she is scared, she knows what she needs to do but her humanity is getting in the way, she wants the spirits to do everything for