The Evil Character of Lady Macbeth In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is made to act as a catalyst for Lord Macbeth's misdeeds. Although Lord Macbeth is generally the one who has the final say in the many murders that occur in the play, Lady Macbeth plays the role of a villain alongside him. She mocks her Lord if he worries about something she has ordered him to do, saying that he would be less of a man if he did not follow their plan (I. vii. 56-57). He gives Lord Macbeth a short lesson in deception when they are planning to kill King Duncan (I. vi. 73-78). He also prepared daggers in advance for Macbeth to kill Duncan (II. ii. 15-16). Although her Lord still had doubts, she was, in the most literal sense, ready to kill. Clearly demonstrating another evil characteristic beyond personal gain, Lady Macbeth displays a fear of being discovered when she unintentionally betrays herself. in sleep (V. i. 33, 37-42, 44-47, 53-55, 65-67, 69-72). Although his fear can be suppressed during a conscious state of being, he cannot do anything about it when he sleeps. Throughout the play and until her eventual suicide, Lady Macbeth slowly weakens. Yet, at the beginning of the play, he acts as if he is unstoppable. When Macbeth has his doubts and fears about murdering the faithful Duncan, Lady Macbeth chastises him, calling him everything from a coward to a helpless child (I. vii. 39-49, 53-67). She even offers to do it herself, perhaps to make Macbeth feel even more of a coward because a woman offers to do "his" job. This drives Macbeth to kill, although these are the actions that ultimately lead to the deaths of both of them later in the play. Macbeth tries to convince Lady Macbeth, as well as himself, that he is wrong: 3 I pray thee, peace. I dare to do everything that can be suitable for a man. Whoever dares more is nobody. (I. vii. 50-52) Macbeth, however, does not seem to fully convince her, because he is still mocked by his wife. Whether he failed to convince himself or whether he succeeded in convincing his Lady is irrelevant; he still carried out the murder. Lady Macbeth not only pushes her husband to do things he doesn't want to, but also informs him that his face is too easy to read..