MacBeth 2

When MacBeth was going to kill Duncan to attain the throne, he backed out at first. If I had a wife and she wanted me to kill the King of my country, I would obvious disagree with her and maybe send her to the police because she is dangerous. Instead of keeping his own beliefs, MacBeth is broken by Lady MacBeth and becomes almost like her puppet. Hurt by her teasing, MacBeth kills Duncan. I feel like Lady MacBeth used techniques like "Be a man" to MacBeth which really affected him or maybe he listened to his wife because he really loves her. After he killed Duncan, we can tell that MacBeth is quite shocked by what he has done and even a bit afraid of the outcomes because he brings the murder weapon back to the rendezvous point were his wife was waiting. Any experienced murderer would dispose of the weapons or leave them there since the technology was not as advanced then, so fingerprints would not be found. Because of MacBeth's shock or adrenaline, he forgets this very important point. Lady MacBeth, as cool as a cucumber, helps him finish the job.

MacBeth

For my journal assignment, I would be MacBeth. The reason I chose MacBeth was because he is the main character and he dies at the very end of the play, unlike Lady MacBeth, who dies in the middle. Since he is alive throughout most of the play, there would be more to write. However, that is not the only reason, another one is because it would be interesting to see how he felt when he was manipulated by Lady MacBeth and how he felt about killing many people. Would he be tortured inside, or would he be satisfied with himself. These are all aspects I would like to consider.