Examples Of Bully In Macbeth

Decent Essays
Starr Watts
Ms.Nelson
English
7 February 2017 The Cycle Of A Bully
Macbeth and other characters fits in the category of cycle of a bully from their actions throughout the play. Macbeth and characters had various actions throughout the play depending on the feeling at the time. Many of the things that caused problems were set up by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, They wanted to make sure that they power was put to use. The Macbeth’s abuse their power by making people do illegal things or they were forced or even threaten if they refused, also they abused loved ones that were closed to anyone in their way. Another way they fit into the category that they were tremendously physically abusive towards others and Macbeth blamed people for the work
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Macbeth was very eager to hear the information but little did he know that some of it meant trouble in the future. The three witches told Macbeth that later on he would be King of Cawdor, which caused Macbeth to believe that it will be true. Come to find out Macbeth discovers out that someone else is still the King of Cawdor, so he becomes viciously angry. After the killing of Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth and Banquo are confronted by King Duncan that likes Macbeth and Banquo he believes that he can “make them grow”. Later on in the play Macbeth has a plan to kill King Duncan to become king; He gains the trust of King Duncan by showing loyalty to him. Macbeth had notified Lady Macbeth about his plan and she went right along with it telling him what to …show more content…
Almost at the end of the play Macbeth was prepared to meet with many people at his castle. Banquo tells Macbeth that “ command upon me, to which my duties are with a most indissoluble tie” Banquo meant that he was at his service to help him with whatever he wanted. Macbeth soon to remember that the witches told banquo about his would be king and not Macbeth. Macbeth had became anxious about the flashback. Macbeth hired three murderers to do his dirty work this time which was to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. The murderers did half of their assignment which they was to kill both but only was able to kill Banquo. They let Fleance get away. When Macbeth Found out what the murderers had did, it made him more furious. Having other people do his dirty work was a bad idea, at the end of the day he had to figure out another

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