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- Date sent: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 20:04:50 -0700
- Subject: Macbeth
-
- THROUGH THE VIEW OF A READER, THE REASONS WHY MACBETH IS MORE GUILTY BY HIS ACTIONS THEN
- LADY MACBETH IS BY HERS.
-
- Macbeth is a very exciting story containing all kinds of plots and murders. The characters
- that are killing and are planning murders are all very deceiving and treacherous. Two of
- the most dangerous criminals in this play are Lady Macbeth and her husband. Together they
- commit the most dreadful murder by killing the King; Duncan. This is why it is difficult to
- determine which one of these two is more guilty, because they each do their own part in
- committing the crime. Lady Macbeth would prepare the plan and then encourage Macbeth to go
- through with it. Macbeth did the actual murdering, he was also the first person who
- thought about killing Duncan. Furthermore he did some killing on his own. Lady Macbeth did
- not have any involvement in these cases. Based on these facts, Macbeth would be found more
- guilty than Lady Macbeth.
- The very first murder in this story was committed on Duncan. This crime was planned by
- both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The actual murder was done by Macbeth, making him more
- guilty of the crime. Lady Macbeth just talked about committing the crime, but she never
- actually went through with it nor would she ever, and that is all that counts. Talking
- about committing the incident is very different from actually doing it. Lady Macbeth did
- a little more than just talk about it though. She also urged Macbeth into doing it and
- that is what makes her part of this crime, but she is not as guilty as Macbeth. He really
- didn't have to listen to what his wife said. Macbeth had a mind of his own and he could
- make his own decision. The other murders that Macbeth was involved in were not committed
- by him, but were ordered by him. The people who did the killing had no choice, they had to
- do it, because they worked for Macbeth. Macbeth knew this and was a bit more guilty in
- these murders then lady Macbeth was when she urged him.
- The idea of killing Duncan first came from Macbeth. Macbeth listened to the witches
- prophecies that said he would become King. Macbeth did not want to wait any longer and he
- thought the only way to become King was to kill the present King; Duncan. Macbeth later
- told Lady Macbeth about this and she just wanted to help him and do whatever she could for
- him, so that he would be happy and be King. She was also excited about becoming a Queen so
- she pushed Macbeth forward and did not let him back down from doing what he said he'd do.
- Macbeth had a good chance of becoming King if Duncan was out of the picture, so Lady
- Macbeth helped stage a plan so that Macbeth could kill him without being caught. Lady
- Macbeth wanted to do this for herself as well but she was mostly doing this for Macbeth
- because she loved him so much. Macbeth is a regular murderer throughout the play and is
- involved in a lot more murders then Lady Macbeth is. She was only involved in the murder of
- the King while Macbeth was killing people throughout the whole story. He killed lots of men
- fighting for the King, and later on he killed the King. After killing the King he ordered
- some of his men to murder Banquo and Fleance, Fleance got away though. Later on through the
- story when Macduff went to join Malcolm, Macbeth had Macduff's family killed. Macbeth was a
- man that murdered far more people then his wife did. So he was a more guilty person then
- she was. Through the story Macbeth got obsessed with killing others and he wanted to kill
- more, while Lady Macbeth became so self conscience that she went crazy and killed herself.
- Throughout the course of the story it is tough to decide who is a more guilty person, but
- if you look at it through the eye's of today's law you will see that Macbeth is more guilty
- of murder. This is because he had killed a lot people before he killed the King, and when
- he did kill the King by himself Lady Macbeth had nothing to do with it. She only made a
- plan and told him to do it and that isn't as bad as actually committing the crime unless
- Macbeth was mentally ill. Macbeth was not considered mentally ill though because he went on
- to become King where he made decisions on his own and ordered even more people to be
- murdered, and Lady Macbeth had nothing to do with those murders at all.
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- By Martin Hupa
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