central themes of the play Macbeth. The conflict between good and evil can be seen in the inner struggles of both Macbeth and Banquo. Macbeth chooses evil when he allies himself with the witches‚ yet he continues to be troubled by his conscience. Lady Macbeth chooses evil when she invokes the evil to ‘Unsex’ her‚ but is ultimately driven insane by her troubled conscience. Banquo falls victim to temptation when he fails to speak out against Macbeth. While the struggle between good and evil is initially
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is loyal. The cause of the tragedy that happened to the main protagonist Macbeth was his ambition.His ambition caused the tragedy in three steps. First his ambition led him to poor decisions‚ which led to extreme actions such as killing Duncan and Banquo‚ and finally his ambition led him to feel extreme guilt which contributed to Macbeth’s downfall. Moreover‚ Macbeth murdered king Duncan
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Macbeth questioned his action towards killing King Duncan‚ this only led him to commit further acts of evil in order to cover up his previous murders. The witch’s prophecies stated that Banquo‚ Macbeth’s close friend‚ would become the father of a series of kings. Macbeth‚ greedy and tyrannical‚ devises a plan to execute Banquo and prevent such actions from occurring. While conversing with the two murderer’s Macbeth
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murderer. At the start of the play Macbeth is acknowledge by the king as a brave and honourable general‚ after he heard of Macbeth’s great victory in the battlefield. He promotes Macbeth to Thane of Cawdor‚ which was still unknown by both Macbeth and Banquo when they came across the three weird sisters. "All Hail Macbeth‚ hail to thee Thane of Cawdor" (I:III:51) "All Hail Macbeth‚ that shalt be king hereafter" (I:III:53) Macbeth was sceptical about these prophecies‚ however developed faith in them
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motivates him to complete the evil ‘deed’. Becoming king‚ Macbeth has a responsibility to protect and serve his country‚ a job‚ which he does poorly. Instead of this‚ he proceeds with the evil‚ and kills his best friend in Banquo. Even after being haunted by the ghost of Banquo‚ he continues his tyrannical run by destroying the household of Macduff‚ all because he was a threat to his kingship as show to him by apparitions. However‚ Lady Macbeth can’t escape the involvement in sparking the monster
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control the weather‚ blamed many things‚ such as outbreaks of disease on them. The first people to meet the Witches are Banquo and Macbeth. They find the witches appearance is vile. We can see this as Banquo says that “(they) look not like the inhabitants of the earth.” This shows us that the witches are obviously strange‚ and probably misshapen in their appearance. Banquo also says that “(they) should be women‚ and yet (their) beards forbid me to interpret‚ that (they) are so.” This simply tells
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Macbeth successfully persuades her husband to commit the murder of Duncan‚ Macbeth seems to be most human and sympathetic. However by Act 3 Scene 2‚ Macbeth presents himself as an evil villain. In this Act‚ Macbeth’s speech is dark. Straight after Banquo was killed‚ Macbeth pulls himself into other terrible deeds; he tries to challenge the witches and to disregard their prophecies. The murder of Macduff’s family reduces Macbeth’s human characteristics even more. Macbeth “wades” through the “river
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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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himself as well as to his descendants. As the three witches described Banquo: “Lesser than Macbeth and greater‚ not so happy yet much happier‚ thou shalt get kings‚ though thou be none.”‚ implying that Banquo is the root of many kings‚ Banquo and his son is a threat to Macbeth’s crown(1.3.68-70). Macbeth plans an assassination of Banquo and Fleance while they are on a ride before the dinner at Macbeth’s castle(3.1.129-144). Banquo is murdered and Fleance flees(3.3.29-30). Banquo’s ghost shows up at
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patriotic‚ constantly chooses morally reprehensible actions in an attempt to satisfy his ambition‚ ultimately resulting in his demise. Macbeth’s decadence is portrayed through his murder of Duncan‚ and later it is through his arrangement that both Banquo and the lineage of Macduff are killed. However‚ responsibility for the actions of Macbeth also lies partially with other character‚ primarily the Weird Sister and Lady Macbeth‚ who incite his ambition. Macbeth’s treason in murdering Duncan is blatantly
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