Comparing Macbeth And Lady Macbeth

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During the beginning of The Tragedy of MacBeth you first notice the difference between Lady Macbeth and MacBeth himself, while MacBeth may be the next king, he is the weaker of the two. The two decide on a plan to kill the current King Duncan, so that MacBeth can become the new king. After MacBeth starts to think about the plan, “Who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself.” After thinking about the plan he becomes unsure about following through. It is also present that MacBeth is a caring person who has mortality. In addition, he is also very cautious and doesn’t want to get caught because he is well respected now, “Golden opinions from all sorts of people.” MacBeth makes a complete one-eighty after Duncan's death