Was Lady Macbeth Responsible For Duncan's Death?
Who is responsible for Duncan’s death? When answering this question, you must first know what it actually means to be responsible. Being responsible is having primary cause of or being able to be blamed for a particular deed. Inside the play of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, there were multiple people who played a part in the death of King Duncan. Although this is true, I feel that Lady Macbeth was most responsible. Lady Macbeth played the largest role in the death of Duncan because she was manipulative, depriving, and deceitful.
Out of the many bad qualities Lady Macbeth obtained, I believe she was more manipulative than any other. She displayed her manipulative ways by showing no sorrow concerning her plans to take down King Duncan. Lady Macbeth …show more content…
In order for her to be made queen, Macbeth would have to first become king. She provoked her husband to kill King Duncan by depriving him of his manhood. Lady Macbeth referred to him as a coward, as well as questioning him as a man. “When you durst do it, then you were a man; / And to be more than what you were, you would/ Be so much more than the man.” (49-51). Lady Macbeth was the brains behind the entire plan for ending King Duncan’s life. She had even planned how her and her husband would frame the guards for the deed. Her plan was nearly flawless, and she had gotten it down to science. The brilliant, yet conniving plan indicated just how deceitful Lady Macbeth was. “When Duncan is asleep/ Whereto the rather shall his day’s hard journey/ Soundly invite him- his two chamberlains/ Will I with wine and wassail so convince/ That memory, the wader of the brain…” (61-72). Due to the demonstration of Lady Macbeth’s manipulative, depriving, and deceitful traits it is obvious that she was the person to blame. If Lady Macbeth had not provoked Macbeth he would not have killed Duncan. Some may say Macbeth is his own person and he did not have to listen to the things Lady Macbeth said. It was obvious that her opinion meant a lot to him, and he did not the idea of her emasculating him. Which is why I feel Lady Macbeth played the biggest role in the death of
Out of the many bad qualities Lady Macbeth obtained, I believe she was more manipulative than any other. She displayed her manipulative ways by showing no sorrow concerning her plans to take down King Duncan. Lady Macbeth …show more content…
In order for her to be made queen, Macbeth would have to first become king. She provoked her husband to kill King Duncan by depriving him of his manhood. Lady Macbeth referred to him as a coward, as well as questioning him as a man. “When you durst do it, then you were a man; / And to be more than what you were, you would/ Be so much more than the man.” (49-51). Lady Macbeth was the brains behind the entire plan for ending King Duncan’s life. She had even planned how her and her husband would frame the guards for the deed. Her plan was nearly flawless, and she had gotten it down to science. The brilliant, yet conniving plan indicated just how deceitful Lady Macbeth was. “When Duncan is asleep/ Whereto the rather shall his day’s hard journey/ Soundly invite him- his two chamberlains/ Will I with wine and wassail so convince/ That memory, the wader of the brain…” (61-72). Due to the demonstration of Lady Macbeth’s manipulative, depriving, and deceitful traits it is obvious that she was the person to blame. If Lady Macbeth had not provoked Macbeth he would not have killed Duncan. Some may say Macbeth is his own person and he did not have to listen to the things Lady Macbeth said. It was obvious that her opinion meant a lot to him, and he did not the idea of her emasculating him. Which is why I feel Lady Macbeth played the biggest role in the death of