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When Macbeth starts having second thoughts about killing the king, Duncan, Lady Macbeth questions his manhood and says he is a coward. She says she would have killed her own baby rather than break a promise such as the one Macbeth made her (to kill Duncan). She also says that her love for him from that time onwards will depend on whether he kills the king or not.

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In the beginning, Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth that she will take care of everything and follow through on her plans - she assures Macbeth that she has a plan, and so works Behind the Scenes to make sure that her husband commits the crimes so that she can gain power. Eventually, lady Macbeth has to work hard to continually convince Macbeth that they are committing all the evil so that they can reach their end goal, power. Macbeth falls under her 'spell' because of his fervent love for her, and so she can exercise her ambition through her husbands weaknesses for her, and strengths in Scotland's society.

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Lady Macbeth controls Macbeth the same way any other woman would control a man. She specifically tells her husband that she will not lay with him unless he does what she asks him to do; which is kill Duncan and Banquo and the others.

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she convinces Macbeth by callin Macbeth a coward. She uses his lack of masculinity against him. She also threathens to take away her love if he does not kill Duncan. basically she manipulated him into killing duncan.

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In the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth sees an opportunity to gain power due to Macbeth's recent promotion to Thane of Cawdor as well as his title Thane of Glamis. Macbeth is King Duncan's cousin which means it is not out of the realm of possibility for him to become king. In order for Lady Macbeth to achieve her goal she manipulates Macbeth, convinces him to kill Duncan and while doing so causes his guilty conscious to be put into effect. She manipulates Macbeth each time she wants her way. THere is no apparent love in the relationship and it seems as if both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are using each other as tools in their evil deeds as well as to keep up appearances to the public

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driven by her ambition, she starts convincing Macbeth of murdering by questioning his manhood. She tells him to be brave and fear nothing, and that she would have done the deed herself if only Duncan did not resemble her father.

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She wanted to make Macbeth king just as badly as he himself wanted to be, but in the beginning Macbeth has a conscious and Lady Macbeth doesn't. Eventually Lady Macbeth persuades him to kill Duncan by questioning his manhood. She says she could have killed Duncan if he didn't look like his father as he lay in bed asleep. When Macbeth kills Duncan Lady Macbeth shows a face of celebratory where as Macbeth couldn't even say Amen! after he had killed Duncan.

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Lady Macbeth loves the idea of being Queen, but believes that Macbeth is to "nice/weak" to be a King.

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Macbeth is worried about hearing a voice saying Macbeth does murder sleep what does Lady Macbeth then tell him to do?

Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to hide his emotions and actions.


How have Macbeth and Lady Macbeth reversed roles by the end of the play?

In Act 1, Lady Macbeth is the planner, the one who is dragging her reluctant husband into committing one murder. But by Act 4, Macbeth commits murder after murder and Lady Macbeth is the reluctant one, nauseated and consumed with guilt by the bloodshed. The roles actually reverse much earlier in the play, when Macbeth kills the grooms. That was not in Lady Macbeth's plan, and she is horrified by it.


Why does Macbeth succumb to Lady Macbeth's demand that he murder Duncan?

She desires the kingship for him and wants him to murder Duncan in order for Macbeth to obtain it. Not only that, but Macbeth has a weak will, and Lady Macbeth, being determined and intelligent, manages to persuade the indecisive Macbeth to commit regicide.


Who is Lady Macbeth's relative whom Duncan resembles so much that Lady Macbeth is unable to murder Duncan?

father


Why did lady Macbeth convince Macbeth to kill macduff's family?

Lady Macbeth does not convince Macbeth to kill Macduffs family. She convinces him to kill the King at the start of the play, but after that she has no input in the decisions he makes. Macbeth chooses to have Macduffs family killed so that he may seize the Macduff castle for his own. The witches also tell him to 'beware Macduff' when he visits them and so he feels threatened by him. Macbeth doesn't actually personally kill Macduffs family either, he hires the same thugs that he hires to assassinate Banquo and Fleance to murder him.

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How does lady Macbeths understandings of her husbands character help her to convince him that the murder plot should be carried out?

Lady Macbeth has an understanding that her husband has no manhood and is a cowered. Thinking her husband is a cowered is what helps convince her that the murder plot should be carried out.


What is Mcbeths personality?

Macbeth is a strong character however he can be easily maniuplated and does not have a mind of his own. Therefore Lady Macbeth is easily able to convince Macbeth to murder Duncan by emotionally blackmailing him.


Who acts more rationally after the murder of king Duncan-Macbeth or Lady Macbeth?

Lady Macbeth


How do Macbeth and lady Macbeth plan to murder the kind?

Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plan to murder King Duncan by inviting him to their castle as guests, then waiting until he is asleep to kill him. They plan to frame the chamberlains for the murder by planting the murder weapons on them.


How does lady Macbeth affect Macbeth's action?

Lady Macbeth effects Macbeth's actions by pushing him towards the murder. Initially, Macbeth was unsure of what he wanted to do. He stated that if he was meant to become king, it would happen naturally. Lady Macbeth caused him to change his mind and planned the murder of King Duncan.


Does Lady Macbeth know Macbeth's new plans of murder?

Yes


Macbeth is worried about hearing a voice saying Macbeth does murder sleep what does Lady Macbeth then tell him to do?

Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to hide his emotions and actions.


How have lady Macbeth and Macbeth reversed roles by the end of the play?

In Act 1, Lady Macbeth is the planner, the one who is dragging her reluctant husband into committing one murder. But by Act 4, Macbeth commits murder after murder and Lady Macbeth is the reluctant one, nauseated and consumed with guilt by the bloodshed. The roles actually reverse much earlier in the play, when Macbeth kills the grooms. That was not in Lady Macbeth's plan, and she is horrified by it.


How have Macbeth and Lady Macbeth reversed roles by the end of the play?

In Act 1, Lady Macbeth is the planner, the one who is dragging her reluctant husband into committing one murder. But by Act 4, Macbeth commits murder after murder and Lady Macbeth is the reluctant one, nauseated and consumed with guilt by the bloodshed. The roles actually reverse much earlier in the play, when Macbeth kills the grooms. That was not in Lady Macbeth's plan, and she is horrified by it.


Why does Macbeth succumb to Lady Macbeth's demand that he murder Duncan?

She desires the kingship for him and wants him to murder Duncan in order for Macbeth to obtain it. Not only that, but Macbeth has a weak will, and Lady Macbeth, being determined and intelligent, manages to persuade the indecisive Macbeth to commit regicide.


Who does Macbeth and lady Macbeth plan to blame?

Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plan to blame the murder of King Duncan on his chamberlains by framing them with the daggers used in the assassination.


What event has Macbeth and lady Macbeth planned to the evening for the murder?

Apex- Lady Macbeth will make sure the Garda are drugged, allowing Macbeth to sneak in and stab the king to death.