I would not have such a heart in my bosom for the dignity of the whole body' (5.1.45). Do you agree that we can both pity and condemn Lady Macbeth?
Lady Macbeth's character in the play Macbeth' has a view, which we can either pity her or condemn her. My view of Lady Macbeth is that she is only a woman and we must pity her. And also throughout the play she helps her husband and her relationship doesn't even go well. She loves her husband but at the same time very ambitious, as shown by her immediate determination for Macbeth to be king. Lady Macbeth knows her husband well. She thinks he may be too kind in order to murder King Duncan. This is why she represses her conscience so she can later push Macbeth into committing the murder. Which is why we must condemn her. We must also condemn her as she has a part in the death of Duncan. She immediately concludes that "the fastest way" for Macbeth to become king is by murdering King Duncan. Although Lady Macbeth doesn't kill Duncan......
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