The play Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ tells the story of an honored general and thane of the King of Scotland. At the beginning even though Macbeth is well honored‚ after being told by three witches that he is to become king‚ he becomes obsessed with gaining more power and becoming king anyway he can. Macbeth’s decision to kill Duncan and Banquo‚ and to also kill the whole Macduff family‚ shows that Macbeth was addicted to power and would do anything to gain power no matter who he killed to get
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as one of the strongest female character in Macbeth‚ she has this kind of traits like being‚ ambitious‚ energetic‚ and evil. She is ambitious because she wants her husband to be a king‚ energetic that she can think to kill Duncan and at the same time it also makes her evil that she makes her husband kill The king that is opposed to God’s will‚ just for the sake of her ambition for his husband‚ but in the other side of her evilness‚ she also have a soft part of her heart‚ just like how the audience
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thought becoming king‚ and killing Duncan in Macbeth’s head is more accurate because of the following: he had not thought of the probability of being king‚ he is too kind‚ he doesn’t have the malice to spark his ambition‚ he holds the king to very high esteem‚ and killing the king goes against his nature. Macbeth believes that it would be impossible for him to be crowned king. After he was confronted by the Witches and the prophecy they give him‚ he responds with “[...] and to be king/ Stands not within
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In Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth‚ the main character Macbeth yearns to be king which leads to an overpowering sense of guilt causing his downfall. 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
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act of being evil is transferred from the villain to the hero. King Duncan is the ruler at the start of the Shakespearean play‚ but Macbeth wants to be the next King. In order for Macbeth to have potential to be the next reign he must kill Banquo’s sons because according to the Witches’ prophecies‚ his sons will follow King Duncan. Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth’s wife was thrilled he could become King so she came up with a plan to murder Duncan. At first‚ Macbeth was opposed to being evil‚ but as the course
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for the death of king Duncan‚ Lady Macbeth or Macbeth? The mastermind behind the killing of king Duncan is Lady Macbeth. Now though that is evident the actual one who killed the king was Macbeth‚ but where Lady Macbeth comes into play is that she devised the plan and convinced Macbeth to do her killing‚ she ran the whole show. She did this because she wants to be queen so bad and really becomes crazy with the thought of having power. Lady Macbeth is the responsible one for King Duncan’s death with
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In the story “Macbeth”‚ there is many times where there is conflict. The main conflict of the story is when Macbeth kills Duncan to become king. Another conflict within the conflict is who is more responsible for Duncan’s death. There are many cases and certain characters that present evidence to show who is more responsible. You may think right off the bat that Macbeth is the one that is the most responsible for the assassination‚ but there are many points that proves that wrong. When Macbeth
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battle by King Duncan‚ it felt like Macbeth would be forever loyal to his King then. Like every man‚ he has ambitions‚ desires‚ his conscience goes against his desires‚ but eventually fails to stop it. It all started when the three witches told him about their prophecies. Since then Macbeth has had a war going inside
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about killing the king‚ Duncan‚ his ambition and his wife are the major influences that control the actions he takes on Duncan. For example Macbeth really wants to become king now and he is plotting way to become king now‚ as he proclaimed " The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step On which I must fall down‚ ...Let not light see my black and deep desires." When Duncan appointed the position of his successor to his son Macbeth was mad so he was even more driven to kill not only Duncan but also his son
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immense role in the murder of Duncan‚ the beginning of the tragedy. Early in the play‚ Macbeth encounters three witches or supernatural beings that foretell his future as the new King of Scotland. Intrigued by their prophecies‚ Macbeth places faith in their words. Macbeth’s wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ is instrumental in his ambition‚ manipulating him‚ as they both scheme for greatness. Driven by the will to become King‚ Macbeth commits the murder of the current King Duncan and continuously murders those
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