/tragedy of Macbeth/

Lady Macbeth

She is shown as a strong and ruthless woman, with vaulting ambition and courage, able to push her husband, ‘brave Macbeth’ to do anything for her including murder, yet she ends the play, and her life, as a broken figure, destroyed by the guilt she has fought so hard to suppress.

Dara rolled her eyes reading her character. You're already on the top but still ended up killing yourself??

“Look like th’innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t”

(Act I, Scene VI, lines 64-5)

Dara read that line, and she admitted it sounded nice on her lips. Innocent but deadly.

"Now, that's an immersion."

Dara looked up at the voice. Jiyong was standing at her club's threshold.

Dara smirked. "How long have you been watching me?"

Jiyong shrugged as he entered the empty room. As he expected, Dara was the only one left there as it was past school time. She's been staying after school hours to practice in the past few days. 

"Not too long," Jiyong answered as he threw his bag on the stage, and then sat down beside her on the floor.

Dara thinned her lips. "What do you think of my readings?"

Jiyong looked at her first as if contemplating his answer. "You don't sound like you like your character."

Dara exaggerated a sigh. "Well, this character is too vile! She's too ambitious! It's the cause of her demise." She frowned, answering.

Jiyong chuckled a bit at that.

Dara pouted. "I would rather play an innocent girl-next-door type of main character." 
 

The chuckle turned into a laugh. Dara was starting to feel insulted.

"What?" He asked her.

Dara glared at him.

"I can't help it. It's just too funny." Jiyong grinned as he ruffled her hair. "You're too talented to be playing a whimsy character." He then nodded. "A strong-willed character like Lady Macbeth suits you better, my lady." He even bowed at her, like how a loyal knight does.

Dara seemed pleased to hear that, as she shoved her script at Jiyong.

"Pretend you are my husband Macbeth, and I'm your wife, Lady Macbeth, in this scene where I  asked you to kill the king so you will be the king instead, and I'll be the queen," Dara instructed seriously as she readied herself to act.

Jiyong smirked at that as he looked for his line.

Dara as Lady Macbeth, "What beast was ’t, then, That made you break this enterprise to me? When you durst do it, then you were a man;

And to be more than what you were, you would