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Lady Macbeth is a very scheming woman. She is the reason that Macbeth killed his friend Bonquo. Macbeth is a hesitant man that wants to do what is right, but he becomes confused with what is right and wrong due to the evil influence of his wife. While they are preparing for Bonquo’s funeral they begin to argue about what to say to his family and friends regarding his death. It is not that they don’t understand what happened, but they are very afraid to let the people of Scotland find out.
Lady Macbeth: “We need to tell all of the people of Scotland that he died of a heart attack. This way no one can be blamed. They wont know how to wrap their heads around that one.”
Macbeth: “Marvelous idea my lady. That will definitely throw them off the …show more content…

Bonquo was a great friend, and was forever loyal to the King of Scotland. He died tragically from a heart attack. We all mourn his sudden and accidental death together.”
Lady Macbeth: “Yes! That’s perfect. They will never suspect what really happened. Be sure you don’t slip up and say the wrong thing or jumble up your words! Keep your focus.”
Several minutes later, a somber Lady Macbeth, clad in black, joined the anxious crowd in the enormous room inside the house. Everyone was chatting among themselves about what occurred. They were all very curious as to how Bonquo had died. Suddenly, Macbeth came in and took his place at the podium. With all eyes fastened intently on him, he began to skillfully lie about the accidental death of his dear friend.
Macbeth: “Bonquo was a great and loyal friend to us all. He died a week ago from…”
Unexpectedly, Macbeth began to choke on his tears. He couldn’t finish his sentence. He walked away from the podium with his hand covering his weeping eyes. Lady Macbeth became furious and stormed over to Macbeth and whispered in his ear, “You fool you ruined everything.” She then stomped over to the podium and said to the crowd of confused people, “My dear friends, what my husband was trying to tell you is, Bonquo died of a heart attack!” She then immediately followed Macbeth out of the

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