Greater Guilt - Macbeth or Lady Macbeth ?Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, is an exciting story that contains all kinds of plots and murders. The characters who kill and plan murders are all very deceitful and treacherous. Two of the most dangerous criminals in this play are Lady Macbeth and her husband. Together they commit the most terrible murder by killing the king; Duncan. This is why it is difficult to determine which of these two is more at fault, because each of them plays their part in committing the crime. Lady Macbeth would prepare the plan and then encourage Macbeth to follow through with it. Macbeth committed the actual murder, he was also the first person to think of killing Duncan. He also committed some murders of his own. Lady Macbeth had no involvement in these cases. Based on these facts, Macbeth would be found more guilty than Lady Macbeth. The first murder in this story was committed on Duncan. This crime was planned by both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The actual murder was committed by Macbeth, making him even more guilty of the crime. Lady Macbeth just talked about committing the crime, but she never actually went through with it and never would, and that's all that matters. Talking about committing the accident is very different from actually doing it. But Lady Macbeth did more than just talk about it. She also urged Macbeth to do it and that is what makes her part of this crime, but she is not as guilty as Macbeth. He really didn't need to listen to what his wife said. Macbeth had a mind of his own and could make his own decision. The other murders Macbeth was involved in were not committed by him, but were ordered by him. The people who committed the murder had no choice, they had to do it, because they worked for Macbeth. Macbeth knew this and was a little more guilty of these murders than Lady Macbeth was when she incited him.