Lady Macbeth Marriage Analysis

Is Marriage bound to dissolve one way or another? One is able to analyze the disintegration of the Macbeths marriage throughout the play Macbeth written by Shakespeare. Loving and caring partners turn into an isolated and self-centered disunion. The once harmonious relationship became a troubled marriage by the end of the play. The dissolution of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s marriage can be seen through the beginning, middle and end of the play.
At the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth have a working and prosperous marriage. Macbeth communicates with his wife about anything that could benefit or affect their future. In one of Macbeth’s letters, he tells his wife that as his "dearest partner of greatness"(I.v.8-11) she should …show more content…
Since Macbeth begins to take action on his own, Lady Macbeth no longer seems to have a say in Macbeth’s decisions (IV.iii.201-203). When Lady Macbeth demands Macbeth to tell her about the “sorriest fancies … his… companions making” he disregards her opinion and goes through with Banquo’s murder (III.ii.10-11). Prior to Lady Macbeth dying, Macbeth no longer worries about what his wife says or consults her about the actions he takes. Lady Macbeth encourages Duncan’s murder, understands Banquo’s but opposes Macduff’s family bloodshed. Macduff's murder was unnecessary and marks the gap in the Macbeths marriage. Lady Macbeth was completely cut off from the decision Macbeth took, when he sent murderers to take Macduff’s family’s life (IV.ii.84). Macbeth reaches a point where winning the battle is more important than his wife’s health. As a result of Macbeth’s actions without even consulting his wife about the assassination of Macduff’s family. Lady Macbeth begins to sleepwalk shortly after, reliving the things she does in aiding Macbeth’s previous murders (V.i.8-10). As the doctor informs Macbeth that his wife is sick, and there is no cure Macbeth’s response is to “Throw physics to the dogs … he’ll… none of it.”(V.iii.48-49). In the end Lady Macbeth and Macbeth no longer seem to have the connection they have at the beginning of the play. One of the reasons Macbeth murders Duncan is to give Lady Macbeth “what greatness is promised thee.”(I.v.11) Compared to the beginning of the play, in the end when Lady Macbeth dies, she is no longer Macbeth’s priority, he is instead worries about finding Scotland’s “disease… hoping the doctor could… purge it to a sound and pristine health” (V.iii.51-52). Not only does Macbeth focus mostly on the war, but when he hears about his wife’s death, he shows no emotion as if nothing had happened. Because Macbeth no longer

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