The Persuasiveness of Lady MacbethWhen we consider a dilemma, we usually turn to those we love for advice, for they are the ones we listen to. In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is largely responsible for killing King Duncan. Lady Macbeth reveals her secret evil nature, which drives her towards her evil deeds. Once Macbeth learns his prophecy of becoming king, he immediately convinces and persuades Macbeth to follow his plan. Towards the end, when the crimes have been committed, Lady Macbeth shows weakness and guilt for her evil actions. Lady Macbeth expresses a hidden evil throughout the play. Behind closed doors, she shows her wickedness by expressing her heartless phrases to herself. He shows that he feels no love except for his evil and that he knows no limits when it comes to getting his way. “That I may pour out my spirit in thy ear” It shows that Lady Macbeth knows she is evil and wishes she could share her evil with Macbeth. "Make my blood thick, close the access and passage to remorse." He expresses Lady Macbeth's desire to do even more harm and requests that his blood stop passing through her heart, so that he can continue his evil ways without any remorse or guilt. Although Lady Macbeth is evil, she knows better than to convey this characteristic to the audience, but to be kind and sweet to the king and others. Once Macbeth is informed of his prophecy of becoming king by the witches, he soon writes a letter to his wife explaining his newfound future, hoping to find some advice in return. Instead, Lady Macbeth immediately begins thinking about how life might be better if he were king now. He then convinces Macbeth to kill King Duncan. “And to be more than what you were, you would be much more of a man.” says Lady Macbeth, trying to change her husband's mind. He shows Macbeth that if they follow his plan exactly and show remorse for the kings death. They would not have failed: "Who dares receive him otherwise, while we will make our greifs roar and our clamor at his death?" Towards the end of the play, Lady Macbeth shows weakness and guilt over her evil plans and begins to go mad. "Get out of the damn place! Get out, I say!" “Who would have thought the old man had so much blood in him?” "The Thane of Fife had a wife.