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MacBeth

In The Tragedy of MacBeth, Lady MacBeth has strong id characteristics, and is not well balanced because her superego is severely out-weighed by her id. The id, superego, and ego are the
3 parts of a person’s psychological make up, according
to Freudian psychology. Freud explained that the id is the part of the personality that demands basic needs and fulfillment, the selfish
characteristics. The id tries to attain fulfillment through such things like sex, money, power, etc. Lady MacBeth is a perfect example of this because although she might feel guilty about it later, her id gets the best of her. She wants more power, and will do anything to get it. Being thane of Glamis and Cawdor is not enough for her, she wants to be the queen too.
Another part of the psychological make up is the superego, the force that is supposed to “cancel out” the id in a balanced person. The superego is the selfless force inside that does things
for others,......

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