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The Trial Of Lady Macbeth

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Introduction
Incitement in the regicide of a king, incitement of Our King. Ignoring the Divine right of Kings. To the Honourable judge, members of the jury and fellow prosecutors, I am sure you all have a faint idea of who is guilty. Lady Macbeth, who was thought to be an innocent woman, manipulated and took control of the noble Macbeth for her own personal gain. Throughout this trial, I presented evidence of Lady Macbeth manipulating and controlling Macbeth. I have shown how she tried to conceal the regicide of our dear king, by putting the blame on innocent attendants.

Argument 1
People of the jury, Do you want a woman taking control over the Thane of Cawdor? Lady Macbeth was seen manipulating Macbeth at his castle in the evening. In the evening, this conversation was seen by Jimmy, a honourable message boy. Lady Macbeth was seen, ordering and teasing Macbeth “Your face is like a book where anyone can read what’s in your heart. You’ll have to look like as innocent as a flower… a flower that’s hiding a serpent”. This clearly proves that Lady Macbeth was manipulating and ordering Macbeth. Do you want to let this woman cause any more trouble than she has already caused? …show more content…

Lady Macbeth was seen taking charge and trying to conceal the crime. In the evening, the conversation between lady Macbeth and Macbeth was overheard by a trustworthy guard. Lady Macbeth was heard exclaiming “Weakling! Give me the daggers. The sleeping and the dead look the same. Only children are afraid of imaginary devils. I’ll smear his blood on the faces of his attendants. It has to look like they did it”. This clearly exhibits Lady Macbeth trying to conceal the crime of the regicide of the late King Duncan. The honourable judge and members of the jury, do you support male dominance because this argument proves otherwise. This argument also suggests Lady Macbeth is guilty of incitement in the case of regicide of the late King

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