Macbeth Essay The Woman's Role In Macbeth William Shakespeare's, Macbeth, is a play full of betrayal and deception. It is a story about Macbeth's desires to achieve greatness and become king. Despite his involvement in actually committing the treasonous acts, he cannot be held accountable. However, if it were not for the deeds of a woman at one time or another, Macbeth never would have involved himself with acts of treachery.         From the opening scene, …showed first 75 words of 490 total…

…showed last 75 words of 490 total…note that Macbeth is primarily a brave, courageous, and loyal man. It was not until the witches planted the idea of 'power' in his head, and Lady Macbeth encouraged him to murder Duncan, did he stray from the righteous path. In Macbeth, responsibility rests solely on the shoulders of the women in the play. Just as Eve gave the forbidden fruit to Adam, women supply men with evil temptation that will inevitably lead to misfortune.