Along the battle, Banquo and Macbeth encounters the witches. The witches prophesy that Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and eventually King of Scotland. He that ideal was skeptical until Duncan's soldier came and thanked him and Banquo for the vicotry in battle and to tell MAcbeth that he was indeed been named Thane of Cawdor. Now, he's uncertain for what he expects if the prophecy is correct. Then road home to his wife and told her what happened.
Macbeth is solely responsible for the murder of Duncan. However, his decision to kill the king may have been influenced by others. There are various characters that I feel could have induced Macbeth into killing the king. At the beginning of the play, three witches arrange to meet Macbeth, upon the heath, after battle. Macbeth and Banquo went to battle intent on winning.
Then he gets a message that he is thane of Cawdor. At this point he starts to believe the three witches. Later they find out that the first son of the king will be next in line for the throne. That leads to Macbeth’s first test, to kill the king or not. Lady Macbeth is Macbeth’s wife and she wants him to kill the king.
In the exposition of the play, the witches told Macbeth that he will become the Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland. They also warn him about what to look out for. Macbeth is characterized as a brave soldier and a powerful man who is rather easily tempted and convinced. After hearing about these wonderful things from the witches, Macbeth’s wife, Lady Macbeth, who lusts for power and position, manipulates Macbeth to achieve the prophecy and let nothing stand in his way. The first step was to kill King Duncan, who was the current King of Scotland.
All hail Macbeth, Hail to thee thane of Cawdor! All hail Macbeth that shalt be king hereafter” (pg9). This shows that at first, Macbeth had no idea of what the witches were saying and he seems to be confused, yet he starts to realize or think that what the witches said can be true. As a result Macbeth thinks of murdering the King Duncan immediately. Macbeth says to Lady Macbeth, “If it were done when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well it were done quickly.
Macbeth, a general in King Duncan’s army, is informed by three witches that he will be the Thane of Glamis and Cawdor, as well as the King of Scotland. As Macbeth had just led an army to defeat armies lead by the former Thane of Cawdor, the King honors Macbeth and names him the new Thane of Cawdor. The then skeptical Macbeth is convinced of the accuracy of the witches’ predictions, and informs his wife, Lady Macbeth of the turn of events. She then begins to envision her husband as the King of Scotland, and desires for him to succeed the king. To make this dream into a reality, she begins to plot the current king’s demise, and persuades her husband to take part in it.
Leo Grazhdankin Ms.Hook hour 1 Macbeth Analysis False prophecies lead to death and destruction In the play, "Macbeth," I believe that the witches actually play a bigger part than they really have. Simply because they start to influence Macbeth’s decisions the witches were trying to create anarchy by foretelling Macbeth’s future so he act upon it. They pretty much planted everything evil into Macbeth's head which just kept growing and growing until it just started to dominate his whole mind. He did not need to kill King Duncan or any of the other victims. But pretty much after he murdered Duncan, Macbeth just went crazy.
Now in the play, Macbeth starts off as a loyal, courageous, stereotypical, drone like war hero but once a group of witches put this idea in his mind that he could become king, he starts spiraling downhill. For days he pondered whether to let nature take its course and let fate decide, or intervene and take matters into his own hands. He kills the King, takes the throne, but becomes paranoid and belligerent. Soon after this change, a rebellion forms who goes after him and kills him. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth showcases how one’s desires can change him, bring out the true primal instincts in a man; and as the play progresses, this change becomes quite evident.
In Act 1 Duncan’s troops defeat a rebellion at which Macbeth proves himself. On arrival Macbeth and Banquo coincide to meet with three witches who make a prediction that Macbeth will be the thane of Cawdor and also king. However, when Banquo asked for the prediction of his future, he was replied that he will not be king but on the other hand will get kings in his bloodline. When Lady Macbeth finds out about these prophecies she automatically assumes that Duncan must be killed and manages to convince Macbeth to murder the king. Further on in Act 2, Macbeth expresses his thoughts through a soliloquy in which he starts
This means Macbeth had no other reason for killing Duncan other than wanting to. At this point in the play, Macbeth’s desire for power begins to affect the way he acts and the choices he makes. Next in line for the throne after Duncan’s death would’ve been one of his sons, Malcolm, but he fled with his brother Donalbain after their father’s death. However, the witches prophesized that Banquo would produce a line of kings, so Macbeth hired a group of murderers to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance. Macbeth would not let anyone get