In his first appearance‚ King Duncan performs two of the basic duties of a king: punishing the bad and rewarding the good. Upon learning of the treachery of Cawdor and the heroism of Macbeth‚ he says‚ "No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceive / Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present [immediate] death‚ / And with his former title greet Macbeth" (1.2.63-65). The phrase "bosom interest" means "vital interests‚" but "bosom" suggests that a relationship of love should exist between a king and
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noble hero of Scotland‚ he is like today ’s Will Smith‚ he is the person everyone wants to be with and know‚ and he is basically ’Mr Popular ’. Macbeth is an important figure of the Scottish kingdom. He has bravely fought in Norway for his Proud Scottish kingdom. Macbeth is such an honourable man under the eyes of King Duncan and Scotland that he has been given the title of Thane of Glamis for his hard working and brave leadership skills. To reinforce this point‚ the king of Scotland praised him and
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In Macbeth‚ Macduff is a courageous character who is obviously loyal to King Duncan and the country of Scotland. He makes his first appearance at Macbeth’s castle‚ where he finds the virtuous Duncan has been murdered. After Macbeth takes the throne‚ Macduff realizes him to be an unfit king and leaves Scotland to seek help. He believes that removing Macbeth from the throne could heal the broken country. This action can be viewed as both noble and foolish of Macduff. However‚ it was this action
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Act 2 1) In the play‚ Duncan is seen as representing order‚ and his murder produces chaos. However this was most likely a response to the then current political situation rather than an attempt to represent history as Macbeth was actually an admired and stable king. The then King for whom the play was performed (James I and VI) was believed to be a descendant of Banquo and consequently Banquo is represented as being on the side of good. The murder of Duncan is almost disused given the scene that
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witches had would have never told macbeth that he was to be the thane of Cawdor‚ thane of Glamis‚ and later become the king of Scotland Macbeth probably would still be himself. As the visions were actually coming true macbeth started to become more and more interested in how he would become king of Scotland. Macbeth became overwhelmed he had thought about killing King Duncan but his moral code wouldn’t let him. Until Lady macbeth had found the letter she thought she could get macbeth into killing his
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The lust Macbeth has for power has deteriorated his mind and transformed him 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
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easily turns greedy and selfish when she learns that Macbeth was told a prophesy by witches stating that he will become the next king of Scotland .the idea of Macbeth as king of all Scotland infatuates lady Macbeth because it means that she will be the new queen of Scotland. She is now set on the idea and pushes the thought on Macbeth that he has to kill King Duncan (the current king) to become the new king. She even goes as far to suggest a plan to murder the king while he stays at their home. This
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King Duncan constantly praises Macbeth for his fidelity and chivalry‚ but when Duncan crowns his son king‚ Macbeth feels deceived. Thus‚ Macbeth and his wife plot to murder Duncan so Macbeth can become king. As the time approaches to assassinate Duncan‚ Macbeth begins hallucinating. Macbeth declares in a soliloquy: “A dagger of the mind‚ a false creation‚ /Proceeding from the heat oppressed brain” (II. I. 38-39). In other words‚ Macbeth envisions the dagger he plans to use to kill Duncan and knows
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Good morning Mr. Nilsson and class. Today I stand here to talk to you about Experience through language in Macbeth in which for my assignment I have ch0sen Banquo as my character. The key theme I have chosen from the play is betrayal and murder. Banquo was a brave and noble general and at that time was a great friend of Macbeth. Like Macbeth‚ Banquo thinks of things in an ambitious way however he does not at all show the ambitious thoughts in his actions. In a sense‚ Banquo’s character stands as
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witches materialized and begin to tell Macbeth’s prophecy. The witches commence to chant of how the great Macbeth would become Thane of Glamis‚ Cawdor‚ and then King of Scotland. After seconds the witches vanished leaving Macbeth speechless since he becomes Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth clearly states “ I am thane of Cawdor. If good‚ why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs‚ against the use of nature? Present fears are less than horrible
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