How important is the influence of Lady Macbeth to her husband?

Hey.





Lady Macbeth is a massive influence on her husband. Many people say that without her influence Macbeth would have never killed the King.


However others have the view that Lady Macebth did not plant the ideas in Macbeth's head. He wrote to his wife, telling her of the witches prophecies becuase he knew that she would convince him to kill Duncan.





In saying this, she did fuel his ideas, encouraging him to kill Duncan.





Here are a couple of paragraphs i wrote for an essay last year it was 'who is to blame for the tradgedy of Macbeth.':





When Macbeth wrote to his wife to tell her of the witches prophecies, he did so in the hopes that she would convince him to kill Duncan. Macbeth knew his wife well. He knew that the temptation of being Queen would be too strong for her to resist. Again, he made the choice to tell Lady Macbeth of the prophecies, because he wanted them to come true. Macbeth had contemplated killing Duncan before his wife told him of her plans. Lady Macbeth did not plant the seed of darkness in Macbeth’s thoughts, but merely encouraged what he had already been considering himself.





And while it was the combination of the two central characters that began the spate of tragedy in Macbeth, eventually Macbeth takes it upon himself to murder those who he perceives as threats to his throne. By the end of the play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have isolated themselves from one another. After killing Duncan, Lady Macbeth tells her husband ‘My hands are your colour’, signifying she is just as guilty as he is, and shares just as much of the blame for the death of Duncan as he does. However, Lady Macbeth plays no part in the murders of Banquo or Lady Macduff and her children. And soon Macbeth’s hands become bloodier than his wife’s.





Hope this helps


:)How important is the influence of Lady Macbeth to her husband?
Lady Macbeth is almost the sole influence as to why Macbeth goes through with the murdering of Duncan - have you not paid attention to the plot? She convinces Macbeth to kill him and frame the guards. It's a vital, vital part in the play. Without Lady Macbeth, Macbeth probably wouldn't have gone through with it. So, really it's one of the most important things in the play.





UGH, I hated Macbeth, wasn't a favourite. Hamlet is far better!How important is the influence of Lady Macbeth to her husband?
These links will give you a better answer than what I can fit in this limited space :





http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/ma…





http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitN…





http://www.novelguide.com/macbeth/index.…





http://www.campusnut.com/book.cfm?articl…





http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monk…





http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/T…





http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barr…





http://www.bookwolf.com/Free_Booknotes/M…





http://www.awerty.com/macbeth2.html
If you had actually read the play you would know that she made Macbeth do the things he did out of her ambition, not his.
Is this actually a homework assignment? :P
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she pressured him to kill the king