Duncan I of Scotland

a name with power that makes him seem very worthy. The name Thane of Cawdor is an important name especially in political manner. Even people who are higher power start to notice he is worthy to be mentioned. Like Duncan for example who is much higher power than Macbeth is himself. Duncan gives him high honor and at the same time as a friend by saying “…valiant cousin, worthy gentleman!” which is a very high standard. Later on everything seems to be in order until his wife, Lady Macbeth starts…

In Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth plays a significant role. She is the wife to the most noble warrior in Scotland. It is though her actions and conversations that she has with Macbeth that influence him so do the horrible deeds that the does to make himself king. The reader can also notice the way her character develops and changes throughout the play. Lady Macbeth is wife to a man that has been prophesied to become king. Once she finds out of this, she makes it her top…

will affected the story and led to Macbeth’s death. In my opinion, I believe that the murder of King Duncan, is the first mistake that Macbeth made by the result of his own free will. “I go, and it is done” (Shakespeare 2.1), during King Duncan’s visit to Macbeth’s castle, Macbeth was persuaded by Lady Macbeth to kill Duncan. Macbeth at first,…

Help me destroy Macbeth for he is an evil traitor. I promise you won't be dissatisfied if you choose to do so. What good has Macbeth done for any of you? I personally know he's done nothing but harm to Scotland. Macbeth unruly stole what was mine, the throne, and has now proved over and over again he cannot be trusted as King. I am a man of my word, as you gentlemen all know, and it is time to get Scotland back! Wouldn’t we be doing all of Scotland good, to get rid of Macbeth? Macbeth has…

superior, the king Duncan, to earn a spot on the throne, and he becomes a tyrant of Scotland only to be overthrown at the end of the play. There is one person from recent history who closely resembles the devilish character based on character traits. This one person is Yolanda Saldivar. Macbeth was a Scottish soldier who was promoted to the Thane of Cawdor. Because of the prediction that witches gave Macbeth about his future, he became greedy and killed the king, Duncan, to earn a spot on…

play take place in Scotland and also England in the eleventh century. As in the real history, Shakespeare wrote this play at the time period when James I is the king. And also, people believes the witchcraft and prophecies which will be very important and significant in the whole play. The opening of the play starts with a stormy weather, which illustrate the idea that the whole play will surrounded by darkness and horrors. The dessert of the opening, which foreshadows that Scotland is under…

the death and destruction in the play is Lady Macbeth, Macbeth’s wife who committed suicide at the end of the play. Right after finding out about the witches second prophecy from Macbeth, she went a little overboard and she planned out the death of Duncan after asking the witches to give her a spell that would allow her to become as cruel as a man. Secondly, she was responsible for the death of herself, her husband, and the majority people in and throughout the play. Lady Macbeth was responsible…

fate than free will. First of all, Macbeth was pressured into killing the king of Scotland. Macbeth’s wife was demanding that King Duncan should be killed. In the beginning Macbeth refused to believe in Lady Macbeth’s plan because he said “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me Without my stir (I.iv.42-44).” Lady Macbeth was planning to kill him but by the time she was ready she couldn’t kill King Duncan. Lady Macbeth…

conversation between three witches about a war and someone named Macbeth. Then, we meet a king named Duncan, who receives a report about how “brave Macbeth” (1.2.16) defeats rebels and a Norwegian lord. On their way back to Duncan, Macbeth and his friend Banquo meet the three witches, who tell Macbeth that he will be thane of Cawdor and king and Banquo that his descendants will be kings. Upon their return, Duncan praises Macbeth and Banquo, and names Macbeth thane of Cawdor and his eldest son,…

end the his “reign of terror” and lifts the darkness from Scotland, the light isn’t going to last long. The nature of the Scotland depicted in Macbeth isn’t made for light, but for darkness; it’s a world made for mayhem and destruction and the cycle is just going to repeat itself. Even before Macbeth murders Duncan, the signs of evil in Scotland are prominent. Between the Thane of Cawdor and the heir Malcolm, there’s enough darkness in Scotland without him. And in a world where “fair is foul,…