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And thence it is,/That I to your assistance do make love,/Masking the business from the common eye/For sundry weighty reasons”(3.1.121-129). This shows that Macbeth will kill his partner to stay king since Banquo thinks Macbeth is the murder of King Duncan. After he hears the answers from the witches, he decides to kill all of Macduff’s family because Macbeth thinks killing Macduff’s family would stand in line of his inheritance:”The castle of Macduff I will surprise,/Seize upon Fife, give to th' edge o' th' sword/His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls/That trace him in his line. No boasting like a fool./This deed I’ll do before this purpose cool./But no more sights!—Where are these gentlemen?/Come, bring me where they are”(4.1.157.163). Macbeth will orders the murders to kill anyone that can overtake his

In Macbeth, Duncan is Macbeth’s first victim. The witches told Macbeth that he will be King of Scotland. In order for Macbeth to

The first murder to take place in Macbeth is the Thane of Cawdor's. Duncan does not previously plan to kill the Thane, but with the information of the war given to him, he says, "No more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceive/ our bosom interest: go, pronounce his present death, / and with his former title greet Macbeth" (I, ii). Ross goes forth to carry the word that the Thane needs to be put to death. The Witches, to Macbeth, foretold this demise, but Macbeth thinks that it will not be possible, for the Thane is

After Duncan was murdered by Macbeth, he was found the next morning. Macduff had a scary accusation that Macbeth was up to something. Since Duncan's sons, Malcolm, and Donalbain, are nowhere to be found. Macbeth

They have just won a battle and are making their way home across the moor when they see three women. They prophesise that Macbeth will be Thane of Glamis, then Thane of Cawdor, and finally King of Scotland. Macbeth knows he is already Thane of Glamis, but neither of the other two promised. However as the witches disappear into thin air, Ross and Angus enter, bringing news of the Thane of Cawdor's impending death. The King has announced Macbeth as Thane of Cawdor, as the previous Thane committed treasons which are punishable by death, so that two of the three prophesies have come true, which immediately unsettles the atmosphere of the play.

Macbeth starts to lose his sanity as he plans to kill Duncan. The story begins with three witches giving a prophecy to Macbeth: he will be the Thane of Glamis, the Thane of Cawdor, and King hereafter. Shortly after, Macbeth is named the Thane of Cawdor. He is amazed that the Witches were right, and quickly realizes that in order to fulfill the rest of his prophecy, he must kill the current king, Duncan. Macbeth says to himself, “I am thane of Cawdor. If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair … My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, Shakes so my single state of man” (1.3.146-155). Macbeth is frightened by the thought of having to kill Duncan, but he knows that it must be done. Although he has little faith in himself and his abilities, his thoughts and feelings are fairly sane. Lady Macbeth pushes Macbeth to kill Duncan so that he can become the new king; however, Macbeth is too cowardly to do it. After much contemplation, he says that he will not kill Duncan

People around the castle become more and more suspicious of their new king and how he came to rule. The night of the murder strange things began to occur, Lennox explains the strange things going on around town: “The night has been unruly. Where we lay, our chimneys were blown down and, as they say, lamentings heard i’ th’ air, strange screams of death”. They start to question him and begin to see him as suspect in the murders of Banquo and King Duncan. Banquo’s son begins to plan attack on Macbeth with the goal being to kill him and take back the crown. Macbeth started to become very unpopular with his people and leading them to turn against him and go to Malcolm's side in the attack against Macbeth. They are successful in the attack and Macbeth is slain and Banquo’s son, Malcolm, takes over as

INVERNESS – Last night, while sleeping at the castle of Macbeth, Inverness, the King of Scotland was assassinated in an attempt by his chamberlains to overthrow the monarch and lay claim to Scotland. Macbeth, Thane of Cawdor and Glamis discovered the chamberlains adjacent to the lifeless King and cut them down.

When the three witches delivered the prophecies in the first act they hailed Macbeth is “Thane of Cawdor”, “Thane of Glamis”, and also claimed that shall soon become king. While Macbeth is bewildered and

Our fearless, trusting leader, Duncan, has recently passed. I got news yesterday that he did die in his sleep, but he had been murdered. I was one of the first people to get word of this tragedy. The kingdom of Scotland has been officially broken since such a generous, thoughtful and trusting king has died. All of our hope now lies in Macbeth, Malcom, or Donalbain.

In the beginning of the play, before we are formally introduced to Macbeth, Macbeth is portrayed by King Duncan, as a loyal, brave and a heroic fighter. The King praises him, setting up Macbeth's initial character as an over all well rounded, strong person, leading the audience to belief Macbeth is a sane, honest person. However, through the next few acts to the finale, we witness Macbeth's portrayal shift to one with blind ambition and crude desire. We see his mental status deteriorate as well as the actions that illustrate this continuous decline; until inevitably, his sanity, or lack thereof, catches up with him.

From 1040 to 1045, were the most peaceful years of his ruling. In 1045, the peaceful streak was stopped by a domestic upheaval. For five years Crinan was bighting at Macbeth’s heels, then finally he raised a southern clans of Atholl against Macbeth. The Atholl troops met Macbeth’s troops fifteen miles north of Perth at Dunkeld. At the time there was a settlement called Dùn Chailleann. This settlement was once a seat of the primacy of Scotland, where a sixth-century church and monastery where St Colm had taught.

  Macbeth kills Duncan, after being told to do it from his wife Lady Macbeth. Duncan is than killed. Lady Macbeth than goes insane threw out the play and Macbeth changes compliantly threw out the play. At first he was so very nervous about the killing of Duncan and than he got over that by killing someone else and than he was over it, because he thought it was the only way to keep himself safe.

With the background knowledge of the real MacBethad mac Findlaich , Duncan was an awful ruler. Duncan only wanted kingship to take complete control over the future of Scotland. Some may even say, that incompetence is not a reason for any man to die. Well incompetence is usually how a man dies.

His infidelity breaks the trust between him and Duncan because of his immense betrayal to not only the King, but to the country of Scotland. He quickly becomes a man whom Duncan could no longer rely upon, for this reason, Duncan awards the title to a noble and courageous soldier, Macbeth. Dramatic irony is presented in this line because as Duncan is addressing the unfaithfulness of the old thane, it is followed by the entry of Macbeth to the scene, a man who later misuses his power to betray the King. To Duncan, Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, is appeared to be virtuous and courageous because of his heroic performance in the battle for defeating the opponent, Macdonwald. The King demonstrates his satisfaction towards Macbeth through a conversation with Banquo. He describes Macbeth as “full so valiant, And in his commendations [King Duncan is] fed; It is a banquet to [him]… It is a peerless kinsman.” (1.4.56-60). In this speech, King Duncan truly admires Macbeth’s valiancy and describes him as a man without equal. He congratulates Macbeth for his courage on the battlefield and as followed by the witches’ prophecies of Macbeth, “...All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor…” (1.3.50), he replaces and becomes the new Thane of Cawdor. This speech reveals the gullible nature of Duncan who once trusted the old thane and anew, believes the new thane will be loyal to the country. By all means, Duncan is clueless of