At the beginning of the play Macbeth is seen as a brave warrior who is loyal to the King but is tainted by the witch's prophecies and by his and Lady Macbeth's strong ambition. This is becase Macbeth's character is weak and Lady Macbeth has a strong power over him and she is easily able to influence him. Her strength motivates him at the beginning but after he realises what he has done, it is Macbeth himself that continues in his uncontrollably murderous path. At the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth appears as a kind wife of Macbeth's but underneath lies a devious and treacherous woman awaits to corrupt the lives of many innocent people and their families.
            
             In the beginning of the play Macbeth is a strong soldier who fights for the King without mercy but his strive for ambition and his curious nature leads him to the witches who give him a prophecy. Banquo realizes that there must be a trick hidden in the witches prophecies somewhere but Macbeth refuses to accept that, and when Lady Macbeth finds out about the witches her strong desire for ambition and her cold nature leads Macbeth off track. Macbeth is a little ambitious at first, but Lady Macbeth's ambition far exceeds his and so she is able to get Macbeth to agree with her to kill King Duncan. Macbeth still has a conscience at this stage in the play because he is very hesitant about killing the King but his weak nature over comes him. He has a conscience throughout the entire play. This is seen by the hallucinations of the dagger and the ghost of Banquo and his vivid imagination and his constant worry also provokes him.
            
             Lady Macbeth seems to be almost opposite compared to that of Macbeth in physical and mental power. Lady Macbeth is the person who is able to persuade Macbeth into killing Duncan, assuring Macbeth that it will succeed, as Lady Macbeth's ambition is far greater than that of Macbeth. This change in the character of Lady Macbeth ...