Macbeth

            Lady Macbeth Responsible For Duncan's Death.
             John Keating English Honors Lady Macbeth Must Take Some .
             Blame for Her Husband's Destruction In Macbeth, a play .
             written by Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth is partially responsible .
             for the destruction of her husband. Lady Macbeth is not a .
             monster without feelings, however she is tricky and cunning .
             when she influences Macbeth to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth's .
             ability to influence her husband leads the audience to believe .
             that she is the primary cause for the destruction of Macbeth. .
             The audience is also led to believe that Lady Macbeth is .
             responsible because she makes up the details of the plan to .
             kill Duncan, while Macbeth was considering not even going .
             through with the murder. Although Macbeth had the thought of .
             killing Duncan, he would not have acted on that thought .
             unless Lady Macbeth persuaded him. Lady Macbeth is sly .
             person, able to manipulate her husband, and this ability to .
             manipulate Macbeth makes her partially responsible for the .
             destruction of Macbeth. Lady Macbeth knows that her .
             husband is too kind to kill Duncan without her help she fears .
             "thy nature; / It is too full o'th" milk of human kindness / to .
             catch the nearest way" (I.v.16-18). She is very much aware of .
             the fact that she needs to push Macbeth to kill Duncan or else .
             he will not do it. We see Macbeth's hesitance to murder the .
             king when he lists reasons not to kill Duncan in Act 1, when .
             he says, "He's here in double trust: / First, as I am his .
             kinsman and his subject, / Strong both against the deed; then, .
             as his host, / Who should against his murderer shut the door, .
             / Not bear the knife myself" (I.vii.12-16). Macbeth then says, .
             "Besides, this Duncan / Hath born his faculties so meek, hath .
             been / So clear in his great office, that his virtues / Will plead .
             like angles, trumpet-tongued, against / The deep damnation .
             of his taking off" (I.vii.16-19). We see that Macbeth does not .
             want to kill Duncan because he is afraid of being caught.