until Lady Macbeth finally convinces him to do it. First, Macbeth decides against the murder. He says, “First, I am his kinsman, and his subject / Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, / Who should against his murderer shut the door” ( 1. 7. 10-12). Macbeth does not think he should kill Duncan because he is his cousin, subject, and host. He is also a good king who does not deserve to be murdered. Just when Macbeth decides to not go through with the murder, Lady Macbeth enters the room. She uses taunts to convince Macbeth to murder Duncan: “Wouldst thou have that / Which thou esteem’st the ornament of life / And live a coward in the own esteem? When you durst do it, then you were a man; / And to be more that what you were, you would / Be so much more the man” ( 1. 7. 41-46 ). She is calling her husband a coward and says he is not a man. She is hoping that by insulting Macbeth she can make him kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth’s last attempt to gain power is by organizing the murder of Duncan. All that Macbeth knows is that he is going to kill Duncan. He does not know exactly how to go about it. Lady Macbeth takes it upon herself to organize everything. In Act II, Scene 2, Lines 1-13. Lady Macbeth has prepared for the murder: “That which hath made the drunk hath made me bold. The doors are open: and the surfeited grooms do mock their charge with snores. I have drugg’d their possets and laid their daggers ready.” Lady Macbeth gets the guards drunk and sets their daggers out where Macbeth can find them. All Macbeth has to do is take the dagger and stab Duncan. Lady Macbeth orders Macbeth, “Go get some water, / And was this filthy witness from your hand. / Why did you bring these daggers from the place? / They must lie there: go carry them. And smear / The sleepy grooms with blood ( 2. 2. 44-57). Lady Macbeth is ordering Macbeth like a child. He does not ...
