Lady Macbeth's Responsibility as for the Actions of Her Husband.

Lady Macbeth's Responsibility as for the Actions of Her Husband.

Lady Macbeth's responsibility lay in persuading Macbeth to carry out

her plans, whilst Macbeth's responsibility was in his actions (the

murders). They were both equal in the responsibility of the murders,

but they both showed this in different ways. In this essay I will

explain the key points showing each of their actions, and I will

explain my opinion, of Lady Macbeth and her responsibility.

Lady Macbeth's plan to become queen started the instant she heard of

her husband's encounter with the witches and the things that occurred

after that. She knows that the encounter with the three witches must

have not been Macbeth's imagination, because I think Macbeth was

strong minded enough to not have written the encounter if he hadn't

have seen it for certain. She also knows this because most of the

letter is centred on the three witches.

The last two lines of the letter leave Lady Macbeth with a lot to

think about, as he says

"…my dearest partner of greatness, that thou mightst not lose the dues

of rejoicing by being ignorant of what greatness is promised thee. Lay

it to thy heart and farewell".

He is saying trying to give hints to Lady Macbeth that something may

become of this encounter, as he calls her his 'partner of greatness'

and he says 'what greatness has promised thee'. This shows that he may

have a few ideas ready, but wants Lady Macbeth to think about it

herself.

When she finishes reading the letter, her mind is already scheming.

She knows that he will need her to become King, as she says

"art not without ambition, but without the illness that sh...

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...ntally as

well as physically. But due to Lady Macbeth being his wife I think he

must have wanted to please her, and they must have had quite a strong

relationship as all of the murders were done 'together' with both of

them knowing about them together.

Overall, her responsibility lay in the murder of Duncan. She was the

one who started the chain of events and changed Macbeth into the

murdering, determined King. Her responsibility was in persuading

Macbeth himself, and being able to turn him into her perfect King. She

was a very strong and determined lady, but only had a certain amount

of determination. She was able to manipulate Macbeth into what she

wanted, but could not cope in the aftermath of the events. Her

responsibility was great for a certain amount of time, until she ran

out of determination and control.