One could argue that Macbeth’s jealousy towards Banquo would have driven him to kill anyway. The three witches told Banquo and Macbeth that Macbeth would become king‚ but that Banquo’s descendants would rule the throne after Macbeth. Overcome with jealously‚ Macbeth kills Banquo and attempts to kill his son. This decision was driven by both jealously and greed. His decision to kill Banquo and his son was driven by his own personal fear and jealousy. After killing Duncan
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The Tragedy of Macbeth The murders that Macbeth had committed in William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth were over power and manipulation. Although a lot could’ve been done to prevent Macbeth from murdering King Duncan‚ the guards and Banquo the play wouldn’t have ended the way it should’ve. Even though there’s many people to be blame for the influence of Macbeth’s behavior I strongly believe that Lady Macbeth plays a particularly integral role. Lady Macbeth is responsible for Macbeth’s
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scene ii‚ line 48-78.The lines I chose from this scene is when MacBeth and Banquo first met the 3 weird witches. And they told Macbeth about his future‚ where he’s going to become the thane of cawdor‚ and be the king of scotland thereafter. The idea blew Macbeth’s mind‚ but he became very attracted to it very quickly. However‚ the witches told Banquo that his son will be the King of Scotland right after‚ and that Banquo will not be as powerful as Macbeth‚ yet much more powerful.Macbeth kind of
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stereotypical manly traits. In doing this‚ she states that he would be "so much more the man" if he were to murder the King and take the throne for himself. Furthermore‚ when Macbeth feels guilty for following through by murdering both the King and Banquo‚ Lady Macbeth calls him "infirm of purpose"(2.2.56) and even tells him that she would feel "shame to wear a heart so white"(2.2.68). Both of
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Authors aim to relate‚ sympathise‚ or evoke any emotion from their readers. William Shakespeare achieves this goal through his use of Aristotle’s tragic hero who evokes sympathy for the character and forces the reader to evaluate certain traits in themselves. Tragic heroes possess a tragic flaw or downfall that leads to their death. Shakespeare uses the characteristics of Aristotle’s tragic hero to create a character that readers connect to and‚ despite their flaw‚ sympathize with. The fate of tragic
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is natural‚ explainable by natural law or phenomena. The supernatural influence in Macbeth is evident throughout the play. Firstly Macbeth would not have murdered Duncan if he had not heard the Weird sister’s prophecies. Second of all the ghost of Banquo was important to the play to portray the deterioration of Macbeth’s mental health. Finally witchcraft and the supernatural were relevant to society in the 1600’s as it provided a way for people to understand the happenings that science could not yet
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! Journal Entry #1 ! ! ! My friend Banquo and I were returning from a battle we had just participated ‚ as we rode our horses on a trail that leads us to King Duncans castle i felt a very unusual feeling i’m not quite sure if it was because i had just killed thousands of men or if there was a beyond explanation to why i felt so unusual. Banquo and I were still on our way when suddenly we both heard odd noises ‚ I was prepared to defeat anything or anyone coming my way. I yelled out to say
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dramatic irony. On the other hand‚ some say it is this scene isn’t true dramatic irony due to the fact Macbeth‚ does know its Banquo being seen along with the audience. Macbeth also understands the reason for why he’s seeing Banquo‚ which is out of personal guilt. For the most part‚ this scene is considered dramatic irony simply because the audience knows Macbeth is seeing Banquo and the remaining characters on stage do
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He wants them dead because in the beginning the witches predicted that banquos son fleance would be king. Banquo sorta gave away that he knows that Macbeth killed Duncan. Macbeth hires two murderers to kill fleance and Banquo. They are told to wait within castle walls for Macbeth’s signal. Banquo is killed but fleance escapes. It means that the news of fleances escape would have secured his throne. Banquos ghost is sitting in Macbeth’s chair at the head of the banquet table.Three distinctive characteristics
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Shakespeare uses the witches for creating dark and evil imagery. In Macbeth’s first confrontation with the witches‚ they release darkness within him. The witches made Macbeth kill Duncan with their wicked ways. Banquo tells Macbeth that the witches are “instruments of darkness” (Shakespeare‚ 1‚ 3‚ 24). Banquo means the witches are agents of evil and can lead to Macbeth’s downfall. The witches set the atmosphere of darkness at the commencement of the play. The witches meet and say “He shall live a man forbid:
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