Macbeth considers his wife to be
his
dearest partner of greatness
as he
writes in his letter to her at the beginning of Act I scene v. She does most of the planning of
the murder of Duncan. She tells him to show courage, and their plan will
succeed
We fail?
But screw your courage to the sticking-place,
And we'll not
fail.
Her advice in Act II scene ii,
after Macbeth is disturbed that he cannot say 'amen' now he has killed the king is prophetic as
it signals her own demise -
These deeds must not be thought
After these
ways; so, it will make us mad.
When
she advises him to clear up after the murder, it is an image which pervades her later
sleepwaking-
You do
unbend your noble strength, to think
So brainsickly of things. Go, get some water
And wash this filthy witness from your
hand.
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