MIDNIGHT MURDER! On the dark and cold night of December 9th‚ the great King Duncan of Scotland was murdered in his chamber. According to our journalist Andrea Ruiz‚ King Duncan was at the castle of his Thane‚ Lord Macbeth‚ the night of the murder. The night Duncan was murdered was very wild. People heard lamenting painful ghostly cries. Many of the chimneys were blown down. Some people said that they could hear screeching of owl and the horses were fighting the whole night‚ but still was a good
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King Duncan believed Macbeth was a very loyal servant to him. Macbeth was so loyal that he became the Thane of Glamis. But everything turned on him when he had gotten brainwashed by the three witches and persuaded by Lady Macbeth which caused Macbeth to commit many criminal acts. The criminal acts Macbeth committed was murdering King Duncan‚ hiring two murderers to kill Banquo‚ Fleance and Macduffs family. Thus making Macbeth a victim in my opinion. Macbeth is returning from killing Macdonwald
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Duncan the king of Scotland was murdered in the castle of Macbeth the thane of Galmis and Cawdor at midnight on 12th November 1556. The king was murdered on his bed with a dagger . Two grooms of king were also dead; covered with blood of Duncan on their face and with the dagger used to kill him. Macduff being the first one to react said in horror that "murder hath broke ope the lord`s antinone and stole thence the life of building".Soon after this there was lot of commotion in the castle and the
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Macduff paced around the cold‚ empty corridor‚ thinking about the murder of the King again. He has been searching for hours for anything that could lead him closer to finding out who the true murderer is‚ everyone says that the guards murdered King Duncan but he didn’t believe that. Out of nowhere‚ a thick‚ black puff of smoke appeared at the end of the long corridor and revealed three mysterious women. "Who are you?" questioned Macduff. Ignoring his question‚ the witches reveal why they are there
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Macbeth could one day be King of Scotland if he commits to a bad prophecy but hesitates. He assesses his pros and cons and thinks about all the bad things that could happen to him. Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth’s wife‚ bullies Macbeth into the prophecy and doesn’t like when she gets told that he doesn’t want to go ahead with it all. The Witched predict Macbeths future and put the idea into his head first that he could one day become King of Scotland. All three witches have a say in predicting
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catalyst of the murder of King Duncan resulting in Macbeth’s rise to power. In act one‚ scene five‚ at Inverness‚ Lady Macbeth receives a letter in her private chambers proclaiming her husband to be fated to become king. However‚ King Duncan still reigns over Scotland. Lady Macbeth paces deliberating with the knowledge that Duncan is to arrive at Inverness‚ as a plot begins to unfurl into her mind. What be this I see? The night howls with promises of my husband to ascend to king. Declarations of
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Macbeth’s murder of Duncan has horrible consequences both for Macbeth himself and for Scotland. In Shakespeares famous play‚ Macbeth‚ the themes of murder‚ guilt‚ ambition and the ruthless pursuit of power is explored. He does this through the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth who are tied together in an eerie search for absolute power. Throughout the play‚ Macbeth reveals many traits that have horrible consequences for Macbeth himself and for Scotland. In the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth
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Yes‚ I agree with the statement “Macbeth’s murder of Duncan has had horrible consequences for both Macbeth himself and Scotland.” Even before Duncan’s murder Macbeth understood there would be grave consequences for his actions. He knew that murdering Duncan would start an unstoppable cycle of bloodshed. “It will have blood they say: blood will have blood” The murder has affected Macbeth’s life in many ways. He’s lost his peace of mind‚ his moral core has been destroys‚ his relationships collapse
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Xavier Schiafone-Fleming___ CBC News Reporter Duncan the king of Scotland was murdered in his castle at midnight on 12th November 1556. Although it is unclear who murdered the king‚ there are some leads pointing towards the King’s guards. Both of the King’s guards were also dead; with the blood of Duncan on their hands and with the dagger used to kill him. Macduff‚ being the first one to react to the tragic event said in horror that "murder hath broke ope the lord’s antinone and stole thence
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Yesterday‚ at Glamis Castle‚ King Duncan was murdered by one of his most loyal subjects‚ Macbeth. With his thirst for power‚ planted by the Weird Sisters and amplified by his wife’s persuasion‚ Macbeth stabbed the king in his back‚ both figuratively and literally. Today was the burial at Colmekill‚ Scotland. On Saturday November 11‚ Macbeth hosted a celebration of the Norwegian victory at his castle. King Duncan was invited to that celebration. Little did the king know‚ Macbeth had plans to fulfill
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