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The Masks of Lady Macbeth People are not always as strong as they seem on the outside. Because of certain images society holds, it allows humans to wear masks for protection from what they are actually feeling internally. Individuals wear these masks to protect hidden, troubled emotions they feel or to hide from society because of inner fears of revealing their true selves. In William Shakespear's famous play Macbeth, Lady Macbeth uses masks of power …

…and influential to her husband, she could not even handle her own guiltiness within her. Her desire for power and ruthlessness about the kings murder just made her a weaker person by being greedy and desperate. Because of manipulation and evil, even a strong person, like Lady Macbeth, can fall into despair if they cannot reveal their true inner emotions. Wearing a mask cannot hide a problem, nor is it a solution to any problem.