Duncan MacLeod

Macbeth’s hands after killing Duncan and Banquo symbolizes the guilt Macbeth and Lady Macbeth can never be washed or erased, like Macbeth’s statement, “No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red (2.2.82).” At the end of the play, Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking and cries, “Who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him (5.1.42).” Lady Macbeth sees her hands in blood, which connects to the murder of Duncan she planned with Macbeth.…

Throughout Macbeth, setting has been a crucial aspect in the development of the plot. Shakespeare contrasts the setting to the events that occur there to highlight and create a separation between appearance and reality, bringing light to “fair is foul and foul is fair.” He also uses darkness as a setting to support unnatural and sinister occurrences as well as a means of disguise from goodness. Dating back to the beginning of time, evil has been thought to manifest itself in darkness, and it…

Cawdor and it becomes true. The final characteristic that Macbeth signifies is the discovery that the reversal was brought about by Macbeth’s own actions; this is noticeable when Macbeth is killed because of his previous actions from killing King Duncan and killing Macduff’s family. One characteristic that Macbeth portrayed throughout…

King Duncan puts too much trust in Macbeth. From the beginning, King Duncan thinks of Macbeth as a hero as well as a faithful follower. Macbeth fights and kills the traitor, Macdonwald, and due to this heroic deed, the king offers Macbeth the title of the Thane of Cawdor. This is how Macbeth appears to the king, but shortly after Macbeth visits the three witches, his intentions change. At first, Macbeth is wary of the idea and can’t face the reality of killing the king. He states, “Stars, hide…

Sooyoung Yoon Period F 2-4-16 Macbeth Reading Log For my first reading log, I will being doing an analysis on Act 2 Scene 2. Before this scene, we already know that Macbeth has murdered King Duncan. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are the main characters in this certain scene. This scene is the first scene that truly unravels Macbeth’s and his wife’s characteristics. Before this scene, Macbeth came off as a very courageous and honorable soldier. However, the three witches Macbeth met in the…

is Macbeth. Mischievous and magical as they are, the witches predict that Macbeth, a highly praised war hero, will become king. Among many other issues, Macbeth’s biggest hurdle with proving the prediction to be true, is King Duncan. In order to acquire the crown, King Duncan could no longer be in the picture. The reader follows Macbeth on his downward descent into madness, and along the journey, encounters several important characters and aspects, such as the witches, and their terribly evil…

convinces him to make it true by killing King Duncan. Macbeth cannot bear the fact of killing Kind Duncan regardless of him being the Thane of Cawdor for his bravery and victories of his battles on the field. He enjoyed killing people, although the thought of killing King Duncan couldn’t seem to pass his mind. Lady Macbeth then calls him a coward for not wanted to murder Kind Duncan. He finally agreed and they make a plan. The plan is to kill Kind Duncan in his sleep after he comes back from his…

previously displays weakness, Macbeth’s lack of confidence factors in his hesitant thoughts of murder. He already feels responsible for Duncan’s death, and the guilt prevents him from continuing his plan. Macbeth’s loyalty gives him no reason to kill Duncan, and he is unable to live with himself knowing that Duncan’s kingdom “will plead like angels” (1.7.19). Duncan’s intentions were never bad nor dishonest. Macbeth pities himself, not wanting others to think poorly of him. Macbeth’s uncertainty…

In Euripides play, Medea, Medea struggles internally of whether she should kill her children or not before finally coming to a decision. After the death of the king and the princess, Medea is faced with the choice between killing her own children or sparing them. She continually tells herself that she can save them and run to Athens for safety. However, that would mean leaving them in Corinth in the hands of the enemies. In her mind, if the kids were to die, she wanted it done by her own hands.…

The Tragedy Macbeth, a tragic play written by Williams Shakespeare, shows a couple and their ambition for Macbeth to become King of Scotland. This play implies that ambition can cause people to commit treason or even murder in order to achieve power. This has been shown in other places of literature, such as Lord or the Flies, and in real life as well. Ambition can make people do things that they would never do in order to get power or wealth. Macbeth soon shows his ambition to become the…