How does Macbeth and Lady Macbeth react to the aftermath of Duncan’s death?
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both have the intentions of killing Duncan when Macbeth becomes Thane Of Cawdor. For Lady Macbeth her husband, Macbeth, believes that being the Thane Of Cawdor is not enough and he needs to become King. However, Macbeth didn’t feel confident in being part of the murdering of Duncan, the king. The first intentions of killing Duncan was Act 1 Scene 5 when Lady Macbeth received a letter from Macbeth stating he was the Thane Of Cawdor. Once she had read the letter she had the idea of killing Duncan so that Macbeth would receive power and in return Lady Macbeth would be able to share power from Macbeth. Lady Macbeth then knows she has to convince Macbeth to commit the deed because he will not do it for himself. Lady Macbeth believed he was a wuss. Lady Macbeth remembers the witches that Macbeth wrote about in the letter. To be able to become evil enough to convince Macbeth of killing Duncan she asks upon the witches help to make her more evil and to have more power than Macbeth.
Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a play that focuses on ambition, greed and the weakness of human nature. During the Jacobean era there were rigid stereotypes concerning gender. Through his presentation of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth, especially after the murder of Duncan, Shakespeare subverts these stereotypes. Shakespeare explains the aftermath of Duncan’s murder by showing how Lady Macbeth and Macbeth feel during their intimate conversation. Macbeth’s emotions override his personal nature due to the pressure he is put in of being caught, essentially for Lady Macbeth’s actions. However, Lady Macbeth is calm throughout the conversation, she is the one who is calming down Macbeth for the deed he had just committed.
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