Lady Macbeth much worse than MacbethLady Macbeth is described as much worse than her husband in Shakespeare's play, Macbeth. Although they both think of killing King Duncan as soon as they hear the witches' prophecies, Macbeth thinks more about what he can and cannot do, while Lady Macbeth immediately appeals to evil spirits to give her the strength to kill Duncan. he hears the prophecies, and when the prophecies begin to come true, he thinks about killing the king, but also, towards the end of Act 1, scene 3, he thinks that perhaps he doesn't need to do anything to become king: "If chance If he wants to be king, well, chance will be able to crown me without my clamor." Lady Macbeth, however, on receiving the letter that tells her about the witches' prophecies, immediately thinks that she and Macbeth will have to kill King Duncan. He also decides that Macbeth is too kind to kill the king, saying that "he is too full of the milk of human kindness" and when he hears that the Duncans will visit their castle that night, he immediately appeals to the evil spirits, to (ironically) give her the strength to kill the king. In Act 1, scene 7, Macbeth doubts Lady Macbeth's plot to kill the king. He doesn't think he will be able to live with the guilt of killing his king while under his roof, and so he decides that he will not kill the king. This shows that Macbeth is thinking about what he will do, and shows that he feels guilty and is weighing the situation, unlike Lady Macbeth who doesn't think twice before killing the king. When Lady Macbeth notices that Macbeth has left the room, she goes to speak to him. Macbeth tells her firmly that they will not kill the king: "we will proceed no further in this matter." Lady Macbeth, however, tells him that his love is worth nothing if he refuses to carry out the plan, saying that his love is as responsible as his indecision. Macbeth wants his wife to love him and he wants her to trust him, so he agrees to carry out their plan. The way Macbeth questions and thinks about killing the king shows that he knows that killing the king is wrong and that he will feel guilty. if he does.