Power in Macbeth There are many different types of power a person can have. Sometimes, however, the person who holds that power isn't the best person to be. This is especially true in William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Throughout the play, the Three Witches and Lady Macbeth are the people who have the most power over Macbeth's life. The more power a person has, the more corrupt they become. Many different people in Macbeth have power, and there are different ways to be empowered. Usually, men are the ones who are outgoing and aggressive about it, and women are more submissive about it. Lady Macbeth has great power over Macbeth, the power she has over him is the fact that he possesses more "manly" qualities than Macbeth himself. For this reason Macbeth is ashamed of himself. As a result of Macbeth's shame, he attempts to do everything in his power to prove himself to Lady Macbeth. He's trying to prove himself to Lady Macbeth, because she obviously has her doubts: "When you dared to do it, then you were a man,/ And, to be more than you were, you would be/ You would be much more of a man." ." (1,7,54-56). As a result of Lady Macbeth's doubts and teasing, Macbeth eventually kills Duncan in a last attempt to prove himself to Lady Macbeth. Although Lady Macbeth managed to convince Macbeth to kill Duncan, the Three Witches were the people who made it all possible. The Three Witches hold the supreme power. If the Three Witches had not truly informed Macbeth of what would happen, then he would not have repeated the prophecies of the Three Witches. to Lady Macbeth: "Hail, Macbeth! Hail to you, lord of Glamis! / Hail to Macbeth! / Hail to you, lord of Cawdor! Hail to you, Macbeth, who from now on will be king." (1,3,50-53). In turn, if Lady Macbeth had not been informed of the prophecies, she would never have expected Macbeth to kill Duncan in desperate attempt to fulfill the prophecies On the other hand, the Three Witches not only gave Lady Macbeth the opportunity to turn Macbeth into the tyrant he now is, but also led to Macbeth's downfall soon after Macbeth's rise to power. The way the Three Witches achieved this was that they made Macbeth feel overconfident: "Be brave, proud, and don't worry/ Who frets, who frets, or where the plotters are:/ Macbeth he will never win until / The great Birnam wood to the high hill of Dunsinane / comes against him.