Theme Of Responsibility In Macbeth

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“In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”, Eleanor Roosevelt. Throughout the story, the characters puts responsibility into their own hands and have guilt eat at their souls. Lady Macbeth is equally responsible as macbeth of the murder of king Duncan. “When Duncan is asleep...who shall bear the guilt Of our great quell?(pg Act 1,scene 7,pg3) She makes the entire plan up to kill King Duncan.
Lady macbeth acts as if she is not human which makes her equally responsible for King Duncan’s death. “ Had he not resembled My father as he slept, I had done ’t.” although she makes the plan, she can not kill King Duncan because he reminds her of her father. “If this business...toward disaster.” also the reasons on why he does not want to kill King Duncan. Lady macbeth pushes macbeth feeling aside to make the prophecies come true. “I’ll go no more:I am afraid to think what I have done; Look on ’t again I dare not. Infirm of purpose! Give me the daggers.” Lady Macbeth makes Macbeth feel less of an man because he can not face King duncan’s body.
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Lady Macbeth is more evil character than macbeth in many ways. Lady macbeth hears the prophecies about Macbeth, she does not try to stop Macbeth in any way. Even though macbeth wanted to be king, she should not let him force the hand to play in his favor. Since it is what macbeth wants, she basically says you do anything to get it even if you have to kill some people you truly care

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