Duncan I of Scotland

Macbeth who serves the king of Scotland by the name of Duncan. Macbeth became the main character of the story by murdering the king and taking his place. Using the symbols of blood, hallucinations and sleep, Shakespeare illustrates that guilt is a powerful and self-destructive force. Blood symbolizes the guilt and evil deeds of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s immoral actions. It is demonstrated after Macbeth kills king Duncan in order to become lord of Scotland. After killing Duncan Macbeth arrives…

that he can be the king of Scotland. Macbeth told Lady Macbeth about this and Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to do whatever he needs to do to seize the crown and become the king of Scotland. Macbeth finally kills the Scottish king Duncan and becomes the king of Scotland. His ambition to have more power made him commit an inhumane crime. His ambition, guilt and fear makes him commit more inhumane crimes to cover up…

there will always be influential people who either directly or indirectly affect the decisions made. Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a play believed to be written in 1605, focusing on the downward spiral of Macbeth after he murders King Duncan in order to become King of Scotland, consequently developing feelings of guilt and paranoia. Through the establishment of atmosphere, comments on the actions of major characters, and foreshadowing events, Shakespeare develops the minor characters which include…

Macbeth where he informs her of the three witches prophecies. Once she finishes reading the letter, she decides that she will manipulate Macbeth into murdering King Duncan, by criticising his ‘manhood'. From this point, the scene takes a dark turn. Whilst she is plotting the murder, her mind is brought to Macbeth possibly failing to kill Duncan due to his benevolence. When Lady Macbeth uses the following metaphor, "the milk of human kindness", she implies that his honour and goodwill are his…

The Evil Temptation In Shakespeare’s Macbeth (1623), the reader learns about the main character Macbeth, who is doomed to face a tragic fate due to his greedy ambition of wanting to become king of Scotland. In the play, he appears to be an overall reprehensible man, however, there were many factors that motivated him to engage in such heinous acts – including murder and regicide to name a few – in order to fulfill his ambition. Although his nefarious deeds may show that he is a terrible human…

and even deadly. He killed King Duncan and the guards. He also had Banquo, Lady Macduff, and Macduff’s son killed. His murderous actions caused others to dislike him and eventually his death. Throughout Macbeth, Macbeth advances the plot by performing many actions and causing various conflicts that will eventually lead to his demise. The first way that Macbeth…

committing evil deeds. They were the ones who first triggered Macbeth's first thoughts of killing Duncan. The witches prophesied to him that “"All hail, Macbeth! hail…

honoured war hero, who slays traitors and protects his country. Tragedy unfolds when he commits the most heinous of crimes; murder. His victim is King Duncan, a right and lawful king who did not deserve the death that befell him. Macbeth then begins his string of murders after his wife, Lady Macbeth, eggs him on. After being persuaded to kill Duncan, a switch in Macbeth’s head is set off, and he becomes a serial murderer, chasing after anyone who wrongs him. He even goes as far as setting two…

The Tragedy of Macbeth Analytical Essay: Who/what influenced Macbeth to murder Duncan? In William Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, the Scottish general kills the king of Scotland and takes the throne for himself. Many different factors may have made him make this decision, but three of the main influences are the Witches at the beginning of the play who tell him he is to be the King of Scotland. This sets up for the second influence of his own ambition that becomes stronger after hearing from the…

There seems to be only a few important characteristics a good king should have to be well-liked by his people and to be good for his people. I believe a good king must be smart and well-informed to what is going on over the land that they rule, loyal to his people as they are to him, and he must not abuse his power and take advantage of the people below him. Duncan was killed by Macbeth because he was unaware of Macbeth's intentions to become king, which made it easy for Macbeth to kill him. A…