Macbeth

Lady Macbeth takes control of the situation after Duncan has been murdered, and she criticizes Macbeth for his behavior. Yet earlier in Act II, Scene 2, Lady Macbeth admits that she could not bring herself to kill Duncan because he resembled her father as

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  • Lady Macbeth takes control of the situation after Duncan has been murdered, and she criticizes Macbeth for his behavior. Yet earlier in Act II, Scene 2, Lady Macbeth admits that she could not bring herself to kill Duncan because he resembled her father as he slept. Does this fact affect the way you view Lady Macbeth's criticism of her husband? Is she justified in chastising him, or is she a hypocrite because she demonstrated "weakness" by being unable to commit the murder herself?
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Of course L. Macbeth is more bark than bite. Despite her desire to become a man and stab Duncan a hundred times, we can tell the lady doth "talk to much". Her excuse that Duncan looked like her sleeping father was lame at best. As Macbeth turns into a sociopath, we see L. Macbeth wilt into irrelevance. Her earlier tough talk was merely her illusion to cover a very insecure woman. 

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