Is the death of King Duncan the fault of Lady Macbeth or Macbeth? Sometimes the answer is simpler than it seems. There are a few reasons that show that Macbeth is the one at fault, not Lady Macbeth. Macbeth is weak and let his wife and some witches go against his conscience.
Macbeth couldn’t deny what his wife wanted. Some could put the blame upon Lady Macbeth for badgering Macbeth about it so much, but if Macbeth didn’t let her get in his head then King Duncan wouldn’t have died. “Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire” (1.7.39-41)? Lady Macbeth makes him seem like half a man by not doing what she wants him to do. Yet Macbeth tries to talk back to her but fails, “I dare do all that my become a man;
Macbeth couldn’t deny what his wife wanted. Some could put the blame upon Lady Macbeth for badgering Macbeth about it so much, but if Macbeth didn’t let her get in his head then King Duncan wouldn’t have died. “Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire” (1.7.39-41)? Lady Macbeth makes him seem like half a man by not doing what she wants him to do. Yet Macbeth tries to talk back to her but fails, “I dare do all that my become a man;