Power has minimised the relationship between Lady Macbeth as she resorts to asking a servant for information Macbeth is able to give directly.
Links to theme of power
Distant
"Sit, worthy friends. My lord is often thus"
"But go at once"
•Here lady Macbeth is seen to be taking control of the situation in which Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo,in order to save their respect
•Lady Macbeth encourages Macbeth to leave to prevent him from giving away Information and is therefore taking control.
-Use of authoritative imperatives
Rationalising
"Will these hands ne'er be clean?"
Act 3 Scene 4
-Here Lady Macbeth is overtaken by guilt as she cannot stop washing her hands like she did in Act 2 Scene 2. She blames herself for creating monster of Macbeth.
-Use of metaphorical question
-Dramatic irony as the reader understands she is washing her hands out of guilt whereas the doctor does not
GUILT-RIDDEN
"What's DONE CANNot be undone"
Act 3 Scene 4
Shakespeare uses a pun to show how Lady Macbeth gives away the terrible deeds she has done