King Duncan

Thane of Cawdor!”, “[a]ll hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!”. With the titles Thane of Cawdor, and he shall be king confused Macbeth till a messenger appeared and told him he is now Thane of Cawdor. With this in mind, he thinks that he shall be deemed king of Cumberland without trying to earn the position (1.3.50)(1.3.51)(1.3.52). Macbeth is pushed further down the path of his destruction when arrives at the kingdom. Duncan, the king of Cumberland, is there to give his…

Throughout the story Macbeth went on a tragic downfall, murdering his friends and the people he loved. He went from a loyal Thane to murderous king who had one goal of maintaining the crown. Although Macbeth was the one to go on a drastic downfall, Macbeth is not the one responsible for this it. Lady Macbeth is to blame for Macbeth’s downfall. Lady Macbeth starts to manipulate Macbeth by convincing him he is not manly. After the three witches prophecy, Macbeth has written his wife…

Macbeth kill Duncan. Duncan’s death has changed both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth in different ways. This experience has had many bad effects on them as a person and as a couple. After killing Duncan Macbeth was fearful of revenge. At the beginning of the book Macbeth was told he would become king by three witches. But not long after they had told him this Duncan was crowned king. At the sight of Duncan being crowned, Macbeth was mad. The three witches had told him he would be “hailed king”…

more ambitious, 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…

Macbeth, wife of Macbeth, king of Scotland. Lady Macbeth possesses a tremendous ability to manipulate those around to do what she desires, and is willing to assume any persona to do execute her desire. Such is the case when she assumed a ruthless persona for her persuasion of Macbeth to murder Duncan; she also assumed an innocent and loyal persona in her discovery of the corpses, additionally, in her duties as a hostess to King Duncan. In the preparation for the murder of King Duncan, Macbeth…

Blood is symbolized as different within the three Acts of “The Tragedy of Macbeth” by William Shakespeare. Macbeth killing Duncan made blood an important theme. In Macbeth, blood symbolizes murder and guilt ,and Shakespeare use this to depict and portray Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s character. The physical blood is the imagined blood found throughout the play. After Duncan is murdered is when the guilt begins to reflect on Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The importance of blood grows as their guilt…

Banquo, King Duncan, and the public from suspecting his sinister actions from the start. From the beginning, he welcomes Duncan into his home, knowing that the king will meet his end in due time. After murdering Duncan, Macbeth then goes on to kill the guards outside Duncan's chamber to cover up his dreadful deed, and make it appear as though the guards committed the crime. It seems as though, “Macbeth may remain unaware of all the implications of what he sees until the…

to make him decide on whether to kill Duncan or not by saying ‘I dare not wait upon I would’ or for him to ‘live a coward'. In addition to her being persuasive, it also seems as if she may be an impatient person, as she said, ‘I dare not wait’. She is also a manipulative woman since she is trying to make…

his close friend and three witches came up to them saying Macbeth will soon be king. With that news, Macbeth goes home to tell his wife Lady Macbeth. The only way he can become king is if he kills the king now who is King Duncan. At first, Macbeth thought it was a bad idea but soon Lady Macbeth talked him into it. “I have done the deed. Didst thou not hear a noise?” (Shakespeare, Macbeth, 2.2.14). Macbeth killed Duncan. Because of that act it made him change his mind set about not letting…

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 chaos, just like after Macbeth kills the king and rule his country under tyrannize.  Point of…