Lady Macbeth values power because she enjoys being in control. She also seems to enjoy feeling superior, and power allows her to feel superior to more people. When she first learns of the Weird Sisters' statements to Macbeth in his letter, she fears that he will be too gentle and compassionate to "catch the nearest way" to the throne. Therefore, she begins to plot Duncan's murder, and when Macbeth arrives home, the first thing she does is to start issuing instructions to him about how to act when Duncan arrives. When Macbeth says that he wants to talk more about their growing plan, Lady Macbeth says, "Leave all the rest to me" (1.5.76). She is quite comfortable planning the murder herself because she wants it done her way. She enjoys control, and power is the way to retain it. So, she orders her husband around as much as possible so that he does what she wants, and then she manipulates him in order to attain a higher position for them both.
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