Humorous Behavior In Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'

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Recently, the new king of Scotland, Macbeth, has had some rather juicy secrets revealed about himself and his wife. Here at our headquarters, we have compiled a list of these undisclosed pieces of information, and gathered details to help our readers learn even more about his scandalous behavior. Rest assured, here is the only place where you can get in on these top secret top secret facts, so keep reading if you want to discover what that sneaky scoundrel has done! We have received news that may easily shock you, so brace yourself: Macbeth himself killed King Duncan, in an astonishingly horrid act of treason. Recently, our top private eyes witnessed the traitor’s wife, Lady Macbeth, wandering in her sleep. While she walked, she also spoke to herself, recalling past events. While speaking, she mentioned that she and her co-conspirator, her husband Macbeth, would slay poor King Duncan in his sleep! …show more content…
His wife formulated a perfect plan, however, as mentioned in her sleep talking. She craftily drugged the chamberlains meant to guard Duncan’s room, and had her husband evilly sneak in and slay him using the weapons that the guards held. Afterwards, he snuck out, killing the guards and leaving their weapons with them. Once the guards were slain and the deed done, Lady Macbeth pretended to discover the body, acting her very best to seem distraught, while in reality her scheming mind celebrated with joy now that her plan had been fully carried out. However, she did not kill Macbeth, as our ace reporters discovered while analyzing her sleep talk. While speaking in her sleep, Lady Macbeth mentioned that she had attempted to kill King Duncan, but could not do so, as he looked too much like her father. Because of this, she left the task to her husband, Macbeth. However, this horrible treason was not the only crime that Macbeth

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