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At the beginning of the play Macbeth feels unsure and guilty about killing King Duncan - he is supposed to be loyal towards him! Lady Macbeth plans Duncan's death without asking Macbeth first and tells him what to do. At first she is not guilty about killing him, she wants to be the stronger more manly one. After his death, guilt haunts Macbeth.

However, by the end of the play the two characters have effectively swapped roles. Lady Macbeth is now driven crazy by guilt and ends up committing suicide because of it. Macbeth on the other hand is the strong powerful one, he now kills without feeling anything!

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