Lady Macbeth Meaning

In the last paragraph of Macbeth, the Shakespearean play, Malcolm says a few words ending of the play. His words are in relation to the emotions he feels towards Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and he also intends that he will be a good king. His statement where he refers to Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth being “of this dead butcher and his fiend-like queen” causes quite a stir.

We feel almost deceived and completely ashamed towards the end, as at the beginning of the play Macbeth remained loyal and honorable even admirable to most. He was full of ambition which led to him being the Scottish noblemen, full of bravery. However this ambition also contributed to him being consumed by power and for him to become a violent being that destroyed himself. We looked up upon Macbeth as the hero due to his fearlessness character in battle, only to feel sympathetic when his wife, Lady Macbeth corrupted his mind by mocking his manly hood and demanding that he murders Duncan who stands in his way of becoming king as “a true man takes what he wants”. His ambition turned towards terrible deeds,

believing that any obstacle in his way should be removed immediately. He sends of an impression of invincibility only to be persuaded ever so easily by the witches.
Lady Macbeth although a lady gives off a different role due to her belief that in their relationship, she takes on the masculine characteristics between the two of them.

Unlike her husband Macbeth, she lacks all forms of humanity. She, however, is also filled with such ambition yet, it is pathed towards her being the queen. We know of Macbeth being fearless and heroic on the battlefield but Lady Macbeth constantly taunts her husband for the lack of his courage. The exploration of gender roles lay much between this pair in the play. Although she seems to have a strong mind the audience sees otherwise as she learns that guilt can’t be avoided even after carrying out the murder of Duncan so easily. “Here’s the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes on Arabia will not sweeten this little hand…” this clearly states that although she’s seen as a strong being mentally, guilt remains

stronger.
In relation to Malcolm’s words, it’s rather justified for him to label Macbeth as “this dead butcher”, since it is logical due to Malcolm’s situation and current circumstances and his views on Macbeth’s ruthless killings. However, personally it will be justified if he labelled Macbeth as a coward. It holds as a much more suitable title. Macbeth used his ambition in an immoral way along with evil to kill Duncan making him not a butcher but rather a coward.
Macbeth cannot be considered a butcher as soon after the killing of his king, he felt regret and at first, he was not able to kill him either. Lady Macbeth being described as a “fiend” can’t also be justified as an evil spirit will not be filled with despair and regret after having murdered someone
Macbeth fell deep into the trap that the witches laid out. The thought of committing murder being said to Macbeth were similar to a seed being planted into his mind, growing the evil thoughts. If the seeds were not planted into the minds of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth about taking over the throne, despite their love for wanting to be king and queen, murder would not have been an option nor would they have even considered it. They were not at fault for any murders which had taken place simply because they were persuaded and had their ambition played upon like puppeteers by the evil witches.
Shakespeare managed perfectly to have every line worded in such a way that could be perceived in many ways a reader can think of, such as Malcolm’s words at the very end. His purpose was obtained as he at one stage had us on Macbeth’s side only to soon regret that decision due to his descriptions as the play went along. He also gives insight to how exactly one’s mind can be corrupted and put into a whole new form of thinking by a simple line which could fuel the train of thought of one’s mind, similarly to how the witches fueled Macbeths mind.