Lady Macbeth Quotes

Lady Macbeth is a very scheming woman. She is the reason that Macbeth killed his friend Bonquo. Macbeth is a hesitant man that wants to do what is right, but he becomes confused with what is right and wrong due to the evil influence of his wife. While they are preparing for Bonquo’s funeral they begin to argue about what to say to his family and friends regarding his death. It is not that they don’t understand what happened, but they are very afraid to let the people of Scotland find out.
Lady Macbeth: “We need to tell all of the people of Scotland that he died of a heart attack. This way no one can be blamed. They wont know how to wrap their heads around that one.”
Macbeth: “Marvelous idea my lady. That will definitely throw them off the

trail for good, I think!”
Lady Macbeth: “Everyone is about to arrive for the funeral. We must quickly make sure everything is ready. Are you sure you’re ready for your speech? Do you remember the lines?”
Macbeth: “Yes, I remember the lines.

Bonquo was a great friend, and was forever loyal to the King of Scotland. He died tragically from a heart attack. We all mourn his sudden and accidental death together.”
Lady Macbeth: “Yes! That’s perfect. They will never suspect what really happened. Be sure you don’t slip up and say the wrong thing or jumble up your words! Keep your focus.”
Several minutes later, a somber Lady Macbeth, clad in black, joined the anxious crowd in the enormous room inside the house. Everyone was chatting among themselves about what occurred. They were all very curious as to how Bonquo had died. Suddenly, Macbeth came in and took his place at the podium. With all eyes fastened intently on him, he began to skillfully lie about the accidental death of his dear friend.
Macbeth: “Bonquo was a great and loyal friend to us all. He died a week ago from…”
Unexpectedly, Macbeth began to choke on his tears. He couldn’t finish his sentence. He walked away from the podium with his hand covering his weeping eyes. Lady Macbeth became furious and stormed over to Macbeth and whispered in his ear, “You fool you ruined everything.” She then stomped over to the podium and said to the crowd of confused people, “My dear friends, what my husband was trying to tell you is, Bonquo died of a heart attack!” She then immediately followed Macbeth out of the

house.
The whole ride home Lady Macbeth didn’t say a word to her husband. Both of them rode in silence with a tense feeling in the air. Immediately after they arrived, Macbeth turned to his wife and started to say, “I’m sorry,” but Lady Macbeth turned and walked away before he could finish apologizing. After a few hours passed, it was like the argument and failed funeral never happened. The next day, everything was back to normal. The people of Scotland continued living their lives just as they had before. For Macbeth however, everything was not back to normal. He was still very saddened by the death of his dear friend. The horrifying memories began to grow stronger in his mind, and he started to hallucinate. He thought to himself, “Am I going insane? First I ruthlessly murdered Duncan, and now I have killed my dear friend Bonquo.” Nothing seemed to be real to him anymore.