After reading and analyzing the final three scenes of Act I (Scenes 5,6 and 7), I have began to see the cold heart and evil that Lady Macbeth possesses. She asks for absurd things like to be "unsex[ed]" and have cold blood run through her veins. She wants the masculine characteristics of a man so she can commit more evil acts. She is very convinced Macbeth can make himself king of Scotland. So she feels she should do whatever it takes to make him king and herself queen. It seems as if the tables have turned in a certain way. Macbeth is afraid to kill King Duncan because of the way he treats him, and Lady Macbeth questions Macbeth if he is a man or not. She becomes very selfish and tries controlling her husband. It turns into an obsession as if she is a little insane. The witches have in a way dictated Macbeth's life at this point, by predicting his future. My question is, why is Macbeth so concerned about being king right now if he will be king eventually?
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