There is always someone pulling all the strings behind every evil plan. Lady Macbeth in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Macbeth is a play written and set in the 16th century about a man, Macbeth, receiving a prophecy that he will become king. He receives this prophecy from the witches and reacts to this prophecy with great thirst and ambition to become king. However, he lacks the ideas and strength necessary to carry out the acts necessary to fulfill the prophecy. Lady Macbeth is able to play a key role in the assassination of the current king by convincing Macbeth to eagerly join in. It is Lady Macbeth who pulls all the strings to carry out this evil plan to kill the king. She has a strong, convincing and deceptive voice that makes the kings, Duncan and later Macbeth, bow to her. The difference in dominance of power between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth is clearly visible through the characterization of both characters. The first person Macbeth turns to in his desire to ascend the throne is his wife. He talks about the risks while Lady Macbeth talks about the desirable outcome. Throughout their conversation, Macbeth becomes increasingly fearful and cautious about his plan and, before ending the discussion, Lady Macbeth remarks: "Just look clearly, to change favor is always to fear , leave everything else to me” (1.5.63-65). Macbeth proceeds to soliloquy in which he expresses his position on the murder plan. He confesses his guilt for stabbing his king and a guest in his house. He ends his soliloquy with “Leaping ambition, which surpasses itself and falls on the other” (1.7.26-29). He is only motivated by ambition but he knows it will lead to disaster. Lady Macbeth is fully aware of Macbeth's ambition and goes to middle of paper...... Macbeth is weak and easily influenced as well as power hungry. Banquo is not easily manipulated by fate or anyone because he thinks clearly and wisely. Macbeth's mind has been clouded by his thirst and ambition and for this reason he is easily manipulated by the witches and Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth has the power to deceive and control kings. She shows this through her ability to very easily lure King Duncan into the traps of her house. She also demonstrates this by abusing Macbeth's desire for power and making him part of the plan. Macbeth has too many weaknesses and adversaries that he cannot handle. He fears King Duncan and the heir and has too much "human kindness" to carry out such a plan. His happiness and destiny were foretold and foretold from the beginning and he played right into the witches' cards. Macbeth holds the titles, but Lady Macbeth holds the power.