Lady Macbeth is a leading fictional character in William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth. As the wife of the play's tragic hero, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth goads her husband into committing regicide, after w
Lady Macbeth observes King Duncan (by George Cattermole, c. 1850)
Depiction of Lady Macbeth in Act II, scene II of Macbeth by Edwin Austin Abbey
A print of Lady Macbeth from Mrs. Anna Jameson's 1832 analysis of Shakespeare's heroines, Characteristics of Women
Gabriel von Max's depiction of Lady Macbeth.
Lord Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis and quickly the Thane of Cawdor, is the title character and main protagonist in William Shakespeare's Macbeth. The character is loosely based on the historical king M
Lady Macbeth
…Lady Macbeth is a leading fictional character in William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). As the wife of the play's tragic hero, Macbeth (a Scottish nobleman), Lady Macbeth goads her husband into committing regicide, after which she becomes queen of Scotland. Some regard her as becoming…
Orson Welles (Macbeth) and Jeanette Nolan (Lady Macbeth) in Welles's 1948 film adaptation of the play, Macbeth.
Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo
Macbeth and the witches by George Romney
Banquo's Ghost by Théodore Chassériau, 1855