The Murder Of Duncan In Shakespeare's Macbeth

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Macbeth’s decisions and action made him believe the prophecies of the three witches and he wants to make them come true and not let it play out, this will lead Macbeth to his death. Macbeth let’s his action interfere with his real personality and let Lady Macbeth influence him to do things that should not be done.
Macbeth and Banquo were coming back from battle; they were like partners against the enemy. Then they ran up on three weird women. They were witches and Banquo couldn't tell if they were men or women because there beards. So Macbeth ask “speak, if you can: what are you?” Then the three witches respond in the weirdest ways! The first witch responds “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!” Then the second “All hail, Macbeth!
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Days pass now Macbeth is home and King Duncan is coming to There house! Lady Macbeth comes with a plan to kill Duncan and Macbeth doesn't feel like he should do it, but Lady Macbeth has the darkness in her and she will not stop until she gets what she wants! So Macbeth goes with this plan Lady Macbeth comes up with. Duncan comes and he is asleep in his room and Lady Macbeth drugs the guards and now there passed out. All Macbeth has to do is do his deed kill Duncan and smear the blood onto the guards so it looks like they are the one who killed them! Macbeth is going to Duncan's room then he sees a dagger floating to Duncan's room. That's the first vision he has seen out of many. That's when I knew he was going insane at that point. Now he has sent murders to kill Banquo. Macbeth thinks he can get away with it but he is still responsible for his death so the guilt is still upon him. So Macbeth plans a feast so his murders can kill his friend Banquo. As the murderers kill Banquo and come and tell him that the deed is done. Macbeth attended the feast and the tables are ready and Macbeth is going to sit, but he he sees Banquo’s ghost in his seat. No one sees the ghost but him so he seems singled out! Back in his time when a person sees a ghost that mean that the devil is coming to get you or you have a guilty mind. This is what

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