To deceive somebody is to almost metaphorically stab them in the back. Going and doing an act of intentional violence whether it be mentally or physically is critical act of violence; especially if the violence ends up in one of the participant’s ever-lasting death. What are the purposes of such betrayal some may ask? At times, it seems like they are for no reason at all and the more crude answer, just for fun. The amount of deception is ramped in the play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare in the scenes of killing Duncan, Lady Macbeth messing up the guards, and Macbeth going to the extremes of murdering his own best friend. To begin, Macbeth wants to be king, but the fact that King Duncan is already king means that there are some extreme
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Macbeth has inherited Duncan’s position as king rather than Duncan’s kids because they felt a sense of guilt and fingers would be pointed to them first because it would make sense for them to kill their daddy to become king. That wasn’t the case and they fled to avoid any problems. That left the thane of Cawdor to inherit the throne, in other words, Macbeth is now the king. He has been having serious mentality issues regarding how he is going to retain his throne and dominance; however, the witches didn’t just give Macbeth his prophesy, but they also gave Banquo’s prophesy as well. They stated he will have kids who will be king! This is bad news for Macbeth, so he makes a rational decision, in his mind, to set up plans to eliminate both Banquo and his kids. Listen to what Macbeth has to say about Banquo, “Our fears in Banquo stick deep, and in his royalty of nature reigns that which would be feared.” (Page 362, Lines 48-49). He just said that Banquo is a serious problem that should be handled accordingly. In conclusion, the major themes of deception to the king are very obvious in these three particular moments. While these are made intentionally to do harm, mostly killing, they are for a good purpose in Macbeth’s mind. Going to deceive someone is not only a bad idea, but not many people will think of the aftermath. People do what they
Macbeth has inherited Duncan’s position as king rather than Duncan’s kids because they felt a sense of guilt and fingers would be pointed to them first because it would make sense for them to kill their daddy to become king. That wasn’t the case and they fled to avoid any problems. That left the thane of Cawdor to inherit the throne, in other words, Macbeth is now the king. He has been having serious mentality issues regarding how he is going to retain his throne and dominance; however, the witches didn’t just give Macbeth his prophesy, but they also gave Banquo’s prophesy as well. They stated he will have kids who will be king! This is bad news for Macbeth, so he makes a rational decision, in his mind, to set up plans to eliminate both Banquo and his kids. Listen to what Macbeth has to say about Banquo, “Our fears in Banquo stick deep, and in his royalty of nature reigns that which would be feared.” (Page 362, Lines 48-49). He just said that Banquo is a serious problem that should be handled accordingly. In conclusion, the major themes of deception to the king are very obvious in these three particular moments. While these are made intentionally to do harm, mostly killing, they are for a good purpose in Macbeth’s mind. Going to deceive someone is not only a bad idea, but not many people will think of the aftermath. People do what they