Lady Macbeth Is To Blame For King Duncan's Murder

William Shakespeare`s Macbeth tells audience a play of murders and sleepless nights. Macbeth is the thane of Glamis and a mighty general of Scotland. Macbeth is predicted to be the king of Scotland. However, the King of Scotland,King Duncan, is alive and is a good king to not to be murder by his people. Macbeth kills King Duncan and he becomes king with the fear of everyone killing him. Therefore, he kills anyone that is suspect to kill him. Macbeth becomes progressively more evil as the play continues.

Ladies and gentleman of the jury, we were all just informed that Macbeth,a former loyal and honorable soldier is being charged with murder of King Duncan. There are also other suspects that Macbeth committed the murders of Banquo, Lady Macbeth, as well as Lady Macduff and her son. Macbeth never thought about becoming the king until him and his former friend Banquo ran into three witches one day. One witch said that Macbeth would be the Thane of Glamis, the second one said that he would become the Thane of Cawdor, and the last said that he would be the future King (1.3.49-51) . Why would Macbeth want to kill the ones he love dearly? If he did what was his motivation? Macbeth cannot be charged for any chargers that can not be proved.

In act 2 Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have come to their decisions for killing King Duncan. His coming to their castle sets up the perfect opportunity for them to follow out with their plans. Through this act Macbeth both considers and doubts what he will do or has done. From the lyrics “Oh no, I can't slow down, I can't hold back Though you know, I wish I could, Oh no there ain't no rest for the wicked Until we close our eyes for good” relating it to where he is already committed by his wife to kill Duncan and there will be no rest to the evil unless death stands in his way. It is convinced to him that there is a need of this crown, “If Duncan hadn’t reminded me of my father when I saw him sleeping, I would have killed him myself.” showing that

It is clear that before hearing the Witches’ prophecy, Macbeth has thought about becoming king. When Macbeth is hailed as king, Banquo asks “why do you start, and seem to fear/Things that do sound so fair?” (1.3.51-52). The Witches’ hailing seems to strike something deep in Macbeth’s mind that he has kept hidden from the world: his desire to be king. Before thinking that fate may happen without his action, Macbeth’s first “thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical,” is to kill Duncan (1.3.139). Resorting to murder seems like a leap in logic, but to Macbeth, it is the simplest way to fulfill the prophecy. Lady Macbeth is also quite impatient, and as Macbeth’s source of strength, she helps fate run its course as well. Like Macbeth, her first thought after hearing the news is to kill Duncan that night. When Macbeth comes home, Lady Macbeth says “I feel now/The future in the instant,” (1.6.56-57). This shows that Lady Macbeth wants fate to happen immediately, and by urging Macbeth, the prophecy is swiftly fulfilled. After this initial prophecy, Lady Macbeth’s childish impatience is satisfied, but Macbeth’s impatience makes him desire more prophecies to fulfill in order to satisfy fate the quickest way. Due to a combination of impatience and warrior instincts, Macbeth uses murder as a means of fulfilling

The witches and their prophecies are the first major influence on Macbeth's actions. Macbeth seems happy and content with himself until the witches tell him he will be king. He begins immediately to consider murdering Duncan. "If good, why do I yield to that suggestion / Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair / And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, / Against

Was Macbeth swayed or was it all fate rearing its ugly head? For a person to want to kill, according to psychology, a person must have the want or desire in their head. Since, speaking from a realistic point of view, fate isn’t actually measurable there is no way to see if it was planned from the beginning. At the very beginning of the play the weird sisters plant in Macbeth’s head that he should be king hereafter which means he’d have to take an action to actually acquire the title that has been

Lady Macbeth as the Real Driving Force Behind the Murder of Duncan Although in this play it is true that Macbeth murders Duncan and he willingly states, “I have done the deed” to his wife after the murder I believe that he is not completely to blame for this act. I believe that the witches are originally to blame.

The three witches are the first ones to plant the idea of Macbeth becoming king into his head. After fighting in the battlefield, the witches come to Macbeth and tell him of three prophecies. The first, that he will be Thane of Glamis-which he already knows-second, he will be Thane of Cawdor, and third, he will be king after. (I.iii. 71-75) This is the first time that Macbeth has thought about being king. Right before, Macbeth had been fighting for Scotland, and was loyal to King Duncan. Even after, when he debates about killing Duncan with his wife, he says, “First, as I am his kinsman and his subject strong both against the deed; then, as his host, who should against his murderer shut the door, not bear the knife myself.” (I.vii.13-16)) Macbeth is loyal to Duncan and is unsure about whether he should kill the king in this circumstance. The witches are the first people to plant this seed of ambition. This makes them responsible for the death of

The first thing that Macbeth's desire leads him to do is to kill King Duncan. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth goes to the three witches and they tell him a few things. “First Witch- All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis! / Second Witch- All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! / Third Witch- All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!”(Shakespeare 1.3.49-51) The three witches’ prophecy to Macbeth is that he will move up from his current position and that he will become king soon. With this information in mind, he realizes that he really wants to become a king as soon as possible. He will do anything to make that prophecy come true. He will do anything to make that prophecy come true. He even decides to kill his king, however, it was not an easy choice to make at first. “We will proceed no further in this business. / He hath honored me of late, and I

In my essay we are going to talk about why I think Lady Macbeth is more responsible for the murder of King Duncan. I think the reason she is guilty is because she put her nightwear, she pushed her husband Macbeth to kill him, and because Duncan was more in charge than she was over all of the people.

Lady Macbeth as the Real Driving Force behind the Murder of Duncan I agree with the title that Lady Macbeth is the real driving force behind the murder of Duncan. The role that Lady Macbeth plays in the murder of Duncan is affected by many factors. In this essay, I will examine how her role was the real driving force in the murder of Duncan. We would look at the relationship of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, fate, and also prophecy of the witches.

If Macbeth didn’t know about this prophecy he would have happily took his position as Thane of Cawdor, but knowing he will be King drove him to commit murder. Macbeth was rapidly changed from an honorable general to an evil tyrant. “The witches did not tell him to commit murder; all that was necessary was for them to suggest the fact of the crown, and they could trust Macbeth to overcome the obstacles in his way just as they would have him” (Wiley, 45). This emphasizes the fact that the play is shaped by the supernatural. This lead to the murder of Duncan, then to get rid of his obstacles he kills the guards. The Witches also reveal “Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none” (1.3.67) to Banquo. This knowledge leads Macbeth to send Murderers to kill Banquo and his son. This is more evidence to show that the words of the witches construct the plays events.

Lady Macbeth as the Driving Force Behind the Murder of Duncan in William Shakespeare's Macbeth

If the three of them were to not have spoken of Macbeth becoming king, or of any of the prophecies, he wouldn't have felt compelled to kill King Duncan. ''All hail Macbeth! That shalt be king hereafter.'' This was the Witches' way of prophesising that Macbeth would become king. Although they did not say that he was to kill Duncan, that statement was the one to make Macbeth later consider killing King Duncan. If the Three Witches did not speak to Macbeth at all, he would not have wanted to kill the king.

Directly after Macbeth became “Thane of Cawdor”, he started to question the prophecies and what it all meant. As thoughts raced through his head, he stated to himself, “If good, why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs against the use of nature? Present fears are less than horrible imaginings” (Shakespeare, 25). This quote gives us insight to the “horrible imaginings” and thoughts of murder that are crossing his mind. Therefore, I can conclude that Macbeth’s intentions to kill Duncan were present all along, unlike Lady Macbeth who wasn’t aware until later. This would also allow time for Macbeth to