The Responsibility Of Macbeth In Shakespeare's Play
For the murder of Duncan, Macbeth should be held accountable for his deeds. A reason to support this claim would be, Macbeth’s heart had already been filled with malicious intent before he even had a conversation with his wife about killing King Duncan. Readers can say that his wife, Lady Macbeth, acted as a sort of trigger that pushed him to the edge. Even though that she is just as guilty as he is, Macbeth should’ve trusted what he was doing was wrong.
On the night that Duncan visited the Macbeth household, his intuition caused him to have second thoughts about his evil plot. Loyalty to the king should’ve been taken into account, as he had just granted Thane of Glamis. In the end his cruel intentions were fueled by nothing else, but greed.
Being given the title of Thane of Cawdor also did not lead him away from his darkness filled heart, but instead made it worse.
Lady Macbeth was a very bad influence on her husband. She took advantage of his vulnerability and almost drove him to madness with her insensitive behaviour. Macbeth had been persuaded by her belittling words. While they’re both at fault, Macbeth is the person who carried out the action against King Duncan. Never once did Macbeth consider what he was doing for his wife was enough nor did Lady Macbeth take into account that her husband shouldn’t have to be driven to such deeds. He had just come back from winning a way with his pal Banquo. She and also Macbeth should be appreciative for the title that he had received as his reward.
In conclusion Macbeth and his wife are both guilty in the conspiracy and murder of their king, Duncan. While his wife’s actions should have consequences Macbeth is more of the criminal in this situation. Not only did he murder his king, but he also severed the ties with the people of Scotland.
On the night that Duncan visited the Macbeth household, his intuition caused him to have second thoughts about his evil plot. Loyalty to the king should’ve been taken into account, as he had just granted Thane of Glamis. In the end his cruel intentions were fueled by nothing else, but greed.
Being given the title of Thane of Cawdor also did not lead him away from his darkness filled heart, but instead made it worse.
Lady Macbeth was a very bad influence on her husband. She took advantage of his vulnerability and almost drove him to madness with her insensitive behaviour. Macbeth had been persuaded by her belittling words. While they’re both at fault, Macbeth is the person who carried out the action against King Duncan. Never once did Macbeth consider what he was doing for his wife was enough nor did Lady Macbeth take into account that her husband shouldn’t have to be driven to such deeds. He had just come back from winning a way with his pal Banquo. She and also Macbeth should be appreciative for the title that he had received as his reward.
In conclusion Macbeth and his wife are both guilty in the conspiracy and murder of their king, Duncan. While his wife’s actions should have consequences Macbeth is more of the criminal in this situation. Not only did he murder his king, but he also severed the ties with the people of Scotland.