Make A Macbeth Out Of You In Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth, the viewer explores the inner workings of the human mind. Lady Macbeth, Macbeth's closest friend and wife, is a controversial character due to her ruthlessness, in some parts, and kindness, in others. Through the juxtaposition of Lady Macbeth's conscious and subconscious thoughts, Shakespeare highlights her tragic flaw, the suppression of her femininity. In regards to Duncan's murder, Lady Macbeth demonstrates her tragic flaw in the conscious suppression of her womanhood and her subconscious support of it. In Act I scene 5, he receives a letter from Macbeth. When he learns of the prophecy, he considers killing Duncan to gain power for the first time. Lady Macbeth is too kindLady Macbeth has an exalted idea of ​​what it means to be masculine, so she thinks she could achieve more without her femininity. She consciously desires to be “full/of the most atrocious cruelty” (Iv48-50). Soon after, she tries to transform herself into a less feminine person. Taking control, he manipulates Macbeth and calls him a coward, and really pushes the envelope in killing Duncan. Lady Macbeth even tells Macbeth the plan and then says, "Leave all the rest to me" (I. vi. 86). This is a clear gender role reversal and it is the first time she has tried to impose a non-feminine role on herself. Lady Macbeth shows that she knows how to take responsibility, but her professional tone shows that she does not allow her feminine side to emerge. Indeed, even though Lady Macbeth is ready to take command, she has unconscious reservations. She is unable to kill Duncan herself, claiming that "If he had not looked like my father while he slept, I would not have done it" (II.ii.16-17). Even though Macbeth does not question her abilities, Lady Macbeth's tone is defensive, showing that she is trying to convince herself of the same thing. This suggests that perhaps, subconsciously, she is unsure about killing Duncan. Outwardly, she is confident and determined, and during Duncan's murder, she consciously suppresses her femininity, only to see it surface in her sleepwalking. Soon after Macbeth reemerges from the bedroom after killing Duncan, he talks about regretting his actions and feeling as if he cannot right the wrongs he has done. He also says that: “This hand of mine will prefer / The innumerable incarnadian seas” (II.ii.79-80). Macbeth is saying that his hands could not be washed with all the oceans, and if he tried, they would stain them blood red. Clearly, he feels guilty for killing Duncan and believes he will never do enough penance for it. His hand is a metaphor for his soul and the seas represent small good deeds. No matter what he does, his soul will never be pure again. Lady Macbeth plays down his concerns, seeming indifferent to the fact that she helped kill the king. Immediately after Macbeth finishes his tirade about his sins, she insists that "A little water cleanse us from this deed." (II.ii.86). Lady Macbeth seems to think that the murder was not something to feel guilty about, and even if it was, some good deeds would have left their mark on their souls. However, in his sleepwalking episode, his true feelings appear. He rubs his hands together mindlessly and shouts into the fog: “There's still the smell of blood. All/ the scents of Arabia will not sweeten this little / little hand.”(Vi53-55). When he is not alert