Macbeth Lady Macbeth is the controlling character in the story

In a few cases, a successful but vengeful man or king is influenced and controlled by a power hungry and treacherous woman. This idea can be related to William Shakespeare's tragic hero, Macbeth, and his wife, Lady Macbeth. The relationship between these two can barely be called a marriage; although, it seems to be apparent that they have some sort of attraction to each other because of the scene when he returns from the first …

…Macbeth, she kills herself in attempt to ease the pain of knowing she created all of this chaos. In some cases, men are influenced by the women that side by them and are always there for them. In this case, the woman was power hungry, but this is not true. The main point is that this person, Lady Macbeth, caused the insanity of Macbeth and is responsible for the destruction of her and her husband.