To restate her soliloquy, Lady Macbeth is saying that it would be so much easier to be the vicitm rather than the killer(s). If she was the victim, she wouldn't feel anything. However, being the murderer, she must live in doubt and fear until she dies or until she is able to get away from her guilt over time.
Act III, scene II Macbeth thinks that there is still more to do. Although Duncan is dead, he fears Banquo's sons, who will reign some day according to the prophesy. "We have scorched the snake, not killed it" supports that. Lady Macbeth doesn't want to hear about Macbeth's brooding over Duncan's death. She tells him to be "bright and jovial among [his] guests."
Macbeth admits to his wife that he's worried about Banquo and his sons, but he never says what he's going to do about it. His plan will be the murder of Banquo, but he never shares that thought with Lady Macbeth.
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