How was Lady Macbeth the ultimate cause of corruption to Macbeth? Throughout the play Macbeth, it is no secret that Lady Macbeth was the biggest influence of Macbeth's many terrible crimes. She had her own desire to become Queen, and proved herself to be a dark and sinister woman who pushed Macbeth to murder King Duncan. She was subsequently the cause of their descent into madness following the terrible crime. Without her influence, Macbeth would have never committed such a crime and none of the horrible events that followed would have ever transpired. She was, without a doubt, the cause of corruption in the character of Macbeth.
From the very beginning, Lady Macbeth is seen as being a conniving and ambitious person. As soon as she hears of the witches prophecy, that her husband will one day be King, she immediately begins to devise a plan to insure it will happen. She is the one who devises the plan to murder King Duncan. She knows …show more content…
Though she too began to feel guilt, and slowly descend into madness, she was the one that brought this fate onto the both of them. Despite the fact that Macbeth did not involve her in his decision to kill Banquo, she as the inadvertent cause of the crime. Had she never convinced him to murder King Duncan in the first place, then he would have never murdered Banquo to insure his position. All of his corruption and terrible acts began with that first murder, which would have never transpired without the influence of Lady Macbeth.
As you can, from all the evidence provided, Lady Macbeth was the absolute cause of corruption in Macbeth. She was a conniving, sinister woman who convinced her husband to commit murder. Without her influence, Macbeth would have never devised such a plan or committed such a terrible crime. She was, without a doubt, the reason for his corruption and eventual descent into