Macbeth and King Duncan
Lady Macbeth greatly influences her husband to kill King Duncan. Although the witches had planted a seed in Macbeth, he had changed his mind on killing King Duncan. In Act 1, Scene 7, Macbeth tells his wife that they will proceed no further in murdering King Duncan:
We will proceed no further in this business. He [Duncan] has recently honored me...
At this comment, Lady Macbeth is furious. She uses manipulation to control Macbeth. She insults his manhood by asking him if he is afraid to kill King Duncan:
Are you afraid To be the same man in reality
As the one you wish to be? Would you have the crown
Which you believe to be the ornament of life?
Lady Macbeth shames Macbeth by insulting his manhood. She challenges his bravery. She states that Macbeth was a man when he dared to kill King Duncan. This type of manipulation works on Macbeth. Moments after this conversation, Macbeth quotes that he will follow through with King Duncan's murder, claiming that Lady Macbeth has convinced him to commit the murder:
I’m convinced, and I commit
Every part of my body to this terrible event.
Truly, Lady Macbeth is the deciding factor in the murder of King Duncan. She gets what she wants. She is more determined than Macbeth seems to be in the devious plan to murder King Duncan and take his thone.
The moment Lady Macbeth receives the letter from her husband, she begins plotting the death of the current king, Duncan. This then leads to Lady Macbeth provoking Macbeth to gain the power, influence and status of king and queen. Lady Macbeth believes that Macbeth is too soft, which can be seen by the use of the metaphor, “too full of the milk of human kindness” (Act I, scene VII). This metaphor refers to the milk a baby drinks when it is young and innocent; thus Lady Macbeth compares Macbeth’s innocence to that of a baby. Because of his softness, she finds that she has to provoke him into agreeing on the murder of Duncan through manipulation. She does this by
We will proceed no further in this business. He [Duncan] has recently honored me...
At this comment, Lady Macbeth is furious. She uses manipulation to control Macbeth. She insults his manhood by asking him if he is afraid to kill King Duncan:
Are you afraid To be the same man in reality
As the one you wish to be? Would you have the crown
Which you believe to be the ornament of life?
Lady Macbeth shames Macbeth by insulting his manhood. She challenges his bravery. She states that Macbeth was a man when he dared to kill King Duncan. This type of manipulation works on Macbeth. Moments after this conversation, Macbeth quotes that he will follow through with King Duncan's murder, claiming that Lady Macbeth has convinced him to commit the murder:
I’m convinced, and I commit
Every part of my body to this terrible event.
Truly, Lady Macbeth is the deciding factor in the murder of King Duncan. She gets what she wants. She is more determined than Macbeth seems to be in the devious plan to murder King Duncan and take his thone.
The moment Lady Macbeth receives the letter from her husband, she begins plotting the death of the current king, Duncan. This then leads to Lady Macbeth provoking Macbeth to gain the power, influence and status of king and queen. Lady Macbeth believes that Macbeth is too soft, which can be seen by the use of the metaphor, “too full of the milk of human kindness” (Act I, scene VII). This metaphor refers to the milk a baby drinks when it is young and innocent; thus Lady Macbeth compares Macbeth’s innocence to that of a baby. Because of his softness, she finds that she has to provoke him into agreeing on the murder of Duncan through manipulation. She does this by