Healthy Relationships In The Relationship Of Macbeth And Lady Macbeth

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Relationships are quite strange, they can either build two people up or it can't break them down revealing the worse side of them. Relationships are simple on the surface but they are truly quite complicated, they are built on trust,honesty, compassion, respect, and a fundamental base of acceptance. The relationship of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth may seem simple but is quite complicated. Every relationship has hurdles,but these hurdles can either strengthen a relationship or destroy it. In the case of Macbeths’ relationship it was destroyed. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth relationship starts out healthy but quickly is seen changing for the worse. ‘Healthy relationships share certain characteristics’(Characteristics) that should be known to have a good long healthy relationship. This qualities have a large range from honesty to mutual respect. Having at least honesty, good communication, mutual respect, and lastly acceptance. While this does not guarantee that your relationship will be healthy for every it's a good start. As for the relationship of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth they start off their relationship with good communication and honesty. Good communication is seen as the ability to freely and openly talk about anything that may come to your mind. In the case of the Macbeth relationship this could be seen when the plotted the murder of King Duncan. This example is may no seem like it could be unhealthy to plot a murder but this did need them to have good sense of communication skills with one another, …show more content…

While in all reality it is a very unhealthy relationship, with both them ending it in death. Saying that ‘ the love that follows us is our trouble’(Act I Scene VI) would be a good way to describe their relationship. In the end their relationship turned from healthy to unhealthy with a lack of trust, of communication , and for their

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