Difference Between Macbeth & Lady Macbeth

             In the play Macbeth, it explains the tragedy of a man that everyone looks up to because of his accomplishments. People think Macbeth could do no wrong until he kills Duncan, the king that the whole land loves. Macbeth decides not to go through with it, but with Lady Macbeth forcing him to, there's no other choice. Both Lady Macbeth are different in many ways throughout the play. First, Macbeth does not want to kill Duncan because he knows that he will have a guilty conscious afterwards, but Lady Macbeth could care less. Then after the first killing, both of his and her fate change where now Macbeth turns into this cruel and unusual character, where Lady Macbeth starts to feel some remorse for the actions. But with those differences always leads to their similarity, which is being a tragic hero in all of this chaos.
             At the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth speaks and shows how cruel and heartless she really is; "And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty" (Act 1 Scene 5 lines 49-50). This shows she has no good in her, what so ever. In several instances, she uses blackmail to get her husband to proceed with this plan, "when you durst do it, then you were a man." (Act 1 Scene 7 line 56). She even makes a comparison to show the importance of Macbeth keeping his promise. "I have given suck, and know How tender tis to love the babe that milks me. I would, while it was smiling in my face, have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done this"(Act 1, Scene 7 lines 62-67). Macbeth on the other hand, begins as a good, respectable character. When Lady Macbeth wants to kill Duncan, he gives many reasons for why he could not do so. Some of the reasons he gives in that speech are, that Duncan respects him, and trusts Macbeth; "He 's here in double trust; First I am his kinsman and his subject" (Act 1 Scene 7 lines 12-13). Duncan is also related to ...

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