Macbeth by William Shakespeare: Murder in the Castle, an Inside Look at the Death of King Duncan I of Scotland

At first Macbeth thinks killing King Duncan is a dreadful thing to do:”We will proceed no further in this business./He hath honored me of late, and I have bought/Golden opinions from all sorts of people,/Which would be worn now in their newest gloss,/Not cast aside so soon”(1.7.31-35). This states that

A murder of a King who highly praised him and rewarded Macbeth for his loyalty? It seems very unlikely bordering on fiction. Macbeth is a man of great character. Described by the King himself as noble. Also called ‘O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman’, King Duncan did not just speak these words for the sake of it but to show how he honoured him.

We certainly know that the direct responsible for Duncan’s death is Macbeth. However this does not necessarily mean he is to blame, for his violent death is obviously the consequence of certain influences that forced Macbeth to perform his fatal deed. Furthermore, to unearth the truth about who is really the guilty for Duncan’s murder we must explore the influences the different characters have on Macbeth’s impulses and the overall scenario of the slaying.

Macbethsmiserable reign starts with immediate guilt. Macbeth kills the current King of Scotland, King Duncan. Macbeth feels guilt as soon as he commits the murder and is terrified that he will be caught and punished for his crime. “ How is’t with me when every noise appalls

The irony in the murder of King Duncan is that Macbeth planned on becoming king in rightful manner by earning the respect and the title by doing good things such as saving Malcolm but instead of getting closer to the throne by saving him, he got even further away from it since he was named prince which forced Macbeth to become king in an unrighteous way. As a result, the only choice that Macbeth had was to kill Duncan.

The crime of killing Duncan seems especially barbaric as Macbeth killed him in his sleep. After killing Duncan, Macbeth becomes somewhat remorseful and also afraid.

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.

King Duncan, murdered at the age of 89 on January 11, 1607, was a strong and noble leader who loved and protected the people of his country. A destined hero, and a beloved King of Scotland. He was born on March 26th, 1518 in Dunsinane, Scotland to Lady Macella and King Luther lll. He was an only child and got married to Lady Suthen at the age of 14. He had two sons, Malcolm the older son who was to be the Prince of Cumberland, and Donalbain who will lead the Scotland Army. Duncan never harmed anyone who would look up to him, and never looked to betray his people. Though it was apparent Duncan would soon face death because of his age, none thought it would be so soon, and none thought it would be to murder. King Duncan was not just a man who

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.

Duncan, the King of Scotland, is dead! While staying at the castle of Macbeth, Thane of Cawdor, the King was stabbed to death in his bed. The body was discovered by Lord Macduff, who had visited his bedside

Macbeth killed kingKing Duncan and many others, however Lady Macbeth is as much to blame as Macbeth is for the murders . Lady Macbeth set Macbeth on the wrong path. She wanted the witcheswitch’s prophecies to come true quicker than they would naturally, so she convinces Macbeth to kill kingKing Duncan in order to make him become king. Because he killed kingKing Duncan, he starts to go crazy thinking people will find out what he had done and orders their murders. Lady Macbeth made Macbeth murder King Duncan and this act set him down a path of crime and destruction.

  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.

King Duncan has been invited into Macbeth’s home, to dine and enjoy himself. He expects to have a great time and is ridiculously thankful, yet what makes this ironic is the fact that the hostess that he is praising is conspiring to kill him-he will be murdered that night. This represents the duplicitous nature of Macbeth, as the outward nobility of his character is contrasted greatly to his true spirit.

Macbeth tells a story of deceit, betrayal, and a man who, once pushed, would stop at nothing to get what he desired and keep it that way. The murder of King Duncan was not simply just because of Macbeth, as most people would usually believe since he was the one that went ahead with stabbing him. The blame should rightly fall on both Lady Macbeth and the Witches. There are multiple facts to support this statement.

Macbeth is a tragedy written in the 17th century that shows what the desire for power can do to a man. Macbeth is expressed as being the villain. But, Macbeth is in fact a tragic hero, doomed by fate from the beginning into the madness he put himself in. If it not been for meeting the witches and persuasion of his wife, the play would have had a very different ending.