The Tragic Fall of Lady Macbeth William Shakespeare's play Macbeth is a bloody tragedy about ambition, evil, guilt and moral corruption. The story places a lot of emphasis on the consequences or consequences of the bad actions committed by Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth and the increasing impact this has on them in turn. Lady Macbeth, a woman driven by her confidence, boldness, strength, and ambition towards her husband, could not escape the guilt that eventually overtook and destroyed her. In Act 5, Scene 1, Lady Macbeth sleepwalks and goes mad from the guilt and remorse that finally catches up with her. This scene is the most important because it changes the reader's perspective on Lady Macbeth and Macbeth as characters and it also has a very important impact on the plot. Throughout the play, Lady Macbeth keeps her husband Macbeth in check and acts as his rock to guard him. him stable. She represents Macbeth's strength, courage and unwavering ambition. It brings out the man in him and inspires him to fight for power and reign. “Some critics further suggest that Lady Macbeth embodies a feminine malevolence in the play that corresponds to a masculine fear of female domination” (Mark W. Scott, Shakespeare for Students). Scene 1 of Act 5 plays an important role in the development of the plot of the play. play because it marks the most important point of Macbeth's downfall and loss of prosperity. The fact that Lady Macbeth goes mad and shows weakness for the first time in the play foreshadows further moral corruption and downfall. This scene is also crucial to the development of the plot of the play as it provides a dramatic turning point for readers as the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth reverse and this has a large impact on the rest of the plot and. ..... middle of paper ...... find the plot, persuasion and conspiracy for Lady Macbeth and Macbeth and gives a completely different mood to the play. A powerful man mentally disturbed by his conscience loses his accomplice who once gave him strength and determination, leading to a tragic downfall for Macbeth. The scene also reveals a lot about the two characters, more particularly about Lady Macbeth, a woman who showed confidence, boldness, strength and ambition towards her husband and who was unable to escape the guilt that finally caught up with her and ultimately destroyed her. Additionally, Shakespeare suggested a major theme throughout the play, the constant theme of evil and corruption. The play describes how bad deeds lead to moral corruption and that once one chooses the path of evil, the temptation to continue and commit more bad deeds is inevitable and unavoidable..