King Duncan

with the chance to be King. The temptation of power can cause irrational and irresponsible decisions to be made by those who are tempted. Ambition causes a person to act irrationally and irresponsibly in order to reach their desired goal. The temptation of power can cause a person to act irrationally in order appease their longing for control. Macbeth writes to his wife about his chance to be king of Scotland and concludes that he must kill King Duncan to become the next king. Macbeth is at…

enemy leader. He secured the victory for Scotland over Norway and earned the respect of his king, Duncan. Macbeth was named the Thane of Cawdor, taking the title from a traitor during the war. Macbeth was called “noble Macbeth” by King Duncan, showing the respect he had earned (I.II.78). Later, honorable Macbeth was told a very implausible yet fruitful prophecy by three witches depicting him as the King of Scotland. Over time, temptation rules dominant over Macbeth’s previous honor, he…

Lady Macbeth is equally responsible as macbeth of the murder of king Duncan. “When Duncan is asleep...who shall bear the guilt Of our great quell?(pg Act 1,scene 7,pg3) She makes the entire plan up to kill King Duncan. Lady macbeth acts as if she is not human which makes her equally responsible for King Duncan’s death. “ Had he not resembled My father as he slept, I had done ’t.” although she makes the plan, she can not kill King Duncan because he reminds her of her father. “If this…

the dilemma to kill their beloved king, Duncan. Macbeth, thane of Glamis, is met by three witches that predict he will be thane of Cawdor and king hereafter. Macbeth is confused by these prophecies until a messenger comes moments after Macbeth’s encounter with the witches to announce King Duncan pronounces Macbeth thane of Cawdor. He is instantly convinced that the witches’ prophecies are true. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth believe the way to king is by killing Duncan, so they are both the topic of…

Macbeth. The theme exhibits the power of good vs evil through the play and the author interprets the good in King Duncan who shows kingship whereas the evil Macbeth shows tyranny in the kingdom. For instance, “Bring forth men-children only … of his own chamber and used their very daggers. That they have done’t?” (1.7. 80-85) Macbeth takes over the throne representing the symbol of a tyrant king. Secondly, at the start of the play, the three witches prophesied that “Fair is foul, and foul is…

his prophecies was that he will become the king of Scotland. Because of this prophecy, Macbeth’s ambition and actions persuaded by Lady Macbeth made Macbeth kill King Duncan. This becomes a guilt that he has to overcome as the play goes on. As a king of Scotland, Macbeth manages his destiny by believing his prophecies will come true. He keeps his rulership of the Scottish kingdom by murdering everyone that would find out his sin of killing King Duncan. Throughout the play, Macbeth tries…

Persuading someone into murdering the king is no doubt about it, that it is a big tragedy. Would you be the one to blame; or the person who committed the crime? In Shakespeare’ - Macbeth there are many answers posed to the question, why Macbeth killed Duncan. Some would say that it was his own quest for power that drove him to kill, while others would say that it was the influence of his power hungry wife. Lady Macbeth is to be blamed because she pushed Macbeth to kill Duncan, when she comes…

leader once he becomes Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth is a prime example of a dynamic character. He starts out as a loyal general to Lord Duncan. Towards the end of the play Macbeth becomes a cold hearted ruler with little emotion towards anything, even when his wife died from suicide. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a loyal man and well respected by King Duncan. When Macbeth was leading the bloody war of the Norwegians, the general says to him "Which nev’r shook hands, nor bade farewell to…

ambitions convinced Macbeth to murder Duncan, Macbeth's free will and decisions is responsible for his own downfall leading to his death. The three witches known as the “Weird Sisters” was…

claim he will be the King one day. Prodded by his wife. Macbeth kills King Duncan to become king. He is soon a tyrant and his kingdom falls to pieces. This tragedy is full of blood and backstabbing at every turn and hooks readers from the first line to the last. Characters Lady Macbeth- Lady Macbeth is a slight…