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She kills herself. After convincing Macbeth to kill so many people to get power, her guilt kicks in. This guilt is manifest when she walks in her sleep, talking of washing her hands of the blood, i.e. guilt. It eventually completely consumes her, and she commits suicide.

In Act 5, Scene 1, a Doctor and Gentlewoman observe Lady Macbeth sleepwalking. After observing, the doctor advises the Gentlewoman to "Remove from her the means of all annoyance" (V i 78). He is telling her to keep away from Lady Macbeth anything she could use to kill herself.

In Act 5, Scene 5, Macbeth hears a cry within of women,and it can be assumed that this is either Lady Macbeth or her attendants who have discovered her dead body. Seyton, a nobleman loyal to Macbeth, comes to him and says "The Queen, my lord, is dead." (V v 18).

In the final speech of the play, in Act 5, Scene 8, Malcolm refers to Macbeth's "fiend-like Queen, who, as 'tis thought, by self and violent hands took off her life." (V iix 81-83). This means that it is believed by most people that Lady Macbeth commited suicide.

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Does Lady Macbeth kill Ducan's guards?

NO! Lady Macbeth does not kill king Duncan's Guard Macbeth does to prove his guilt.


Who does Macbeth kill in the play Macbeth?

The Macbeth family victim list is: King Duncan, his two chamberlains, Banquo, a fellow general, but his son escapes, Lady Macduff and her children (Lady Macduff's murder is not shown onstage to emphasize the horror of killing children) Macbeth also kills young Siward towards the end


Who does lady Macbeth say king Duncan looks like?

Lady Macbeth says king Duncan resembles her father, so she encourages macbeth to murder him.


Who is Malcolm in Macbeth and does Macbeth kill him?

Malcom is Duncan's son. Macbeth kills Duncan (king of Scotland), but not Malcom; Malcom flees to escape suspicion of his involvement in his father's murder. He later returns to Scotland, where, after Macduff kills Macbeth, he is crowned king. Hope this helps!


Macbeth's Downfall is his own fault?

Decisions are always hard to make, but have to be made everyday. People tend to put pressure on others to force them to make the wrong decisions. In Macbeth's case, Lady Macbeth is highly responsible for the evil doings of Macbeth, by forcing him to make the wrong choices, which puts his leadership at stake. She urges her husband to kill Duncan and become king, but is eventually driven to madness and suicide by her guilt over the bloodshed that follows. If it weren't for Lady Macbeth, Macbeth never would have killed anyone. At first, Macbeth felt he had no reason to kill King Duncan, because of the witches' prophecies which stated that in the future, he will become king. "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir." However, when Lady Macbeth found out about the prophecy that stated that Macbeth will become king, she immediately felt reason to murder him. "Is too full o' the milk of human kindness" shows that Lady Macbeth considers Macbeth to be a "wimp," and that she'll have to do this all by herself. "Leave all the rest to me" clearly states that Lady Macbeth takes control over Macbeth's thought which was not to kill Duncan, for he found no reason to. Lady Macbeth continues to convince and persuade Macbeth into her "plan" which is to kill King Duncan. Macbeth agrees to follow Lady Macbeth's thoughts and kills King Duncan. He regrets his actions afterward, which is proof that he never was willing to kill him in the first place. Macbeth has become deeply involved with murder, and eventually kills several others. This is proof that Lady Macbeth has transformed Macbeth into being a greedy, coldhearted human being, by saying things such as "Are you a man?" She undermines his masculinity, to make him feel at fault, and have it her way. Eventually, Lady Macbeth is driven to Madness by the guilt she holds on her shoulders, and ends up committing suicide. If it weren't for Lady Macbeth, Macbeth would have never killed anyone.

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Does Lady Macbeth kill Ducan's guards?

NO! Lady Macbeth does not kill king Duncan's Guard Macbeth does to prove his guilt.


Who is king Ducan?

He was the King of Scotland who was murdered by the thane Macbeth in Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth.


What is an example of greed in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth?

Macbeth is so greedy that he kills duncan so he can be king


Where did Macbeth kill king ducan?

In one of Macbeth's chambers where he spent the night.


How was king ducan killed?

King Duncan was killed by Macbeth in the latter's castle at Inverness.The king was asleep in his chamber which had two guards outside whom Lady Macbeth had given intoxicated drinks.Note : Due to Macbeth's prior decision of not killing Duncan, Lady Macbeth had decided to take up the 'business' . However, when she saw her father's face in Duncan's, she decided against killing the king herself.********


Who does Macbeth kill in the play Macbeth?

The Macbeth family victim list is: King Duncan, his two chamberlains, Banquo, a fellow general, but his son escapes, Lady Macduff and her children (Lady Macduff's murder is not shown onstage to emphasize the horror of killing children) Macbeth also kills young Siward towards the end


Who died in act 2 of Macbeth?

In Act 2 of Macbeth, King Duncan is murdered by Macbeth in his sleep. Lady Macbeth also kills the two sleeping guards to frame them for the murder.


Who places bloody daggers near the alleged murderers in Macbeth?

Macbeth kills the grooms so they cannot tell the others the truth.


Where is Lady Macbeth position in Scotland?

king of scotland.......Macduff,the Thane of Fife,is a character in William Shakesphere's Macbeth(1603-1607). Role: Antagonist to macbeth,kills him in the final act.


Who is the king in Macbeth?

Initially Duncan is the king in Macbeth, however Macbeth later kills him and becomes king himself.


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

Lady Macbeth


Who is the more forceful character Macbeth or lady Macbeth?

The more dynamic person is Macbeth because in the beginning he is unsure whether or not kill the King or to remain loyal to him. However, he is persuaded by his wife Lady Macbeth, - who by the way is a static character - to kill the King. After he kills the king, Macbeth's ambition does not only drive him to do great things, it spins him out of control and begins to take over him.