Who is more evil in Macbeth, Lady Macbeth or Macbeth? (P.E.E paragrapgh)

Who is more evil, Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? This is certainly a matter of opinion, and Shakespeare gives readers the opportunity to decide for themselves who is "worse" or who is more responsible for the downfall of the Macbeths. Here are some possible reasons to support each character as "more evil": 

Lady Macbeth: Many readers see Lady Macbeth as mostly responsible for what happens to Macbeth. This side would argue that Lady Macbeth is the...

Who is more evil, Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? This is certainly a matter of opinion, and Shakespeare gives readers the opportunity to decide for themselves who is "worse" or who is more responsible for the downfall of the Macbeths. Here are some possible reasons to support each character as "more evil": 

Lady Macbeth: Many readers see Lady Macbeth as mostly responsible for what happens to Macbeth. This side would argue that Lady Macbeth is the mastermind: she comes up with the plan to murder Duncan, she persuades Macbeth by (among other tactics) questioning his manhood, and she even goes in to plant the daggers on the guards after Macbeth loses his nerve. For much of the play, it seems that Lady Macbeth is composed and maybe even ruthless because she seems so unaffected by the crimes committed by the Macbeths. However, we do see later that Lady Macbeth's intense guilt wears on her; she sleepwalks, tries to wash imaginary blood from her hands, and eventually commits suicide. Lady Macbeth proves to be more fragile than she originally appeared in Act I.

Macbeth: At the start of the play, Macbeth appears to be mostly noble, though we can't forget that the battle report in Act I says that he and Banquo led a very bloody (though victorious) campaign. As soon as the witches tell him  he will be king, though, Macbeth already has the idea in his mind that he will kill Duncan to get to that position and quickly. He does need to be persuaded by his wife, but he also wants to be king. Macbeth is the one who actually stabs Duncan (Lady Macbeth claims Duncan reminded her of her father while he slept so could not do so herself). Macbeth's mental state does deteriorate, both during and after (and gets progressively worse) the murder. Macbeth is the one who orders the murders of his best friend, Banquo, and his son, who is a child, because the witches said Banquo would be the father of kings. Macbeth also has Macduff's innocent wife and children murdered because he is afraid of Macduff and also concerned about Macduff's treachery. 

Both characters certainly have flaws, and while Lady Macbeth does play her part, especially early on, Macbeth ultimately ends up with more blood on his hands, both literally and figuratively.