Macbeth+Project+-+Sydney+J+-+Letter+5+Years+Later

Dear Macbeth, I am truly sorry that things had to turn out this way. I feel the need to blame myself for the whole calamity. I feel that I pressured you in the beginning to kill Duncan, because I was feeling greedy after hearing the prophecy you were told. I shouldn't have told you that you weren't a real man because you wouldn't keep your promise in killing another man. A real man would do exactly what you were trying to get through to me; I understand now that a real man would not kill another man for his power alone. I should have encouraged you to ignore the prophecy as Banquo did, and to wait for things to play out over time. I shouldn't have encouraged you to try to rush your destiny. I believe if I had not pressured you into killing Duncan in the first place, that everything would still be okay. The reason I became mentally ill was because of all the guilt. I could never stop thinking about the blood from the dagger on my hands, or that Duncan's death was ultimately my fault. Although, I did expect you to be a little more saddened by my death than you were. I understand that the stress must've gotten to your head, but I was your wife and truly cared for you despite my evil actions. I hope you can forgive me for the pain that I caused you and others. With love, Lady Macbeth

I wanted to write Macbeth a letter from Lady Macbeth because I felt the way that Macbeth wasn't upset over his wife's death was very weird. I had Lady Macbeth apologize because I believe her initial reasoning as to why she wanted Macbeth to kill Duncan was is started his killing spree. She said she pressured him into killing Macbeth because when she sprung the idea on him, he was very hesitant. He said he didn't want to kill Duncan because he was his honorable king and friend, yet she told him he wasn't a real man if he didn't do it. She talks about the stress getting to Macbeth's head because Macbeth was blinded by his new power. He started killing and getting more and more reassurance of his power that he couldn't stop.