ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Lady Macbeth is even more ambitious and ruthless than her husband. As soon as an opportunity to gain power presents itself, she has a plan in mind. She uses her influence to persuade Macbeth that they are taking the right course of action and even takes part in the crime herself.

Detailed explanation-2: -She notes that her husband has ambition and wants to be king someday, but he lacks the toughness – the “illness” as she puts it–required to achieve this goal; he is “too full of human kindness”.

Detailed explanation-3: -On the night of the murder, it was her affectionate memory for her dead father which alone made her pause when in the midst of crime. Throughout she is a devoted wife. Her whole ambition is for her husband. She never speaks of herself, or of elevation for herself, except on one occasion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lady Macbeth desperately wants power, so she makes her husband, Macbeth, want the same thing. And ultimately, she actually gets her husband to commit murder to achieve her goal. Listen to Shaheen’s view about ambition.