Banquo

or hell” (2.1.70-73). Macbeth evil towards Banquo when he meets with the murderers and sends them to kill him and Fleance. Macbeth says that Banquo being alive is making him sick, but if him and his sons were dead, he would be perfectly healthy (3.1.114-115). Macbeth had gone to the witches and found out that he would be the next king but he doesn’t trust faith and his ambition makes him so evil that he kill his cousin, Duncan, and his best friend, Banquo, so nothing will get in his way.…

Banquo is the only person present when the visions are told to Macbeth. When Duncan is murdered Banquo is suspicious that Macbeth killed him. Macbeth, new king of Scotland, cannot have believe that he is responsible for the death of Duncan. Macbeth decides to kill Banquo because he sees him as a possible threat “Thy blood and invisible hand cancel and tear to pieces that great bond that…

psychological (problems) yes, but Macbeth was still in the right state of mind to know what exactly he was doing. Although his psychological pathway lead to his numerous murders, Macbeth should still be held accountable for his actions. The murders of Banquo and The Macduff family members have lead to the conclusion that it wasn’t out of spite or anger, but out of spite of guilt, and fate, and a guilty conscious. Therefor, his psychological development should not be an excuse for these murders.…

Shakespeare uses potent words in the soliloquy of 3.1, to express Macbeth’s resentment for Banquo’s prophecy. We can see that when Shakespeare writes: “for Banquo’s issue have I filed my mind.” Meaning, Macbeth has murdered Duncan (in purpose of becoming the new king), solely for Banquo’s sons’ welfare. Shakespeare moreover uses the word “issue” by meaning Banquo’s descendants. Having that in mind, Shakespeare, uses this to interpret how the murder of gracious Duncan was fulfilled for the sake…

In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, characters use different tactics in order to use others to their benefit. A victim of severe manipulation in the play, is Macbeth. Macbeth’s naïve nature at the beginning of the play allows other characters in the play to use him to their advantage. Lady Macbeth uses him as her front man in order for her to become queen. She guides him through the murders of his closest friends to make the process of her becoming queen faster. The witches also contribute to…

Macbeth's Downfall Essay Macbeth is a greedy, power thirsty, jealous man who has a heart as cold as ice. His greed for power leads him to killing his own best friend (banquo) just to keep the scottish crown, but to claim the crown he had to kill Duncan the king of scotland who also happened to be his cousin. Not to mention he was already the thane of cawdor and the thane of glamis. But soon the guilt hits macbeth as does thirst for power. Macbeth's downfall is associate to a sense of…

It has been just under 48 hours since King Duncan has passed. Based on what I heard a dagger was plunged into his chest. Banquo also died not long after. Banquo sons are worried for their safety and have fled to England and Ireland. However, I cannot let that stop me from having a good time at the inaugural dinner for our new King Macbeth. I walk into the candle lit castle covered head to toe with cobblestone. Everyone is talking, laughing, and having a good time. I sit down at the table and…

responsible for his own actions. Although he is heavily manipulated by his wife and the witches, he is also partly to blame for his evil actions. Macbeth’s motivations and actions are heavily manipulated and influenced by the witches. When Macbeth and Banquo first encounter the witches, they plant the seeds of two of Macbeth’s crimes. They refer to him as the thane of Cawdor and as the future…

But surprisingly for him, he was not brought any more good news but instead King Duncan made Banquo Prince of Cumberland which basically means he has power over almost everyone and his future generations will be next in line as well. Macbeth was quite jealous of this, in fact he said, “The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall…

prophecies to come. Even though Macbeth knew the king did not deserve what he brought upon him, Macbeth still killed the king because of that same ambition. After Macbeth kills King Duncan and becomes king, the murder of Duncan created more problems as Banquo suspects that he has become king through evil means. As Macbeth said to Lady Macbeth, “False face must hide what false heart doth know.” This quotation supports the fact that Macbeth is dilapidating as he would have killed anyone who gets…