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Relationship Between Macbeth And Chadwick
The child of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Chadwick, was almost an exact copy of his father. He grew up knowing that he wanted to be a soldier like his father and fight for his king, so when he heard about his father's prophecy he had no idea how to react. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth never planned to tell Chadwick about Macbeth’s prophecy told by the three witches, but what they did not know was he was around the corner listening in on their conversation. Instead of confronting his parents, Chadwick decided to pretend he did not know what was going on. Chadwick’s parents never really paid too much attention to him, so he knew it would not be difficult. Even though Macbeth never had a great relationship to him, Chadwick always felt closer to his father. …show more content…
He could turn in his parents to the guards but what if no one believed him, or worse, they tried to kill their own son for speaking out? After thinking it over for some time, Chadwick decided the best option for now was to escape and run away. He would go to England and stay with a friend he had met while he was training to become a soldier. Chadwick feared for his own safety and knew that his parents would have no idea where he was. Never telling his friend about what happened, Chadwick started to grow comfortable living in England. He assumed his parents had decided to forget about their son and he decided to do the same to his parents. Chadwick eventually fell in love with his friend’s sister, Meredith. They both planned on getting married but before they actually got a chance, they received a letter in the mail addressed to Chadwick. In the letter, he read of the other murders his parents committed following his absence. As well as the death of his mother, who died of unknown causes, and his father, killed by Macduff. Chadwick decided that he would return to Scotland with his fiancée to see what would become of the …show more content…
The place he knew and loved looked destroyed, no doubt by his tyrannical parents. As Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s only child, the throne was to be passed down to him but Chadwick felt that he was not fit for the throne and did not deserve it. He saw how crazy his parents became from too much power and he was content with the life he had started in England. Instead, Chadwick decided that Banquo’s son, Fleance, would inherited the throne and become the new King of Scotland. Chadwick knew he could take back his parents’s crimes but he was grateful that Fleance had escaped the claws of Macbeth. Fleance gratefully accepted and after a few months of hard work, life in Scotland was looking up. Chadwick and Meredith eventually returned to England and were married with their friends and family by their

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