st which only he himself sees. In an honest effort to cover up her husband's strange behavior, she attempts to explain to the nobles that "this fit is momentary; upon a thought he will again be well." (III, sc iv, 55-56) One must notice she is quick to conceal the real meaning behind these "fits" of her husband. Ironically, as Macbeth becomes deeper and deeper engrossed in his madness, Lady Macbeth begins to set step upon the verge of insanity. Although Lady Macbeth once jokingly remarked to her husband "These deeds must not be thought after these ways: so, it will make us mad." (II, sc ii, 32), in reality it is these deeds which do ultimately lead Lady Macbeth into the madness along with her husband. Lady Macbeth is now beginning to change from her controlled, calm self to a panic driven lunatic. She begins to hallucinate like Macbeth did but instead sees blood upon her hand which she is unable to rinse off. "Yet here's a spot." ( V, sc i, 30) Although Lady Macbeth is once seen as a strong character, she becomes reduced to the point of embarrassment because of the conscience which she does possess within her. In fact, her conscience plays such a great role within her that she eventually kills herself because she is unable to rid herself of the "damned spot." ( V, sc i, 34)Macbeth is a strong soldier who possesses a good conscience but loses it due to his wife's pressure. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is seen as "...brave Macbeth" ( I, sc iii, 16) and "a worthy gentleman!" ( I, sc iii, 24) However, the courage and honestly which Macbeth possesses soon becomes tarnished due to the blind following of the witches predictions and his most noted fault, ambition. Macbeth's curious nature leads him to the witches which present him with two strange prophesies; one of them is Macbeth being named king. As a result, the witches have planted a seed within Macbeth's mind which he later takes action upon. After returning home ...
