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@article{185745,
        author = {Dr.K.Yadagiri and Dr.P.Mattaiah Yadav},
        title = {A PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF LADY MACBETH},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {5},
        pages = {2542-2543},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=185745},
        abstract = {This research paper explores the character of Lady Macbeth through the lens of psychoanalytic theory, primarily based on Sigmund Freud’s ideas of the unconscious, repression, and guilt. Shakespeare’s Macbeth presents Lady Macbeth as a complex embodiment of ambition, desire, and guilt, whose psychological unraveling becomes a central theme of the play. The study examines her transformation from a ruthless instigator of regicide to a fragmented, guilt-ridden woman. By employing Freudian psychoanalysis, this paper aims to uncover the hidden motives, unconscious desires, and repressed guilt that govern Lady Macbeth’s actions and contribute to her tragic downfall.},
        keywords = {unconscious, regicide, guilt-ridden, transformation, tragic downfall},
        month = {October},
        }