What Is The Significance Of The Opening Scene Of Macbeth

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Scene 1: The assembly after the battle
King: Hark! Comes the bloodied victor from his war,
A valiant battle leaving the enemy wrought sore.
Macbeth has trampled his foes into the dust;
I will give him his honor, we will give him our trust!
(L, a detective who is undercover, enters the scene with various nobles and captains. He is watching Macbeth closely)
L(talking to himself): But he looks slightly troubled, puzzled as if in bewilderment,
In deep concentration, perhaps, on his moment of triumph
The men see it not, nor the king, but there remains
Something on his mind that troubles him; but what? I cannot say.
He seems overly pleased with being granted his position
As the Thane of Cawdor, the king is satisfied with his decision.
Macbeth
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This shows that the murderer kept the dagger and covered it with a linen or something once they reached the hall. Then they got back to their room with the dagger before anyone else woke up. The murder is made to look like the guards killed him but the trail of blood from the king 's bed to the hall suggests otherwise.The stab wounds were all also done by a right handed individual in a similar fashion. Appearance shows that the guards may have woken up before they were murdered. Likely, the king was the only original target but the accidental arousal of the guards led to their deaths as well. My primary suspect is Macbeth. I have seen him acting like a lunatic which could lead him to commit such a careless murder. I have seen him flailing his arms around, talking to himself, and doing other assorted suspicious things. He also did not seem too disheartened by the king 's death although his words said otherwise. He also has a high up position, which would now put him in position to be king since Duncan is dead, and Malcolm has fled. My suspicion of Macbeth is very high. Lady Macbeth has a somewhat evil personality. She seems like the kind who would be cruel, and although she screams around blood or weapons, I noticed a wet(Note: Not bloody) dagger in her room when I was snooping around. I do not suspect Macduff. If he had killed Duncan it would have been to obtain the throne, but he has made it impossible for himself to be in that position. He also was not in the house at the time of the murder according to himself, Macbeth and the porter. I have talked to many witnesses and friends and I think I have come to a relatively strong

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