In William Shakespeare’s play titled “Macbeth”, I believe Lady Macbeth to be the most responsible character for the death of King Duncan. Although other characters, such as the three witches and Macbeth himself contributed to the murder of the king, Lady Macbeth’s role in his death is more influential. After reading Macbeth’s letter, Lady Macbeth thought the idea of killing King Duncan was the best way to achieve the crown. The three witches are not to blame for Duncan’s murder, as they never claimed that any foul acts had to occur in order for their prophecy to become true. Furthermore, when Macbeth was doubting whether or not he wanted to kill the king, Lady Macbeth manipulated him by calling him a coward and not man enough. Lady Macbeth
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She says “Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be what thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o' th' milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but without The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly” (Act 1, Scene 5 Lines 2-8). This quote shows how Lady Macbeth instantly assumed that killing the king was the best way for her husband to become the King of Scotland. Lady Macbeth did not think Macbeth would be able to kill the king because he was “too full o' th' milk of human kindness”. In other words, Lady Macbeth feels that Macbeth is overly kind, and that this will stop him from being able to seize the crown. She feels that the only way for them to reach their goal would be to “play false”, to do the wrong thing. Throughout her soliloquy succeeding the reading of the letter, Lady Macbeth asks spirits to “…unsex me here. Make thick my blood… Come …show more content…
Prior to killing Duncan, Macbeth was doubting whether or not he wanted to kill the King. Macbeth almost decides that he will not kill the king, stating to his wife “We will proceed no further in this business. “He hath honored me of late, and I have bought Golden opinions from all sorts of people…”However, before he could walk away without being a murderer, his wife enters the room where he was. Lady Macbeth manipulated her husband in many ways by using various manipulative approaches to convince him to commit the crime. The most effective manipulation Lady Macbeth used on her husband was by telling him “Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem’st the ornament of life, and live a coward in thine own esteem”, later saying “From this time, such I account thy love”. Lady Macbeth managed to manipulate Macbeth by doubting his masculinity. Macbeth later worries that their plan will fail, but Lady Macbeth strongly convinces him that if they are courageous enough, they will not fail. By manipulating her husband with such intention, Lady Macbeth Proves herself to be more responsible for killing King Duncan that the other
She says “Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be what thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o' th' milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but without The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly” (Act 1, Scene 5 Lines 2-8). This quote shows how Lady Macbeth instantly assumed that killing the king was the best way for her husband to become the King of Scotland. Lady Macbeth did not think Macbeth would be able to kill the king because he was “too full o' th' milk of human kindness”. In other words, Lady Macbeth feels that Macbeth is overly kind, and that this will stop him from being able to seize the crown. She feels that the only way for them to reach their goal would be to “play false”, to do the wrong thing. Throughout her soliloquy succeeding the reading of the letter, Lady Macbeth asks spirits to “…unsex me here. Make thick my blood… Come …show more content…
Prior to killing Duncan, Macbeth was doubting whether or not he wanted to kill the King. Macbeth almost decides that he will not kill the king, stating to his wife “We will proceed no further in this business. “He hath honored me of late, and I have bought Golden opinions from all sorts of people…”However, before he could walk away without being a murderer, his wife enters the room where he was. Lady Macbeth manipulated her husband in many ways by using various manipulative approaches to convince him to commit the crime. The most effective manipulation Lady Macbeth used on her husband was by telling him “Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem’st the ornament of life, and live a coward in thine own esteem”, later saying “From this time, such I account thy love”. Lady Macbeth managed to manipulate Macbeth by doubting his masculinity. Macbeth later worries that their plan will fail, but Lady Macbeth strongly convinces him that if they are courageous enough, they will not fail. By manipulating her husband with such intention, Lady Macbeth Proves herself to be more responsible for killing King Duncan that the other