Lady Macbeth accuses Macbeth of being a coward and questioning his love for her.
In the passage, Lady Macbeth accuses Macbeth of being a coward and questioning his love for her. She accuses him of being afraid to act on his desires and letting his fear control him. Lady Macbeth questions his commitment to their plan to kill Duncan and accuses him of being weak and indecisive.
Lady Macbeth accuses Macbeth of cowardice and lacking the resolve to follow through with their plan to assassinate King Duncan. In one passage, She equates his hesitation with a lack of love and courage, pressuring him by suggesting that he is letting his fears overcome his desires, akin to the "poor cat i' the adage" that wants the fish but doesn't want to get its paws wet. In another passage, she berates him for bringing the daggers from the king's chamber, which could incriminate them, and orders him to return the daggers and smear the guards with blood to frame them for Duncan's murder.