Lady Macbeth plays a crucial role throughout the play by planning and convincing her husband to murder King Duncan. Although Macbeth is an ambitious person, it is Lady Macbeth's will to become queen that drives her to influence Macbeth. Macbeth is initially unsure about committing regicide until his wife begins to ridicule and criticize him. Lady Macbeth questions her husband's manhood and challenges him to take control of his own destiny. She then explains the plan to murder Duncan and assures Macbeth that everything will work out perfectly. After Macbeth murders Duncan, Lady Macbeth enters his room and plants the daggers on Duncan's chamberlains. She then tells Macbeth to wash his hands and begin acting friendly as if nothing happened. Her role is critical throughout the play because she convinces her husband to murder Duncan which sets into motion a series of unfortunate events that lead to Macbeth's downfall.
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