Through the course of the first three acts of the play Macbeth, the power dynamics shifted between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. In the beginning, Lady Macbeth had control over her husband’s actions. Because she heavily fancied the thought of achieving power through Macbeth becoming King, she was adamant in continuing the plot of killing King Duncan. When Macbeth started showing reluctance towards killing Duncan, Lady Macbeth provoked him by challenging his bravery: “Art thou afeard to be same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire?” (1.7 43-45). Lady Macbeth did not hesitate to insinuate that Macbeth was afraid of acting upon his desires. Through this bold provocation, she riled up Macbeth and eventually convinced him to follow through
