1.The similarities between the promise Malcolm makes at the end of the play to that which Duncan makes in the beginning are very similar.
Producing forth the cruel ministers
Of this dead butcher and his fiendlike queen,” He promises to reward those who were noble and execute the people who he believes deserve it. At the start of the play, Duncan makes a similar statement “No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceive
Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death,
And with his former title greet Macbeth.” He promises to punish the traitor and honor the war hero Macbeth. As the reader, the similarity in the two events (and their name) suggests that Malcolm and Macduff might repeat history between Duncan and Macbeth if they do not learn from …show more content…
Without the prophecy of his kingship, Macbeth would have been satisfied with the title of the thane of Cawdor. Even before he is going to kill the king, he remembers how the king trusts him as his subject and his host. He recounts what a humble leader Duncan was, So free of corruption, that his virtuous legacy will speak for him when he dies, as if angels were playing trumpets against the injustice of his murder. With this desire for power suddenly in his head, Macbeth takes fate in his own hands and makes sure their prediction comes true. The root of the word “wyrd” translates into fate. What Shakespeare was trying to say here was that fate can not be blamed for our actions. This is shown when Hecate says “He will be fooled into thinking he is greater than fate, he will mock death, and he will think he is above wisdom, grace, and fear. As you all know, overconfidence is man’s greatest enemy.” We need to be responsible for what we do and the punishments that can potentially result from those actions. In the end, can the reader really blame the weird sisters for Macbeth’s murder of Banquo and Duncan or is it the doing of an easily influenced and selfish
Producing forth the cruel ministers
Of this dead butcher and his fiendlike queen,” He promises to reward those who were noble and execute the people who he believes deserve it. At the start of the play, Duncan makes a similar statement “No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceive
Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death,
And with his former title greet Macbeth.” He promises to punish the traitor and honor the war hero Macbeth. As the reader, the similarity in the two events (and their name) suggests that Malcolm and Macduff might repeat history between Duncan and Macbeth if they do not learn from …show more content…
Without the prophecy of his kingship, Macbeth would have been satisfied with the title of the thane of Cawdor. Even before he is going to kill the king, he remembers how the king trusts him as his subject and his host. He recounts what a humble leader Duncan was, So free of corruption, that his virtuous legacy will speak for him when he dies, as if angels were playing trumpets against the injustice of his murder. With this desire for power suddenly in his head, Macbeth takes fate in his own hands and makes sure their prediction comes true. The root of the word “wyrd” translates into fate. What Shakespeare was trying to say here was that fate can not be blamed for our actions. This is shown when Hecate says “He will be fooled into thinking he is greater than fate, he will mock death, and he will think he is above wisdom, grace, and fear. As you all know, overconfidence is man’s greatest enemy.” We need to be responsible for what we do and the punishments that can potentially result from those actions. In the end, can the reader really blame the weird sisters for Macbeth’s murder of Banquo and Duncan or is it the doing of an easily influenced and selfish