Shakespeares Macbeth - Lady Macbeth Far Worse than Macbeth :: GCSE English Literature Coursework

peeress Macbeth Far Worse than Macbeth maam Macbeth is depicted as being much worse than her husband in Shakespeares play, Macbeth. Although they both telephone of murdering King Duncan as soon as they hear the witches prophecies, Macbeth thinks more about what he may or may not do, whereas Lady Macbeth immediately appeals to worthless spirits to give her the strength to kill Duncan. When Macbeth first hears the prophecies, and when the prophecies begin to be fulfilled, he does think of cleanup the king, but also, towards the end of Act 1, Scene 3, he thinks that perhaps he doesnt need to do anything to become the king If chance give have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir. On the other hand, Lady Macbeth, on receiving the letter telling her about the witches prophecies, she immediately thinks that she and Macbeth will have to kill king Duncan. She also decides that Macbeth is to a fault nice to kill the king, sayin that he is too ful o the milk of human kind ness and when she hears the Duncan will visit their castle that night, she immediately appeals to the evil spirits, to (ironically) give her the strength to kill the king. In Act 1, Scene 7, Macbeth is doubtfull of Lady Macbeths plot to kill the king. He doesnt think that he will be able to live with the guilt of killing his king while he is staying on a lower floor his very roof, and then decides that he will not kill the king. This shows that Macbeth is thinking about what he is going to do, and shows that he does feel guilt and is weighing up the situation, unlike Lady Macbeth who never thinks twice about killing the king. When Lady Macbeth notices that Macbeth has left the room, she goes to speak to him. Macbeth firmly tells her that they will not kill the king we will proceed no further in this business. Lady Macbeth, however, tells him that his love is worth nothing if he refuses to go through with the plan, saying that his love is as accountable as his indecisiveness. Macbe th wants his wife to love him and wants her to trust him, so he agrees to go through with their plan. The way Macbeth questions and thinks about killing the king shows that he knows that killing the king is wrong and that he will feel guilty if he does so.