There are several examples of foreshadowing in the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare but one of the most important ones has to do with the theme of blood throughout the play. The bloody battle in Act I foreshadows events that will occur later in the play and have a deeper meaning. In this play Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, and their assassins symbolize murderous evil and show it through the crimes they commit. They go to extreme lengths in order to reach their goal of Macbeth becoming King. These vicious killers take the lives of Duncan, Banquo and Macduff's family.
To begin, the first example of foreshadowing from the bloody battle is the murder of Duncan. Macbeth wants to gain more power and believes that the only way to accomplish that is to kill Duncan. The witches have a great influence on Macbeth and make him want to murder Duncan even more. He confirms his plans when he finds out that King Duncan was allowing Malcolm to become the Prince of Cumberland. “If Chance will have me King, why, Chance may crown me, /without my stir” (I.iii.144-145). After Macbeth decided to commit the murder, he was still having second thoughts; he thought that possibly he could become King by fate and not murder. Lady Macbeth ends up pushing Macbeth to follow through with it. Lady Macbeth says to herself, "Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be Wat thou art …show more content…
Most people thought that Macduff was a traitor, even his wife and children. When his son asked his wife if he was a traitor, she said, “ay, that he was” (IV.ii.45). Macbeth didn't even have a logical reason for killing Macduff's family, besides that he extremely disliked Macduff. Angus and the thanes do not want to be involved with a person as horrible as Macbeth. So Macbeth doesn't end up being King because of what he did, in order to become King. At the end, Macduff kills Macbeth because of what he did to his
To begin, the first example of foreshadowing from the bloody battle is the murder of Duncan. Macbeth wants to gain more power and believes that the only way to accomplish that is to kill Duncan. The witches have a great influence on Macbeth and make him want to murder Duncan even more. He confirms his plans when he finds out that King Duncan was allowing Malcolm to become the Prince of Cumberland. “If Chance will have me King, why, Chance may crown me, /without my stir” (I.iii.144-145). After Macbeth decided to commit the murder, he was still having second thoughts; he thought that possibly he could become King by fate and not murder. Lady Macbeth ends up pushing Macbeth to follow through with it. Lady Macbeth says to herself, "Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be Wat thou art …show more content…
Most people thought that Macduff was a traitor, even his wife and children. When his son asked his wife if he was a traitor, she said, “ay, that he was” (IV.ii.45). Macbeth didn't even have a logical reason for killing Macduff's family, besides that he extremely disliked Macduff. Angus and the thanes do not want to be involved with a person as horrible as Macbeth. So Macbeth doesn't end up being King because of what he did, in order to become King. At the end, Macduff kills Macbeth because of what he did to his