Lady Macbeth: The Complex, Misrepresented Character in Shakespeare By Katie Hampton Graphic By rogistok on VectorStock In high school my AP class read the play Macbeth in class and although the whole plot did not stick with me, I could not shake the way Shakespeare portrayed woman through his depiction of Lady Macbeth. She is pitted as a malicious, crazed woman who feeds off of power and would do anything to become royalty, including murder. Although, yes Lady Macbeth does brew up the plan to murder Duncan, I believe that there are many factors at play to why she behaves the way that she behaves. Lady Macbeth is a complex character that has suffered through toxic masculinity, mental he...