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Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth and Macbeth, both share a responsibility for the murder of King Duncan. Although Macbeths stabbing of Duncan may seem to overshadow Lady Macbeths responsibility she is still no less to blame for the tragic bloody murder of King Duncan. Her share of responsibility is shown to us through her manipulative and provoking nature which she pursues as a character in Shakespeare ‘s play.

Lady Macbeth’s character in the play is hidden to many however to the audience her identity is uncovered. We can associate Lady Macbeth with the common phrase used throughout the play “ Fair is foul, and foul is fair” to many she seems like the innocent flower but to the audience underneath she is the serpent never to be uncovered.
Lady Macbeth’s share of responsibility begins after she has read the letter from her husband in which she immediately concludes in her mind that the fastest way for Macbeth to become King is by murdering King Duncan. At this point we know that she is an accessory and mastermind behind the murder of Duncan.
Pressure from Lady Macbeth is a key element to how Macbeth was convinced to proceed with the murder, her manipulative nature is evident to us through her questions to Macbeth about his manhood and love for her.

Macbeth’s weakness is clearly his pride of manhood with his destiny in life to be the strong warrior. His greed and lust for power is pronominally another problem in itself. At first when we meet him he is a noble soldier but as pride overtakes his good nature we see him changing into an ambitious murdering man.
Macbeths excessive passion to become King brought upon his downfall in becoming the tyrant he became. The murder of King Duncan was the initiation of Macbeth’s change in character his obsession to inherit power drove him to insanity with only one focus in his mind to be crowned the King of

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