The Murder Of Duncan In Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'

In one of William Shakespeare’s most noted plays, Macbeth, we see the demise of a man who was once honorable man, and in Act Five Scene Three it becomes evident that Macbeth has reached the moment of truth for himself, his family, and his turbulent kingdom. At the beginning of this scene, the audience is present with a Macbeth who is infuriated and irritated with the information he is receiving of the opposing force that is ready to attack. He whole-heartedly believes that there is no way these men can defeat him based on his recently received information from the three witches saying essentially invincible to any mortal. When he says “Bring me no more reports," "Fly, false thanes," it shows his over confidence he now has for himself (Act …show more content…
Next, we see how Macbeth is calling upon a servant named Seyton, which is quite similar to the pronunciation of Satan. This should be noted due to how this brash king has a servant named Seyton, yet Macbeth is the servant of Satan in his murderous and villainous actions. Macbeth knows this upcoming battle will determine his fate for being king or being killed. He also realizes that he will never again have “old age, As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends… but, in their stead, Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honor, breath Which the poor heart would fain deny,” whether he is victorious or defeated (5,3, 26-30). This quote from Macbeth is a far cry from how he is seen in Act One as all were speaking about him: “For brave Macbeth—well he deserves that name— ““O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!”” noble Macbeth hath won,” (Act 1, Scene 2, lines 16, 24, 68). Though there are many ways Macbeth has changed throughout this play, one thing has remained the same, and that is his constant care for Lady Macbeth. He spoke to her tenderly through all the preceding acts, and, yet, he is still showing great emotion towards her when speaking with the