King Duncan

The croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan. Under my battlements. Come, you spirits. That tend on mortal thought, unsex me here, And fill me, from the crown to the tow, top-full of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood. . . Only look up clear. To alter favor ever is to fear. Leave all the rest…

person in Scotland, He will therefore be punished later for his actions. This play The Tragedy of Macbeth is written by William Shakespeare, and is a tragedy describing a man believing the 3 witches’ prophecy, and goes insane to become and stay as a king. The many characters within this wreck reside in the Dark Middle Ages in mostly Scotland, but the two who relate, but also differ most are Macbeth and Macduff. They are both brave, and respected. At the same time Macbeth is self centered and a…

reputation of a glorious warrior who fights for the people of Scotland. To a certain extent, Macbeth acknowledges the thin ice he is standing on, however, Macbeth considers himself invincible as king-believing the prophecy of the witches that…

he hears a cry of a woman. Macbeth’s mental state had been in a decline since he was convinced by Lady Macbeth to kill Duncan. He is not shocked at all by the cry and states, “I have almost forgotten the taste of fears”, confirming that his mental state is in utter decline (Shakespeare 76). At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is conflicted about committing the murder of his king when he says, “if it was done when ‘tis done” (Shakespeare 15). Shakespeare uses the non-descript word “it”,…

will be king to the last moment when he sees the witches' prophecies unfold. Ultimately, his fate, along with his ambition, is what leads to his death, making the play a tragedy. Imagery improves all these aspects of the play. Shakespeare uses vegetation imagery to enhance characterization and support the continuous theme of fate. Macbeth's attitude is drastically different in the end compared to his behavior in the beginning. At first Macbeth is loyal to his friends, including Banquo, and King…

manipulates Macbeth to commit the murder of Duncan. This can be seen when Macbeth and Lady…

incompetency and to denounce his illegitimate claims to power as he ascends to the top of the Scottish hierarchy. After Macbeth’s return from war, he is honored as an outstanding war hero and greatly praised by King Duncan. When the Thane of Cawdor is announced as a traitor and executed, King Duncan rewards Macbeth with his title. The messenger, Ross, only informs Macbeth about his inheritance of the title not the execution which leads to Macbeth’s question, “The Thane of Cawdor lives. Why do…

at any point he could have stopped. However, he deep down he desired to be king and with the prophecies of the witches, he knew that it would happen; it was just…

Shakespeare employs blood imagery to reveal how, in true Aristotelian tragic hero fashion, Macbeth plummets from honorable subject of the king to deceptive traitor, ultimately transforming into a diabolical tyrant who must be overthrown to bring about the healing of a country. Macbeth begins his downfall…

terrible task of killing King Duncan. When Lady Macbeth hears of Macbeth’s future from the prophecies, she asks the spirits to “unsex me here… make my blood thick” (Shakespeare 1.5.31-34). Lady Macbeth, as a woman, needs strength to convince her husband to kill Duncan because she cannot do it herself due to her place in society. Her thought of manhood and masculinity comes from thoughts of fighting and murder. When Lady Macbeth approaches Macbeth to convince him to kill Duncan, she calls him a…