beth on how to act. She knows he is not a good actor, and she doesn't want anyone to get suspicious of their plans. She says, "put this night's great business into my dispatch and leave all the rest to me" (I.v.65-70 ). She is indicating that she is taking control. In addition to being in control, Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to achieve his goal of being king. Although Lady Macbeth is not the official leader and authority holder in this drama, her methods of authority enable her to be. Macbeth wants more than anything to be king, but is unsure whether he can go through with the murder. Macbeth changes his mind several times, until Lady Macbeth finally convinces him to do it. She convinces him to do so, so she can have more power, because it is clear in this play that Lady Macbeth has a huge influence on Macbeth, and that is how she gains her power and authority. First, Macbeth decides against the murder. He says, "First, I am his kinsman, and his subject Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, Who should again
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