At the end of the play, "Macbeth," Malcolm refers to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as, "dead butcher and his fiend-like queen," is there any truth to this statement? Macbeth starts as a heroic and noble soldier, but as the play progresses, he kills people, even those who had done nothing wrong. Lady Macbeth, was always been a fiend, and only wanted what was best for her. She didn’t care who suffered, in order for her to be queen. She manipulated her husband and played with the witch’s prophecy. The prophecy stated Macbeth was to become the king of Scotland, even though the witches never said killing the current king would be necessary. She killed the king because it allowed her to become queen. Macbeth changes throughout the play, and Lady Macbeth doesn’t really change until the very end. As the play progresses, Macbeth begins to think he isn't vulnerable, and no one can harm him, or remove his kingship. However, at the beginning of the play, Macbeth is one of the best soldiers. He was respected by everyone, including King Duncan. He was brave, noble, and loyal, but this all starts to change after he hears the witch’s prophecy, “All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!" He doesn't realize that if he had not of heard the prophecy, he would never have killed, and would've continued to be the loyal solider he once was. He did not start off the play as a, "butcher," and only killed to protect his people, while at war. When Lady Macbeth heard of what the witches had told Macbeth, she began to torment him; “When you durst do it, then you were a man; /And to be more than what you were, you would /Be so much more the man.” She even goes as far as challenging his manhood, all to try get him to follow the prophecy. She does this so he can become king as fast as possible, so she can be queen. I believe Lady Macbeth was a, "fiend-like queen," from the being of the play. Even at the very start of the play, she was only thinking