The tragedy of Macbeth that was termed as Macbeth is a tragedy that was written by the renowned William Shakespeare, and it was produced in Scotland. The play dramatized the corrosive psychological and political effects produced when the malevolent is opted for as a way of fulfilling and attaining the wishes of those that wanted power (Howell, 2008). In the play, a Scottish general by the name Macbeth dreams of becoming a king something that will force him to kill with his wife’s motivation and help the dream to come a reality. As a result, it was reflected as one of the darkest as well as the most powerful works he had produced (Howell, 2008). It is from that justification and rationale that this paper will be endeavoring at elucidating and giving further details as to whether pain and suffering were indispensable for Lady Macbeth to attain wisdom as written by William Shakespeare.
Although Lady Macbeth was outstandingly stunning, she is portrayed as heartlessly go-getting and, domineering over others as well as her husband with the aspect of killing the king proving that fact. She manages to do so through the request she makes from the forces of evil to sterilize her as well as unrestricted her of gender and feebleness of womanhood. That was deduced from Act 1 where it is written “It is too full of the milk of human kindness” about her breasts that could not allow her to do as she would if she were a man (Howell, 2008). Worth noting is the fact that the play tends to indicate that pain and suffering that would mostly be attributed to male characters seen or revealed in women Lady Macbeth a leading example. She even goes ahead to say that the capacity that she was given to give birth and foster kids impedes with her evil endeavors as seen at act 4.
The belligerence that the female characters were given becomes more striking and predominantly contradict the expectations of the society where men are held to be having such traits. As Act 3 comes to an end, it is deduced that Macbeth was sent to bed by Lady Macbeth an action that clearly reveals the domineering features her yet she is a lady. However, her turn to encounter pain and suffering was revealed after her long disappearance in Act 5. She is reduced to “a figure that sleepwalks while trying to wash her imaginary blood from her hands” is a clear indication of the culpability for all the iniquities she had done to others previously (Howell, 2008). Noting that the disease was pronounced to be beyond treatable by a physician, it would be worth to note that it is not necessary to cause pain and, suffering to other for one to attain his/her selfish ambitions.
Reference
Howell, M. L. (2008). Manhood and masculine identity in William Shakespeare's The tragedy of Macbeth. Lanham, Md: University Press of America.
