In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth's desire for power prompts her interest in controlling Macbeth's actions; consequently, when she loses control of Macbeth, she loses control of herself. Lady Macbeth relies on Macbeth to be the brawn so she can be the brain; she has somewhat of a symbiotic relationship with him. After the murder of Duncan, Macbeth slowly starts losing the need for and interest in Lady Macbeth. This loss of interest removes …showed first 75 words of 1282 total…

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