- Wife of Macbeth, the thane of Glamis
- Ambitious and ruthless, she plans to have her husband kill King Duncan to take his throne
- Consumed by guilt and remorse after the murder, spirals into madness and eventually commits suicide
Internal conflict:
In Act 1, scene 5, Lady Macbeth struggles with an internal conflict between her ambition and her conscience. She is determined to convince her husband to kill King Duncan, but is also aware of the moral implications of their plan. She expresses her fears and doubts, but ultimately, her ambition wins out and she manipulates Macbeth into committing the crime.