In an article on Monday headlined "South Koreans blame president's 'Lady Macbeth' for martial law," the daily wrote, "Critics suggest [Yoon] made his disastrous decision in part to protect his wife..... from investigation and potential prosecution."
The tag may refer to the ambitious wife in Macbeth, one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies — along with "Hamlet," "King Lear" and "Othello," suggesting a woman whose relentless pursuit of power eventually leads to her husband's downfall and her own ruin.
Offering explanations about Yoon's aborted martial law gambit earlier this month, which led to his impeachment at the National Assembly here last week, it said, "The motives for this disastrous move are not completely clear, but many South Koreans suspect that, at least in part, it was a means of protecting his wife from investigation and potential prosecution."
Describing her pillow talks as "Machiavellian politicking," the daily said Kim has been called South Korea's "'Lady Macbeth'; for her obvious love of luxury she has been compared to Marie Antoinette; and for her extensive cosmetic surgery to Michael Jackson."
The Times also pointed out that Kim has been embroiled in a string of controversies including allegations of receiving a luxury handbag and involvement in a stock manipulation scheme, which not only jeopardized Kim but also Yoon, sparking political turmoil in South Korea.
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