Macbeth
“To know my deed, twere best not know myself”this is a famous quote from William
Shakespeare play Macbeth. This play is about a man named Macbeth who is so overrun with power that he will stop at nothing to become king. This quote was said after he killed king Duncan in his sleep
. This is the first act of crime Macbeth committed to claim his rightful place as king. He is basically saying that he would rather not think of the crime he committed than to be conscious of it. The quote reflects that even though Macbeth chooses to realize his ambitions as wanting to be king, he is also aware of his wrongdoing to get there.
The play opens up with three witches who talk about Macbeth and his demise. They then meet him on the battlefield when all that is left …show more content…
When those thoughts came into his head, his wife appears and confirms the thoughts he already had. She tells him to take the power instead of being given it. They both knew that he would never be made king any other way. So later that night Macbeth sneaks into
King Duncan's room and kills him in his sleep. This is the first act of murder that he had committed and it marks the beginning of Macbeth's demise.
The next turn of events leads to King Duncan's sons feeling the city in fear that they soon will be next. As Macbeth will stop at nothing to become king, he fears of what prophecies the witches have told about his friend Banquo's son that will would heir the throne. His next plan of action was to hire a group of men to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. While although he may have been able to kill
Banquo, Fleance got away. This infuriated Macbeth. He knew that as long as Fleance was alive, his powers to become king would be in jeopardy. Later that evening, Banquo's ghost visits Macbeth. This frightened him very much. So in order to calm him, he goes to see the three witches who have predicted his future as king. They show him that other daemons stand in his way. They show him
“To know my deed, twere best not know myself”this is a famous quote from William
Shakespeare play Macbeth. This play is about a man named Macbeth who is so overrun with power that he will stop at nothing to become king. This quote was said after he killed king Duncan in his sleep
. This is the first act of crime Macbeth committed to claim his rightful place as king. He is basically saying that he would rather not think of the crime he committed than to be conscious of it. The quote reflects that even though Macbeth chooses to realize his ambitions as wanting to be king, he is also aware of his wrongdoing to get there.
The play opens up with three witches who talk about Macbeth and his demise. They then meet him on the battlefield when all that is left …show more content…
When those thoughts came into his head, his wife appears and confirms the thoughts he already had. She tells him to take the power instead of being given it. They both knew that he would never be made king any other way. So later that night Macbeth sneaks into
King Duncan's room and kills him in his sleep. This is the first act of murder that he had committed and it marks the beginning of Macbeth's demise.
The next turn of events leads to King Duncan's sons feeling the city in fear that they soon will be next. As Macbeth will stop at nothing to become king, he fears of what prophecies the witches have told about his friend Banquo's son that will would heir the throne. His next plan of action was to hire a group of men to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. While although he may have been able to kill
Banquo, Fleance got away. This infuriated Macbeth. He knew that as long as Fleance was alive, his powers to become king would be in jeopardy. Later that evening, Banquo's ghost visits Macbeth. This frightened him very much. So in order to calm him, he goes to see the three witches who have predicted his future as king. They show him that other daemons stand in his way. They show him