The Conniving Lady of MacbethWilliam Shakespeare's popular tragedy, Macbeth, surprises the audience with the character of Lady Macbeth, who is quite evil in her inclinations. Let's explore his memorable character in this article. Clark and Wright in their Introduction to the Complete Works of William Shakespeare interpret the character of Lady Macbeth: Lady Macbeth is of a finer and more delicate nature. Having fixed her sights on the end - her husband's attainment of Duncan's crown - she accepts the inevitable means; he steels himself for terrible night work with artificial stimulants; however he cannot strike the sleeping king who resembles his father. Having supported the weaker husband, his strength fails; and in her sleep, when her will cannot control her thoughts, she is pitifully afflicted by the memory of a bloodstain on her little hand. (792)In "Memoranda: Observations on the Character of Lady Macbeth", Sarah Siddons comments on the Lady's cold manner:[Macbeth] announces the King's approach; and she, however insensible she may seem to all the dangers he has met with in battle, and to all the happiness of his safe return to her,—for she offers not a kind word of greeting or congratulation,—is so entirely swallowed up by the horrible plan, which was probably suggested to her by his letters, so much so that she forgot both one and the other. It is indeed remarkable that Macbeth is frequent in expressions of tenderness towards his wife, while she never betrays a symptom of affection towards him, till, in the fiery furnace of affliction, his iron heart melts to softness. (56)Fanny Kemble in "Lady Macbeth" depicts the character of M......in the center of the sheet......Blakemore Evans. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972.Knights, LC “Macbeth.” Shakespeare: the tragedies. A collection of critical essays. Alfred Harbage, ed. Englewwod Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1964. Mack, Maynard. Everyone is Shakespeare: reflections especially on tragedies. Lincoln, NB: University of Nebraska Press, 1993.Shakespeare, William. The tragedy of Macbeth. http://chemicool.com/Shakespeare/macbeth/full.html, no lin.Siddons, Sarah. "Memorandum: Observations on the Character of Lady Macbeth." The Life of Mrs Siddons. Thomas Campbell. London: Effingham Wilson, 1834. Rpt. in Women Reading Shakespeare 1660-1900. Ann Thompson and Sasha Roberts, eds. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 1997.Wilson, HS On the Design of Shakespearean Tragedy. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1957.