King Duncan

they go through, as a couple and individuals, as the drama progresses. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth shows his first signs of ambition after getting the witches' prophecy. He starts to think of becoming king, though his moral mind fights his urges to kill his noble king, Duncan: "Stars…Let not light see my black and deep desires" [1.4.50-51]. Macbeth soon hastens to share the news with his beloved wife, Lady Macbeth. In…

point, Macbeth has a moment of realization that every effort he made to become king was in vain. Macbeth realizes that an individual's life has no lasting meaning for anyone else. He also realizes that his memory will die with him, as he has not had children yet and now he does not have a wife. His soliloquy in which he talks about many aspects of life is Macbeth's first moment of lucidity since the assassination of king Duncan occurred. this is the first time he is not in denial of how his…

Nonetheless, the thought of killing Duncan horrified him. On the other hand if he had not been flawed with ambition the thought of committing such an immoral act would have never crossed…

Polymath, Pain in the Ass, Massive Pain In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, we see the tragic downfall of a brave and noble hero. The extensive knowledge of his future drives his ambition to conquer the throne and become king. It is a commonly debated topic on whether Macbeth’s downfall was his own doing or the doing of his cunning, deceitful wife. Although he is greatly influenced by Lady Macbeth and the three witches, Macbeth’s downfall is ultimately his responsibility. As the play opens,…

ambiguity is displayed throughout the drama. First, When Macbeth hosts King Duncan, he has the likings of a gracious host when in fact he is about to murder the king. Additionally, when it is found out that Duncan had died, Banquo says to look to the lady, implicating that they should not talk about such horrors in front of a fragile woman when in reality she was the mastermind behind the whole tragedy. Furthermore, Macbeth killed Duncan in order to claim honor and pleasure for himself however,…

power during the time at which the play was done. This is apparent in the Queen Gertrude’s submission towards King Claudius’s decisions and even in Lord Polonius’s interactions with Ophelia. When Hamlet wants to go back to school in Wittenberg, King Claudius denies him this ability, and Queen Gertrude goes along with this, “I pray thee, stay with us; go not to Wittenberg” even though King Claudius’s decision makes no sense. Objectification of women initiates and propels this story and without it…

witches, and this prophecy ends up influencing Macbeth’s decisions which will end up affecting his future drastically. First of all, Macbeth should have just ignored the witches when they told him that he was going to be the Thane of Cawdor, and King. Based off of knowledge of the future, if Macbeth would have just ignored the witches he may have not died a cold, blooded, murderer, instead of a…

prophecy of Macbeth becoming the king when King Duncan passes and Banquo's descendants being in the line after Macbeth. After Lady Macbeth hears the prophecy she is willing to get her husband to do whatever it takes to get that power and encourages her husband to kill Duncan so he becomes king. Eventually,…

of the play, Shakespeare uses a foil, Banquo, to impact the development of the play. Banquo impacted the play by hearing the witches talk about how his children would take the throne. This impacts the story because he only things about killing King Duncan, but Macbeth end up doing…

demonstrates strong character when she tells Macbeth to flatter and deceit. She advices Macbeth to lure Duncan in with trust, and then attack when it is least expected. Moreover, Lady Macbeth establishes logos by manipulating Macbeth, in continuing with the plan to murder King Duncan. Lady Macbeth believes she is sinister enough, to change Macbeth’s mindset. Although, Macbeth is planning to kill Duncan, he is not willing to go all in. Lady Macbeth believes if one truly wants something, one…