What Price Has Macbeth and Lady Macbeth Paid for Killing Duncan?
Macbeth pays more for Duncan’s death then Lady Macbeth although he was more reluctant to do it. Macbeth is valued as an hero at the beginning. This is shown when many people are talking to each other about how Macbeth is gallantry and strong , as he can not describe himself. The witches then sowed a seed when Macbeth was told the prophecy. When Macbeth sent a letter to Lady Macbeth about the prophecy he had jus received and how “two truths had come” (Him being Thane of Fife then almost immediately after the witches prophesied he became Thane of Cawdor). His power hungry wife saw this as a chance for both her and her husband to climb up the ladder. While the witches had sown the seed , Lady Macbeth has watered , leading to the disastrous consequences and saddening downfall. Lady Macbeth was an extremely cocky woman while planning the cunning death of Duncan, whereas her husband was more of a coward and had low levels of self esteem. However after the murder was committed, they seemed to of swapped roles. The cocky Lady Macbeth had crumbled into a coward, where as Macbeth had grown in confidence from being reluctant hero into a confident slaughterer. However, both had paid a major price. Lady Macbeth had paid quite a lot, which is shown as its own scene. She had plotted to kill Duncan at the cost of losing her own sanity. She, in my opinion was the driving force, indirectly killed Duncan. She took advantage of him and was extremely selfish as she only thought about killing him for the power and honour she would get. The doctor said “ What dark deeds has she done” when the nurse reported that she always wanted to have the light on. The nurse also reported that she was always “ washing her hands”. This is an example of cohesive time, when in Act 2 Macbeth had said “ I can not clean my hands “ after he had blood over his hands from the murder of Duncan. The irony is that while Lady Macbeth condition has worsened, both emotionally and physically, Macbeth has gained