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What Is Macbeth Really About
Macbeth, What the play is really about

Macbeth is written by Shakespear, it is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1606. When Macbeth met the witches and they told him about his future as the thane of Cardwr and the king, he informed his wife by letter. Upon reading this letter his wife, believed the witches, and proceeded to summon the evil spirits. “ That I may pour my spirit in thin ear and chastise with the fallow of my tongue”.

Lady Macbeth hatches a plan which involves her husband, Macbeth killing the king so that the prophecy the witches for told would come true. On Macbeths way back home some of the kings men find Macbeth and inform him that the king has appointed him the thane of Cardwr. Upon executing his
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Macbeth afraid that Fleance would over through him he sent out some men to kill them. They succeeded in killing Banqou however they failed to kill Banqou’s son Fleance. At a banquet Macbeth has he see’s Banqou’s ghost and starts ranting in anger and shock, the guests are deeply concerned about their new king then lady Macbeth send them out to talk to her husband. Even though Macbeth is in deep depression, lady Macbeth evil thoughts running though her mind, happy that she is now Queen can not help feel a little …show more content…
Meanwhile Macbeth is deeply concerned by what the witches tell him and send men to slaughter Macduff’s whole in cold blood, this act however pushed Macbeth into a black hole.

In a rage of furry and hurt Macduff “ Cut down and carry tree limbs to camouflage their numbers thus fulfilling the witches third prophecy ”. At the same time Macbeth receives shocking and hurtful news that his wife had died by her own hand.

The battle begins. Macbeth and Macduff confront each other after the slaying of young Siward. Macbeth feels really cocky, boasting that he has no fear of Macduff and that he can’t “ be killed by any man born of woman ”. Macduff shouts in anger that he was “ from his mothers womb untimely ripped “. Macduff was born by caesarean.

The shock in Macbeths eyes. The last thing he though was “ the witches had misled him as Macduff puts all his power into the sword which decapitates Macbeth, and in doing so the last of the prophecies is

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