The truth is that many of these decisions that Macbeth makes or follows is based on what the witches told him. One example of this is when Lady Macbeth convinces him to kill Duncan in order to become king. She specifically says, “Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be / What thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature / … / That I may pour my spirits in thine ear, / and chastise with the valor of my tongue” (1.5.16-17, 27-28). In this quote Lady Macbeth is thinking about the witches prophecy and how she can make it come true.
As they wandered onto the heath, the three witches entered as they waited to welcome them with prophecies. Although the Banquo challenges them at first, they addressed Macbeth after all… (Coursen and Herbert 1997). The first witch summoned Macbeth as “Thane of Glamis”, second as “Thane of Cawdor” while the third one proclaimed he could be “the King in future”. Macbeth seemed to be amazed into silence as Banquo challenged them furthermore. The witches notify Banquo that he would father the line of Kings, arrive and inform Macbeth concerning his newly bestowed title.
The other person who of course was responsible for the murders was Macbeth himself. Macbeth's thoughts about becoming king and his own ambitions are what eventually led him to commit the murders. The Three Witches with their prophecies at the beginning of the play put everything into motion. One day they told Macbeth
Macbeth was given a set of prophecies by the witches, saying he would eventually become king; “All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter.” (AI.SIII.L48). This prophecy plagued Macbeth and subsequently encouraged his murder of king Duncan which then lead to his
Upon hearing of his families’ death, Macduff returns to Scotland to confront Macbeth, who is slain. The horrid acts performed by Macbeth were brought to justice through his death, and power was restored with the crowning of King Malcolm. Lady Macbeth was the driving force that kept pushing Macbeth to his terrible crimes. One crucial statement she made to her husband directly insulted Macbeth’s manhood, and manipulated him into committing heinous crimes, “What beast was't then, When you durst do it then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man..."(Shakespeare, 1.7, 47-49). In this statement Lady Macbeth resorted to
It is this prophecy that will make Macbeth go astray and become the person that he never wanted to become. Macbeth sends a letter to Lady Macbeth telling her about his experience with the three witches. Soon after a messenger arrives and discloses that the king will come to Macbeth’s castle tonight to honor Macbeth for his recent victory. When Macbeth arrives home to his wife Lady Macbeth, she begins to
Shakespeare’s Macbeth is set during medieval times in Scotland. Macbeth is about a Scottish general named Macbeth. When the play commences Macbeth and his good friend Banquo are visited by three witches who predict that Macbeth will become king. After hearing the witches’ prediction, Macbeth kills Duncan because of his ambition to become King. In Macbeth the major characters are, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth’s wife, Banquo, Macbeth’s good friend and a Scottish noble, Macduff, also a Scottish nobleman, King Duncan, Malcolm, King Duncan’s son who is the heir to the throne, and the three witches, the weird sisters who can tell the future.
“By Sinel’s death I know I am Thane of Glamis./ But how of Cawdor? The Thane of Cawdor lives” (Shakespeare 19). Through this quote near the beginning of the play, Shakespeare reveals the slight interest Macbeth has for the unexpected title that the witches called him. He goes on to say a short time later,”This is supernatural soliciting/ Cannot be ill, cannot be good. If ill/ Why hath it given me earnest of success/ Commencing in a truth?
Macbeth betrays King Duncan because the witches told him he will become king. He also betrays his friend Banquo because the witches gave him predictions that can affect Macbeth. The three weird sisters betray Macbeth because he wants things to go his way. In “Macbeth”, Shakespeare demonstrates that betrayal is lead by unreasonable decisions that cause bad consequences. Macbeth
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.