for major characters‚ most important characters first (add rows as necessary): Character Role in the story Significance of character to the work Two adjectives describing him/her Macbeth The Main character who learns his fate and kills King Duncan to become King. Macbeth is the main character in the play and he is neither a clear protagonist or antagonist. We first meet Macbeth after a battle and he appears to be a nobel and who is loyal to his country. As time goes on however‚ he begins to change
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wife to fool him on taking the decision to kill Duncan. However‚ now he was alone without support of witches and his wife‚ who at present was making preparation for the murder of Duncan. In such circumstances‚ Macbeth had no choice to take responsibility for action‚ he was about to take. Since he found difficult to do so‚ he typically recourse to his imagination which projected the image of Dagger in the air. This seemed to justify the killing of Duncan with a dagger which looked similar to the mission
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Kingship Question. In Shakespeare’s time a King was considered to be god’s representative on earth. He was looked upon as equal to god. Shakespeare’s ideas towards kingship can be seen throughout the play. He shows that a king should be chosen by divine right and shows the character and attributes of what is takes to be a good king. The character of the king was also a matter of importance. If the king was just and good‚ the state thrived. If the king was unjust‚ cruel and self motivated‚ then the
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Macbeth knows that killing Duncan is not right because he states‚ “…it’s necessary to hide his black and deep desires.” The ambition that Macbeth is portraying is careless. Macbeth’s ambition led him to only focusing on one thing and it was the throne. He became
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loyal and devoted to others in the beginning of Act I‚ leading up to Act V he experiences some issues affecting his mental and physical health. King Duncan tells him the throne will be passed down to him and in order to succeed the king must die. Macbeth receives a prophecy from three weird sisters and they tell him that he will kill the king to become King of Scotland. He believes the prophecy instead of trusting himself and commits the crime along with hiring others to kill. He is not patient and
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"cannon overcharged with double cracks" which showed his importance in that battle. Even after hearing a prophecy about him‚ stating that he will become a king in the near future‚ he decides not to kill the current king. In line 13‚ he states that being the king’size "kinsman and subject" are two reasons why he should not assassinate king Duncan. These two example show how Macbeth‚ in the beginning of the play‚ is loyal to the
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“valiant” and compared to “Bellona’s bridegroom”‚ this quote shows Macbeth being referred to as Mars‚ the god of war. By comparing him to the god of war‚ it emphasises his strength‚ bravery and skill in battle. As the play progresses‚ and Macbeth becomes king‚ he is no longer portrayed as this “valiant” warrior he once was‚ instead‚ he’s conveyed as weak. This is shown
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a better life; the audience is able to do this by following Macbeth and the sometimes faulty choices he makes in order to obtain the Scottish throne. When we are introduced to Macbeth‚ the Weïrd Sisters are telling him that one day he will be the king. Then‚ Macbeth is given the title Thane of Cawdor‚ he is given this title because‚ the previous Thane was found out to be a traitor and was executed. Then‚ Macbeth had to prepare for Duncan’s royal visit where he thinks‚ “Present fears/ Are less than
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Macbeth through Banquo and King Duncan I. Banquo was Macbeth’s best friend and ally in battle. He trusted Macbeth‚ most likely with his life and with this trust he became a vulnerability. Macbeth knew that Banquo’s future children would have the throne one day and this infuriated Macbeth‚ so he decided to kill him. With his trust and knowledge of Banquo‚ Macbeth was able to kill him successfully; though in the end he grieved horribly for his killings. King Duncan I knew Macbeth to be a strong
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William Shakespeare himself. We all know what happened to Macbeth in the play yet do we know the movie of Macbeth 2015. One of the tragic and gory similarity would have to be when Macbeth is killing Duncan while he is in bed. For we know this because Macbeth is told by witches that he will be King once Duncan is dead and well Lady Macbeth is fascinated by this that she calls Macbeth a coward and not manly if does not do the deed. Another similarity would have to be that Macbeth hires murderers to kill
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