What Makes A Wife Shot Her Husband's Death

"Mrs. Macomber, in the car, had shot at the buffalo with the 6.5 Mannlicher as it seemed about to gore Macomber and had hit her husband about two inches up and a little to one side of the base of his skull" (28), but what makes a wife shot her husband? In the story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" by Ernest Hemingway, one of the most scandalous moments occurs when Mrs. Macomber shoots her husband, Francis, leaving the reader to ponder upon if the murder was intentional. Throughout the story, Hemingway leaves a few subtle clues to the murder of Francis. Margot saw many negative qualities in Francis, living in a fake marriage, finding another man, and having an easy cover-up story were all motives for Margot to commit murder.

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Throughout the story, their relationship is turbulent; neither one being suitable for the other. "Margot was too beautiful for Macomber to leave her and Macomber had too much money for Margot to ever leave him"(18). The only reason Margot stayed with Francis was because she was able to live the luxurious life without working, even though she never truly loved Francis. As time passed by the materialistic objects did not matter to Margot anymore as she came to realize that she would never find her husband attractive. That was why during their safari hunt, she found the type of guy she finds most
"Where have you been?' 'I just went out to get a breath of air.' 'You did, like hell.' 'What do you want me to say, darling?"(19). At first, one may side with Margot that she actually did go out for some fresh air but we soon learn the truth from Wilson. "She woke him when she came in...Well, why doesn't he keep his wife where she belongs? What does he think I am, a bloody plaster saint?"(19) Since Francis actually did find out what was going on, Margot had another motive for killing him. She probably did not want the truth to come back home to her friends and family, so they would not find out that she married a coward of a