She pressures him, using intense psychological pressure, to commit the murder which otherwise he would never have done. Review Act 1 Scene 7. On his own, Macbeth reaches the decision not to kill Duncan. He says, "We shall proceed no further in this business." Lady M then comes in, and by casting aspersions on his masculinity and other emotional tricks, causes him to make a 180 degree turn in the matter of a few lines. Macbeth is the one who uses the daggers, but Lady Macbeth is 100% the guiding mind and will behind the murder.
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The night of Duncan's murder he is spending the night at MacBeth and Lady MacBeth's castle.
Lady Macbeth says king Duncan resembles her father, so she encourages macbeth to murder him.
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.
In Act I of Macbeth, it can be inferred that the murder of King Duncan was planned and carried out by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth's ambition and Lady Macbeth's manipulation are key factors that lead to the assassination of Duncan. The murder sets in motion a chain of events that ultimately leads to both their downfalls.
Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to follow through with the plan to murder Duncan. She calls him a coward and less than a man, prodding Macbeth to follow her plan. Macbeth agrees to murder Duncan that night.
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.
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.
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.
Apex- Lady Macbeth will make sure the Garda are drugged, allowing Macbeth to sneak in and stab the king to death.
Yes. Lady Macbeth is the one that drugged the king's guards so they would be knocked out. She also plants the knives on the guards after Macbeth fails to do so.