I think Macbeth wouldn’t have killed Duncan. The reason why, that Macbeth ended up convincing himself that he wouldn’t have to do anything to become king do to the fact that he became thane of Cawdor from doing what he needed because at the end of the war the king hanged the original than of Cawdor and gave the title to Macbeth for being Noble. I do believe that his wife is power hunger and convinced Macbeth to murder the king and frame the guards for his death. In my opinion Macbeth should have not said anything to his wife about what happened and what the witch’s told him then she would have never convinced Macbeth to kill Duncan. Also Duncan’s two sons would have never fled because Duncan would have never died.…
the second thing that Macbeth did was tell his wife about the prophecies, when he wasn’t sure if he should kill Duncan. However, Lady Macbeth told him that he wasn’t being very manly and that he should kill Duncan, because that would mean that she then would be married to the King of Scotland. Looking at their relationship through the text, it is easily put together that Lady Macbeth was in charge of her husband 's actions until she started to go crazy. As the story developed, so did their lies and they started to drift apart. It came to the point that Macbeth didn’t even care that his wife committed suicide because he was so obsessed with the idea of being powerful.…
If it was me in this situation, I couldn’t have killed King Duncan. Personally, I believe the only reason he went through with killing King Duncan was to please his wife. She wanted to have absolutely everything. He loved her so much that he was willing to kill to keep her happy. I don’t think Lady Macbeth could have killed the King if Macbeth would have chickened out.…
In William Shakespeare’s tragic play Macbeth, the character of Lady Macbeth uses her sexuality and channels her masculinity to accomplish her goals. When the audience meets Lady Macbeth for the first time, she is seen as Macbeth’s…
Throughout the play of Macbeth, being able to foreshadow is key to keep up. Macbeth was a kind sweet man, loved his wife, had many loyal friends. he was very satisfied, until he noticed his wife was unhappy and clearly wanted Macbeth to know. Like the gentle man he was, Macbeth soothed his wife, "what can i do to make you happy my love?" In simpler terms; she wanted King Duncan dead, claiming that he stole the throne from Macbeth.…
The throne of Scotland is diminished and must be restored. Once Macbeth received vital clues from the witches about him being the king of Scotland, he began to take things into his own hands. Macbeth began listening to Lady Macbeth telling him he would have to kill Duncan in order to become king, which he did. Later in the story Macbeth swiftly created chaos in Scotland. All the commotion Macbeth caused flooded his mind to where he wasn't able to handle the pressure no longer, as a result, he committed was killed.…
Macbeth’s Downfall Macbeth’s quest to have power lead him down a path to failure because he made terrible choices along the path. He gained his status as a King by murdering Duncan. He didn’t play fair. Macbeth by William Shakespeare, illustrated by Gareth Hinds. In “Macbeth,” William Shakespeare shows Macbeth’s downfall by killing Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff’s family.…
There was a large number of women that had an effect on Macbeth during the play. Their names are Lady Macbeth, The Three Witches, Hecate, and Lady Macduff. Each woman had lots to do with Macbeth’s overall destruction. He was a crude man full of malice and terror and the women that were involved in the play each had a part in him being so terrible. Lady Macbeth was Macbeth’s wife and presented to him the idea of murdering King Duncan.…
In the first murder, Macbeth was hesitant to perform the deed, and backed out until she angrily spoke: “From this time/Such I account thy love. ”(Act 1, Scene 7), which held him accountable to their love. He knew his wife would turn on him with anger, and to diffuse that, he reluctantly agrees. His wife sparked his killing spree and shares equal, if not more credit for the murder of Duncan as she implored Macbeth to do it when he wished not to. She urged him on, insulting his masculinity and bravery when she states: “When you durst do it, then you were a man”(Act 1, Scene 7).…
How would the story play out if Lady Macbeth had not tempted Macbeth to kill Duncan? Would Macbeth have remained sane? One malevolent deed changed both of them forever. A deed that could never be undone, so why was it done? Man, and woman, wanted power.…
Macbeth is distraught at the idea of killing his king, guest, and friend, Duncan for his own personal gain. He realizes that by killing Duncan he is abandoning everything it means to be an Angelo-Saxon warrior as well as a respectable man. He is breaking not only his loyalty to his King as a “kinsman and a subject” (1.7.13), but also the unspoken code of hospitality (1.7.14-16). In addition to breaking his moral codes, Macbeth also acknowledges the consequences for his soul. Murder would guarantee his eternal damnation in Hell.…
When the prosecutor asked Macbeth if King Duncan’s death have a positive impact on his life, Macbeth answered plainly, “no”. Despite all the riches he received, he still said no, but he answered with much grief and sadness. The position he is in makes it hard for him to believe that King Duncan’s death actually benefited him. His response shows that there was never any reason for him to kill Duncan. The prosecutors used the prophecy as a motive for Macbeth to kill King Duncan; however, it never said that Macbeth will become king by murdering.…
This was evident when she went to him and told him " Why do you keep alone, of sorriest fancies of your companions making….what is done is done" (III.ii.10-11,14). In this quote she was trying to make being a king appeal to himmore . After this Macbeth became thirstier for power, to the extent that he started killing anyone who made him feel threatened. He was only focused on power and on how to stay in the throne; this was why he did not meet with Lady Macbeth a lot after Duncan's murder. At the end of the play, when Lady Macbeth dies his reaction was "she should've died hereafter"(V.v.19).…
In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Lady Macbeth effectively persuades her husband to carry out the detestable murder of King Duncan. In Act 1, Scene 7 of the play, Lady Macbeth challenges few of his weak points: manhood, bravery, and acting similar to a coward in performing the murder. Lady Macbeth’s reference to the outside world, her effective choice of persuasive diction, and connecting them to the flaws of her husband, easily he lps her persuade her husband to perpetrate King Duncan’s murder. After returning home from battle, Macbeth was thinking about what the witches had said and about killing King Duncan. Before he returns home from the battle, and after reading her husband’s letter, Lady Macbeth is subsequently outlining Macbeth’s…
Early on in the play, Macbeth is seen as a gallant warrior who is not afraid to shed blood in battle. His wife, however, sees him in a different light. She believes that he is a weak man who will not take action and secure what is rightfully his. She taunts him in the play in order to manipulate him into murdering King Duncan; she tells him “When you durst do it, then you were a man, and to be more than you were, you would be so much more the man” (Shakespeare 322). Macbeth initially tries to resist her manipulation, but his submissive nature causes him to give in easily when she insults his pride as a man.…