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In life, some people crave power above all else, whether it is wealth, control or rank in society. Once a taste of this power is been gained, it can be very hard not to let this new found power go to your head. The more power one gains, the more corrupt they become. The thirst for power ruins the lives of both an individual and those around him or her. It destroys their way of life and shapes what their priorities are, mutilating any hope of remaining a decent person to those around them. Lady Macbeth’s thirst for power shatters and corrupts her life and the lives of those around her, especially her husband, Macbeth. Lady Macbeth’s need for power results in the manipulation of her husband, Macbeth committing murders and her eventual insanity because of the guilt. The force which drives Lady Macbeth to do anything in this play is her thirst to achieve more power than the power she already has. Lady Macbeth will not stop for anything while on her quest, no matter whose lives she corrupts along the way. The one person she has the strongest influence on is her husband, Macbeth. Reluctantly, Macbeth wants to leave the whole situation with the witches’ prophecies to chance, and he does not want to intervene to change the cou