The Role Of Insanity In Macbeth

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Once upon a time, there was a Scottish army general named Macbeth. On his way home from a victorious day on the battlefield, he and his fellow army general, Banquo, encountered a group of witches in the woods. These eccentric witches offered to read the generals’ futures. They told Macbeth that he would rise to nobility and eventually become king of Scotland. They told his friend, Banquo, that his sons would become Scottish kings as well. When their king, Duncan, returns home, he announces great victory and makes Macbeth a nobleman. (The witches’ first prophecy came true.) Macbeth invites the king to his castle for dinner. While Macbeth is somewhat uncertain that the second half of the witches’ prophecy will also come true (that he will become king), his wife, Lady Macbeth, has no doubts whatsoever. She is consumed by greed and lusts for power. She’s a conniving, heartless, evil woman, with a knack for persuasion. By encouraging, ridiculing, and chastising him, she convinces him that his only option is to speed up the process and kill King Duncan himself.…show more content…
Before he knocks Duncan off, Macbeth’s growing insanity kicks in and he sees a bloody dagger floating in the

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