Lady Macbeth, in the play is known as "The Fourth Witch" as it was she, who tempted Macbeth to get hold of power through a shortcut. However, Macbeth, himself is more responsible for the catastrophe that befalled him. He was insinuated by his wife to make use of unfair means to reach to the top, but, it was he, who followed her blindly. If he might be having sense and sensibility, he would have pondered longer before killing his hospitable king.
Secondly, Macbeth was having a wish to get the throne by hook or by crook. If it was not so, he was supposed to turn a dear ear to the prediction made by the three witches. But ironically, the witches' words not only remained at the back of his mind, influenced him, but he also shared these weird ideas with his wife. Hence, corresponding to his inward evil, and paving way to dethrone King Duncan, leading him to have a guilty conscience.
His scruples were more faulty as compared to that of his wife. He murdered the King, and after that, his inward wickedness and immorality gained strength as a result of which, he committed one evil after the other.Thus, reaching to the status of Tragic Hero.
Dont forget to remember that he also doesnot fit in the definitionof Tragic Hero given by Aristotle i.e. he must not have any sort of depravity, or moral dilemma. Howvere, Macbeth suffered from this drawback as well. So, i think, it wiuld be justified to claim that Macbeth is more faulty than his wife.
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