There are three witches that appear before Macbeth telling him he will become the King of Scotland. Since Macbeth knows this‚ his thoughts and actions lead him down a path of devastation and despair. Macbeth is ultimately the maker of his own demise‚ due to his desperation of becoming king‚ his belief of the witch’s prophecy‚ and his over confidence in himself. Unfortunately‚ his desperation of wanting to become King of Scotland in the beginning made him become a dis-honorable man and a heartless
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Macbeth’s main reason for committing the heinous act against Duncan in act II is his vivid imagination. The definition of imagination is the faculty or action of forming new ideas‚ or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses. Macbeth’s imagination both hinders his ability to kill and enables it‚ because he hallucinates‚ is ambitious‚ and thinks of failure. One way that Macbeth is held back
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happens perfectly. Early in the play‚ Macbeth killed King Duncan which made him crazy and he can’t afford to be King of Scotland. When Macbeth killed King Duncan‚ he starts scaring that other people find out Macbeth killed King Duncan so he can’t sleep and have a normal life. “sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep”” (2.2 46-47). The quote describes Macbeth as a person who can’t take sleep(rest) because anxiety of being exposed of his work(killed Duncan). Furthermore‚ in the conversation of Macbeth and
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manipulate him into killing a king to become a king. The consequences for both were not what they had planned. Macbeth show that he is a tragic hero when he kills King Duncan. Macbeth took the throne after killing King Duncan in battle. The witches make three prophecies. The first two were regarding Macbeth and the last one was regarding Banquo. Macbeth was named Thane of Cawdor and consequently‚ king. Banquo was to be father to the future generations of kings.
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the play are Macbeth vs. his own ambition‚ guilt‚ and with Lady Macbeth. Macbeth’s internal struggle with his ambition starts in Act 1 when the witches tell him “All hail‚ Macbeth‚ that shalt be king hereafter!” (I.3.50) After Macbeth hears this prophecy he is torn on whether he should kill King Duncan or not‚ which would get him closer to the throne‚ but he
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Macbeth summary Macbeth was set in 17th century Scotland and was written by William Shakespeare. It was written as a viewing of the royal monarchy. The leaders at the time were king James the first and queen Elizabeth. Act 1 Scene 1 The introduction of the play shows three witches talking among themselves. They talk about a character called Macbeth. This is the first time the character of Macbeth is introduced to us. This is important due to the fact that this is a tragedy‚ and Macbeth‚ in this
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execution of the murder of King Duncan. To this event Lady Macbeth and Macbeth react in different ways. They both become guilty in some way or another but the guilt they feel is comprised of different reasons. It is due to their differences in character that they react in the ways they do. While it might not seem like both of them become guilty after this event‚ when explored their actions show clearly the guilt they feel. When Macbeth and Lady Macbeth decide to kill Duncan they both have different
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had a good reputation. The idea spoken consisted of Macbeth to be a “valiant cousin‚ worthy gentleman” (Act 1‚ Scene 2‚ Line 1) by Duncan‚ the king. This means King Duncan is admiring Macbeth for his remarkable struggles in the war‚ by calling him ‘valiant cousin’ which indicates he is in close relationship with King Duncan. Also‚ by saying he is a worthy gentlemen‚ Duncan is saying he is an honourable fighter. Second‚ Macbeth is a very loyal man. “Till he faced the slave; which ne’er shook hands‚ nor
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conversation about Macbeth potentially murdering Duncan. In Act 1 Scene 3‚ the three witches prophesize to Macbeth and Banquo that not only would Macbeth‚ at that time thane of Glamis‚ become thane of Cawdor‚ but would also eventually become king. After the prophesy of Macbeth becoming the new thane of Cawdor comes true‚ Macbeth and Banquo both know that the current king Duncan being alive is the only thing standing in the way of Macbeth becoming the new king. This is why‚ when Banquo sees
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extent. During the play‚ Macbeth is involved in the murder of many people‚ including King Duncan‚ Banquo‚ and Macduff’s wife and children. A fiend can be described as a very wicked or cruel person‚ or one who causes mischief and annoyance. This can be applied to Lady Macbeth‚ who had only her own intentions at heart. On many occasions Lady Macbeth shows fiend-like traits‚ especially when plotting to kill Duncan‚ framing the servants after he has been killed‚ and also when she fails to stop Macbeth
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