Lady Macbeth Responsible For The Murder

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The Tragedy of Macbeth claimed the lives of many characters, however there is no clear answer as to who is clearly responsible. Even though both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth played a role in the murder of King Duncan, Lady Macbeth holds the larger amount of responsibility due to the fact that she was the more evil character, that she manipulated her husband into carrying out the murder, and that she was the one who outlined the specifics of the plot to kill Duncan. To begin with, Lady Macbeth is the one who convinces Macbeth to commit the murder in the first place. In act 1, Scene 5, she reads Macbeths letter detailing the witches prophecies and realizes that he is hesitant to act on them. She decides to take matters into her own hands and calls