4. It tells us that Macbeth has a conscience. He does not want to spoil somebody else’s destiny for his own future. It is important because it emphasises on the conflict he is going to suffer from and that if he murders the king, he would not be happy about it. Scene 4 1.
A lust for power already existed in Macbeth, but it was his encounter with the three witches on his return from battle that triggered his thirst for the throne, and subsequently the deaths of many, Macbeth among the deceased. The witches told Macbeth that he would become the Thane of Cawdor, and when he did, he became obsessed with the idea that he will become the King of Scotland; “prophecy” said so. With the encouragement of his wife, Macbeth murdered King Duncan, and Banquo, who was a comrade of Macbeth. Macbeth then orders the deaths of Macduff’s wife and children, because he fears that they stand a chance of taking the throne. Upon hearing of his families’ death, Macduff returns to Scotland to confront Macbeth, who is slain.
Also he believed in the divine rights of kings. This is shown because Macbeth kills the king therefore he was punished for it. Additionally Shakespeare compliments his ancestor Banquo, to be a hero in the play. In the play Macbeth William Shakespeare presents Macbeth as being disturbed, he does this by using a monologue. You can see this from the quote, “Is this a dagger I see before me, the handle towards my hand… I have thee not, and yet I see this still.” This quote shows us Macbeth is going insane because he is having
?If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me.? (1 3) Did it happen because of fate or did Macbeth make it happen? The witches tempted Macbeth to kill the King, however, it was his own ambition that led him to do that terrible thing. Macbeth, even though he was uneasy, he chose to kill King Duncan and ascend to the throne of Scotland. ?Nothing is but what is not.?
In scene 1 act 7, Macbeth leaves the table and attempts to talk himself out of killing Duncan. Macbeth gives himself many logical reasons as why not to commit the murder, such as Duncan just gave him a promotion, why kill the man who just promoted you. But then Macbeth states that if he knew he wouldn’t get caught then he would do it. Then, Lady Macbeth enters the scene, and this is where the murder plan materializes. Lady Macbeth challenges him, saying that he is not a man.
In the Elizabethan era, the would be the dominant figure in a traditional relationship, but in Lady Macbeth and Macbeths relationship, lady Macbeth is seen as the dominant figure and would bully, tease and mock Macbeth into committing things he didn’t wanted to do, but she thought was the best way to go. During the exposition of the play Macbeth is described as being a “heroic leader” and “a worthy thane” this made him feel proud and honoured; however when it comes to killing the Duncan to fulfil the prophecies, Lady Macbeth has to try to encourage him to do so by saying “you were a man...more the man.” Lady Macbeth constantly asks Macbeth this to question his masculinity and his authority as a man. We first see Lady Macbeth when she appears in i: v in this scene we see her reading Macbeth's letter telling her about the witches’ prophecies for his rise to power. This report pleases her, which encourages her to take pride in her husband’s
Ultimately her apparent success comes about as she challenges his manhood during the discussion of murdering Duncan, “When you durst do it, then you were a man” (1, VII, 49). Macbeth does not want to be portrayed as a coward, especially in the eyes of his beloved wife; he carries out the assassination and ascends the throne as a result. Onwards from this point in the play, the persona of Macbeth changes as he indulges further into murderous behaviour and tyranny leading to his defeat as King of Scotland. Therefore Lady Macbeth played a direct role in Macbeth’s rise to
His Desire to Kill the King Even Before Meeting the Witches 5 4. Conclusion 5 Bibliography 7 ii Abstract In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, elements related to Fate and elements related to Free Will both can be found. But the general view toward this play is that Fate led Macbeth to his downfall. By providing evidence from the text, this article tries to reject this general view by clarifying to some extent the boundaries of Fate and Free Will and showing that the elements related to Free Will seem to have stronger effect on Macbeth than the elements related to Fate. Macbeth is a very ambitious person and in order to be the king, he does whatever he can to achieve this goal; no matter how evil those actions are.
Betrayal Leads to Bad Decisions Betrayal is something that will have negative consequences. William Shakespeare shows different ways of consequences in “Macbeth”. At the beginning of the play Macbeth and Banquo, two captains, are loyal to King Duncan. After receiving predictions from three witches Macbeth they betrayed each other when they didn’t expect it. Macbeth betrays King Duncan because the witches told him he will become king.
The third contrasts the Elizabethan Society with the modern one, which gives more scientifically and psychological reasons for the mental illness of Lady Macbeth. The rest of the task compares both interpretations of her mental illness and what took her to do such things and why did she end with hallucinations and insomnia which later drove her to her death. Word count: 234 “Macbeth” or “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is a play written by William Shakespeare around the 1606. The tragedy is about a man called Macbeth which is a brave fighter who is winning important battles for the King Duncan in Scotland. Three witches appear once and predicted his future; among those predictions was the one they said that soon Macbeth will reach the crown of Scotland supplanting the recent king, Duncan.