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    guards went to Macbeth's castle to stay for the night to celebrate Macbeth's title as Thane of Cawdor. King Duncan was found dead with stab wounds in his chest in Macbeth castle in Inverness. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth think King Duncan's Guards killed him while they were drunk. Reasons to why he was killed are unknown. There were no witnesses to the crime, but one of the people in the castle, wanting to remain anonymous said they heard talk of such events going on in the castle. There have been a…

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    Macbeth will become the thane of Cawdor and king of Scotland but Banquo’s son will become king of Scotland. After a while some men approach and thank them for defending the Scotland and explain that the thane of Cawdor was a traitor and Macbeth is now the new thane due to his great succes in the war. Macbeth explains to his wife about what he heard and his wife encourages him to kill the king. To celebrate the new thane the king comes over to visit new new thane of Cawdor and decides stay there…

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    He informs Macbeth of this as they both are wandering the halls of the castle, Macbeth insists that he hasn’t given the slightest thought to the witches prophecies.When Banquo and his son Fleance leave the scene, Macbeth’s imagination begins to taunt him. He believes that he sees a blood covered dagger, pointed towards King…

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    Thane of Cawdor. In searching for the power Macbeth killed or order to kill a lot of people just because they were a threat for him and his possibilities of him being a king. The main theme of Act 1 is mostly about fate. Macbeth was one of the best warriors there was, he won against the strongest enemies. After such results, King Duncan wanted to give him a reward, naming Macbeth the Thane of Cawdor. So without Macbeth knowing he was going to be the Thane of Cawdor, he goes to the king’s…

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    sends two messengers out to hail Macbeth to inform him of his promotion as the Thane of Cawdor. In the midst of all of the excitement, Macbeth and Banquo are walking to Forres but encounter the Weird Sisters (witches). The Witches address Macbeth as the Thane of Glamis, the Thane of Cawdor, and the Future King foretelling him his future. Confused, Macbeth begins to explain how he is not the Thane of Cawdor nor the future King. Banquo feels left out so he then asks the witches what they can…

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    As the Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and soon to be named the King of Scotland Macbeth is the man of the moment in the European country of Scotland. The horrendous murder of King Duncan has forced Macbeth to move up in the ladder of the candidates for the King of Scotland. According to many peasants and Thanes of the kingdom that Macbeth will be crowned King as soon as King Duncan’s funeral has been completed. Macbeth is a fearless warrior; he is a fierce defender of the King, yet the…

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    Change In Macbeth

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    Shakespeare's most bloodiest tragedy, Macbeth is a story about a courageous Scottish general named Macbeth who gets a prediction from a trio of evil witches that one day he will get to be King of Scotland. Overcome with an aggressive image and prodded to activity by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes over the throne for himself. He begins ruling with fear and guilt and soon becomes a brutal king, as he is compelled to assassin more people in able to protect himself from hatred and…

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    after being promoted to Thane of Cawdor. After the original Thane of Cawdor is executed for fighting for the Norwegians, Macbeth is promoted to Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth realizes that the witch’s prophesy is coming true, and thinks that he should speed along the visions of the witches. Macbeth thinks about…

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    Banquo In Macbeth

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    Banquo come upon three witches. The witches prophesy Macbeth will be name Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glamis, and King of Scotland. The witches also foretell Banquo his descendents will be a line of Scottish kings. Soon after, a few of King Duncan’s men arrive to award Macbeth the title of Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth was at first very skeptical of the predictions, but then realizes they may come true. After returning to the castle, Macbeth is…

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    Macbeth's Descent Quotes

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    arise that leads to Macbeth’s downfall. His descent into evil begins when Lady Macbeth how Macbeth will become the king of Scotland. This starts when Macbeth encounters three witches that tell him he is the Thane of Cawdor, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, he is the Thane of Cawdor!” (Act 1 Scene 3). When he presents this new information to Lady Macbeth she insists that he murder King Duncan to take his throne. Since Macbeth is a nobleman of Scotland he is hesitant towards this request, but…

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