100 points of responsibility for Duncan's murder
Total allocated: 100 / 100 pts
| Character / force | Points | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Macbeth | 50 | 50% |
| Lady Macbeth | 30 | 30% |
| The Witches | 20 | 20% |
| Total | 100 | 100% |
“Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?” 2.1.33
"Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell / That summons thee to heaven or to hell" 2.1.64-65
Macbeth has garnered 50% of the blame in Duncans Murder, for the reason that he was the one to murder duncan in his sleep
“Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here…”
Lady Macbeth plots the murder and pressures Macbeth into it but does not commit the killing herself.
“All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!”
The Whitches plant the ambition but never tell Macbeth to kill anyone, he he chooses how to make the prophecy come true.