The story of "Macbeth" is a tragedy. The statement means whether or not lady Macbeth is responsible for Duncan's death. I think that Lady Macbeth is the driving force behind the death of Duncan because she uses her status as his wife to pressurize him. She uses emotional blackmail to convince her hesitant husband to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth is loving towards her husband but also ambitious, this is shown by her instant desire for Macbeth to become king. There are many other small factors that may have influenced Macbeth's decision to kill Duncan such as the witches and Macbeth himself. …
