Duncan I of Scotland

Macbeth and Banquo’s reaction to the prophecy resulted in two different opinions which were affected by the witch’s claims. As the witches told the prophecy, Macbeth and Banquo’s reactions were opposite throughout and they raised awareness upon their actions hereafter. “All Hail Macbeth, That shalt be king hereafter.” (1, 3, 48). After hearing this statement from the third witch, Macbeth is very hesitant and senses fear upon his fortune. However, Banquo seems to be quite optimistic about the…

Macbeth about the deed. Macbeth asks the first murderer, “‘Tis better thee without than he within. / Is he dispatched?” (3.4.15-16), or in other words, Macbeth asks him if he killed Banquo. The first murderer answers, “My lord, his throat, is cut: that I did for him” (3.4.17), meaning that he did kill him. Macbeth was delighted at the first murderer’s response and later asks him if he killed Banquo’s son, Fleance. Unfortunately, the first murderer replies,…

shown both in Macbeth’s and Lady Macbeth’s initial troubled conscience before Macbeth murders King Duncan and in Macbeth’s guilt afterward. The weight of this guilt contributes to Macbeth’s lack of attachment to life, which is his downfall at the end of the play. Before Macbeth kills Duncan, his conscience tells him that he should not kill the king. Lady Macbeth is the one who wanted to kill Duncan in the first place, and in the beginning, Macbeth went along with the plan. When his…

In particular when Macbeth killed King Duncan he had blood on his hands, from that moment on he had contacted the disease which was evil. Concerning King Duncan's death after Macbeth had killed him he was starting to feel guilty, he was always in deep thought about what he had done. He thought to himself "Duncan is in his grave. After life's fitful fever he sleeps in"(III.II.25-26). Macbeth's selfishness, and lack of satisfaction led him to corrupt himself. He now sees life as a fitful fever, he…

After Macbeth kills King Duncan, his mental health begins to deteriorate. He tells us in this quote that after Duncan's murder, he is outside of the nourishing effects of sleep, “ By the time that Macbeth arranges for the murders of Banquo and Fleance and then Macduff's family, he has lost all of the comforts that humanity needs to survive. Macbeth is very loyal to the king, or as we would think. Since Macbeth is a good fighter, King Duncan enjoys having Macbeth around. The witches first bring…

A popular argument between people is: Are people good or evil? This is very difficult to answer because it is hard to define what is good and what is evil. Our population is 7 billion, 420 million and most people should be hard pressed to think that over 3.5 billion people in this world are evil. In sophomore level english II, students read Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Lord of the Flies by William Golding. They also examine the articles “The Psychology of Evil” By Philip Zimbardo, “What…

Section one: Characterization The dust witch can be seen as having a wicked behavior and has an attitude shift throughout the novel, Something Wicked This Way Comes. The Dust Witch can be seen having wicked behavior, and then having an attitude shift to weak when the author says, “Charles Halloway giggled. Why? The witch pulled back the merest quarter inch as if some strange but hidden electric socket, touched with wet whirl, gave shock.” (Bradbury, 228) When Mr. Dark sends the dust witch to go…

Jason’s association with Medea undermines his heroism. She helped him with every task set before him. She killed Glauce and Creon thus ruining his chances of getting a kingdom and finally killed his two sons, the heirs to his legacy. A main aspect of heroism is to go on a quest and complete it. While every other hero had a maiden’s help with Jason it felt like Medea did all the work and he was the front of the operation. Not only that but Jason seems to despair whenever laid with an…

Macbeth and Putin: Rushin’ into Power Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Macbeth both held or hold a very high amount of power. Both are ruthless leaders willing to do whatever it takes to gain control and hold on to it, even murder. Shakespeare’s Macbeth starts out as a noble military man, regarded as courageous by many. Similarly, Putin started out in the KGB, which is associated with the Russian military. Macbeth and Putin both display how gaining a high position of power quickly and…

Throughout the three Shakespearean plays ‘Macbeth, Hamlet, and Much Ado about Nothing’, the reader connects to each character in many ways. Macbeth, for example, is a ruthless character. His ambition to be a noble king transcends into hatred and greed for power. Alternatively, Hamlet’s indecisive character leads him to his tragic end. And Benedick’s changeable character ultimately changes him from a scornful prince to a hero. Bayanne Waqqad, a student at Clifton High School, is an ambitious,…