Adam Mansfield May 4, 1999 English Getting Away With Murder Perhaps the biggest setback for Macbeth on his quest for glory, is the fact that he is human. No completely human man could complete the deeds that he did without it playing havoc on his mind. Coupled with the influence of Lady Macbeth, he is put in a very dangerous situation. “Unsex me here…”(M. pg.48) was Lady Macbeth’s way of asking for the strength to …showed first 75 words of 501 total…

…showed last 75 words of 501 total…the guilt and the blood that is not there. Her deed eventually leads to her suicide. This seems like the only choice for a woman so crushed by her own mind. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s co dependence was a key factor in this play. It might have been possible to get away with murder if they were both strong. But soon their own human flaws brought them down. This makes them truly tragic characters.