point‚ Macbeth is unaware that the king has conferred this honor upon him because of his valor in battle‚ so he attributes his fortune to the witches’ prophecy. However‚ the audience knows Duncan made the pronouncement in Act 1‚ Scene 3. (David Schlachter) Purpose: This dramatic irony is to show Macbeth’s belief that the witches speak the truth and are responsible for his success. This belief does‚ influence his future actions. 2. Act 1‚ Scene 6‚ line 1‚ Duncan says‚ “This castle hath a pleasant
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and respect‚ is very loyal to king Duncan. When Macbeth is first introduced‚ his bravery on the battlefield leads Duncan into crowning him with the formal tittle of Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth could not imagine committing treason of any kind because of his profound regard for the king. The encounter and the prophecies of the three witches triggered Macbeth’s ambitious nature. They appear to him with visions into his future saying‚ “ All hail Macbeth‚ that shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3.52) From this
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Pressuring‚ manipulating and forcing her own husband to kill Duncan‚ the King and Macbeth’s friend‚ Lady Macbeth placed her husband on such a large guilt trip it causes him to commit murder and kill the king and his once friends. Lady Macbeth’s pressure on Macbeth to kill Duncan caused a domino effect on the play.
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leader. The king Duncan in my opinion withheld all the qualities to be a great leader. Macbeth on the other hand at one time had the qualities but then‚ when put into a position of power turned sour. Not very many people posses the qualities that are needed to be an amazing leader and can keep the qualities in a position of power. There are specific qualities for a good leader such as: honesty‚ loyalty‚ determined‚ motivational‚ dependable‚ self-controlled and broad minded‚ Duncan has all these
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point‚ Macbeth is unaware that the king has conferred this honor upon him because of his valor in battle‚ so he attributes his fortune to the witches’ prophecy. However‚ the audience knows Duncan made the pronouncement in Act 1‚ Scene 3. Purpose: This dramatic irony is to show Macbeth’s belief that the witches speak the truth and are responsible for his success. This belief can‚ and does‚ influence his future actions. Example: In Act 1‚ Scene 6‚ line 1‚ Duncan says‚ “This castle hath a pleasant
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ambitious about becoming King. He commits murder after being convinced by his wife‚ Lady Macbeth. He then gets other people killed in order to reach his goal of becoming King. Shakespeare explores and challenges the traditions of society by creating unique circumstances. In the play‚ Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ Macduff‚ and the Witches subvert the stereotypical gender roles. To begin‚ Lady Macbeth shows
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powerfulness of being the king corrupts Macbeth with their evil spirits turning him into the maleficent person he becomes. After going to the witches and being told one day he will become king‚ Macbeth is deeply considering murdering King Duncan so he can have the power of being king. During the evening at Duncan’s castle where the naming of Macbeth as the Thane of Cawdor takes place‚ Duncan tells his son Malcolm he will be the Prince of Cumberland which means he is next in line for king. A furious Macbeth
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Thane of Cawdor and later the King of Scotland. After reaching Scotland the king placed him into the Thane of Cawdor. Later on the royals would celebrate the achievement of Macbeth. They all partied and possibly had a little too much to drink in the process. Everyone went to sleep and that’s when darkness arose. Lady Macbeth completely convinced Macbeth to kill King Duncan. Macbeth had already thought of doing this brutality in the first place. Macbeth went into King Duncan’s chamber and killed him
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into a liar. To elaborate‚ the significant event in Act II was the assassination of Duncan‚ the king of Scotland‚ by Macbeth. Macbeth committed this murder to seize the throne for himself‚ as predicted by the Witches. Before he crossed that bridge and burned it‚ Macbeth was a loyal and powerful member of the Scottish nobility. His morals and state of mind were in good shape‚ however‚ when he thinks he can be king‚ the desire for power overwhelms him. Up to the point of the murder Macbeth’s state
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her own when she convinces Macbeth to kill King Duncan. If Lady Macbeth was not present during this part of the play the reader can assume that Macbeth would not have killed King Duncan as it is clear that Macbeth’s guilt of killing someone so good to him overrides his own ambition of becoming king. When Lady Macbeth sees Macbeth hesitates over the killing of King Duncan she quickly questions his manhood. This pressures Macbeth into killing king Duncan. The play would have had the same conclusion
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