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Lady Macbeth's True Villain

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Because of the evil manipulation of her husband, Lady MacBeth deserves the title of the true villain of The Tragedy of MacBeth. After reading a letter from MacBeth describing the prophecy of the witches, Lady MacBeth immediately plots to kill King Duncan so that her husband could take the crown, making her queen of Scotland. Using insults and constant reassurance, she finally convinced him to murder the king, promising that they wouldn’t be suspected. Lady MacBeth taunted, “Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act as thou art in desire?” (Act I, scene iv). She’s mocking him, asking if he’s too afraid to carry out the task that he knows wants to do. This act kickstarts MacBeth’s unrelenting ambition to kill anyone in the way of his title
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