Regicide Quotes In Macbeth

First quote: It's our duty to gain a thorough and a comprehensive understanding of the nature of the matters related to the abuse of power. Time will pass and we shall die we are all mortal, but so long as we work we can and must clear up many points (forewood page 1)

While attempting to convince her husband to murder the king, Lady Macbeth acknowledges no moral boundaries to get what she wants. Disturbingly, regicide is essentially a non-issue to her. Her nonchalance regarding murder is a part of her barbarism that rubs off on Macbeth. In The Heroes of Shakespeare’s Tragedies, Victor Cahn writes that “Lady Macbeth knows that something malignant must lie in the soul of someone who is to fulfill what she imagines” (Cahn 129). To acquire the crown, she recognizes that it will not come via good or righteous deeds. The nobleman’s wife calls out her husband for not having a source of malice within his body: “Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way” (1.5.17-19).

Everything with a beginning has a cause, a starting point that affects the future. In William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, Shakespeare claims that the most horrific act a person can commit is to kill the monarch that was chosen by God; Macbeth's regicide spells disaster for all of Scotland. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have very different attitudes: Macbeth is tormented by the thought of murdering King Duncan while Lady Macbeth wants to continue their plan. English society values their monarch because they were “chosen” by God. Given the divine right to rule, regicide disturbs the Great Chain of Being. Macbeth finally takes the first step in fulfilling the prophecy but we observe the downward spiral of Macbeth as a warning to those who use their power for evil purposes. At the time that Shakespeare was writing his plays, regicide is the most vile act a human can commit, by killing the divine ruler, Macbeth leads Scotland into disaster.

Jasmine Williams AP Language and Competition Mrs. DiMaggio December 8, 2014 Stated by Laura Fermi “…Ignorance is never batter than knowledge.” In other words, it is more beneficial to be aware of facts rather and unaware and have to rely on an instinct. This statement is valid because throughout life we are confronted by difficult situation and one would rather be knowledgeable about the situation then know nothing because being ignorant could possibly make the outcome unpleasant. For example, if a person had a cancerous tumor knowing about the tumor could save their life while remaining ignorant would unfortunately lead to an untimely death. In his works Julius Caesar and Macbeth William Shakespeare proved Lauran Fermi’s statement.

The tragedy of Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare’s commonly known plays. It tells the tragic tale of how a man is corrupted by the power that he desires. But what began and continued this devilish train of thought?

In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, the protagonist commits the ultimate act of treason in killing the king. Even though Macbeth is the one who physically murders Duncan, Lady Macbeth is to blame for this crime. She makes Macbeth feel less than her, and calls him horrible names such as coward, she also tells him that he is too kind and generous to do what it takes to get to carry the kings crown, Therefore, there is no doubt that Lady Macbeth is the most culpable person for the murder of king Duncan, due to her pride and manipulation.

“Et tu, Brute,” Just like Caesar, King Duncan met their demise from the blade of a trusted “friend's” sword (Julius Caesar, 3.1.77). Macbeth’s role in the murder of King Duncan is among the most menacing of crimes. Although Macbeth commits the murder, his wife instigates the entire plan. Lady Macbeth forced Macbeth into murdering the King which puts Macbeth in a delusional state where he questions his actions. The premeditated murder of King Duncan in Shakespeare’s play Macbeth can be blamed on one person only, Lady Macbeth. Even though the blood is on Macbeth’s hands, literally, the plan was not set in motion until Lady Macbeth organized the slaughter. Macbeth fully shows his belief in the concept of Happy Wife, Happy Life.

(Sitting on a chair, feet up, side table beside her, playing with a knife/dagger, unaware of audience)

Macbeth has murdered Duncan. Before killing him, he expressed a worry of this giving him bad karma. In this particular quote, I find that his worry has almost developed into paranoia. It is almost as if he starts to question his belief, and whether or not he can rely on God for guidance, the way he may have done before. He realizes most certainly that this deed will be on his conscience for the rest of his life, and I think that wishes he had not done it. His wife on the other hand still shows no signs of doubt, regret or any other feelings one may expect to feel after a murderer. However, I feel that she must doubt the action too. If she had been completely convinced that it was what they had to do, she could have done it herself. In Scene 5 of Act 2, she claims she cannot commit murderer because she is a woman. The era in which this play takes place is definitely different in many ways from the way we live today, but I believe that would not have been impossible for Lady Macbeth to murderer Duncan herself. I believe that it is an ethical dilemma for her as well, she wants to be Queen, but she doesn’t want a murderer on her conscience. Therefore

“So long as the opposing forces are at the outset approximately equal in numbers and moral and there are no flanks to turn, a long struggle for supremacy is inevitable.” This quote demonstrates that in roles of power hardships form because there is imbalance in the situation, which provides a contrast to the nature of the position. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the main character Macbeth desires to become King of Scotland therefore he commits horrendous crimes to obtain the position. However, flawed with an ambitious personality, Macbeth has a moral decay thus causing him to act irrationally which eventually leads to his death. Shakespeare’s main character demonstrates the problems of living an imbalanced life and obtaining

Aspiration, the sentiment energy that as a rule is driven by progress. For Macbeth aspiration was what took him from getting to be something incredible and constrained him to fiendish courses coming about to his ruin. Since the destruction of Macbeth it drives individuals to ponder "is Macbeth a respectable man on a basic level who was deceived into settling on choices that prompt his ruin". In the start of the play, Macbeth was found in others eyes as a gallant fighter who had battled for his lord without kindness or any inquiries asked however once the witches arranged the seeds of more noteworthy things and woman Macbeth energized his desire, which prompt him to wind up eager and power hungry. Macbeth was driven down to a certain street of fate by an outside power, to be specific destiny in type of the three witches

Macbeth takes matters into his own hands and takes the life of King Duncan. Although it was Macbeth who committed the murder, it was not entirely him. Previously Lady Macbeth belittled Macbeth for not being able to commit a murder. What Lady Macbeth does is demand murder from Macbeth as a confirmation of his manhood and even threatens to take her love away if he doesn’t do what is asked of him. After killing Duncan, Macbeth realizes what he has done as he sees the blood scattered against his robes.

(Flinging hands around self frantically) Get out, get out! Your voices merely annoy my conscience, let alone manipulate my emotions. (Pauses, grabbing and pulling on hair) Stop darkening my thoughts you satanic beasts from hell. The scrutiny behind my unlawful imaginings are yours to blame. That horrendous murderer seeks more than just power. He is greedy yet only deserves death. A death so powerful it awakens those slayed by his blade. (Picks up dagger) Breathe Duncan and his guards; give me the might of a pitiless man. On this night, King Macbeth will be torn away from his buoyancy and sent to hell! (Looking to ceiling as if talking to spirits) Bring back my strength, spirits, and rid me of this fragility! (Aggressively holding the dagger, suddenly realising her conscience taking over)

Lady Macbeth convinces and persuades Macbeth to kill King Duncan for the power. She had called him weak and having a lack of courage to do it. People do not like to be told that cannot do something. Lady Macbeth had pushed him far enough to point he murdered the king but still felt the guilt of doing it afterwards. She had helped him cover his actions by taking over at some points. Unfortunately, everything had caught up to her and slowly started to lose control. Lady Macbeth eventually killed herself after the worries consumed her at night. All of this shows Lady Macbeth as a leading cause of Macbeth actions because she forced him in a way to get power and control. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth had relied on the other to cover up their actions. They both met their downfall and Lady Macbeth did not want to deal with the repercussions of Macbeth’s or her actions. The story would have been much had Lady Macbeth not been a character at all. Macbeth would have had a much worse time dealing without Lady Macbeth. Macbeth would not have taken the actions he did without the influence of Lady

An aristotelian tragic hero attempts to make good choices, but ends up suffering because of an inescapable fate or internal flaws. In Macbeth, Macbeth knows regicide is amoral, but after Lady Macbeth taunts him, his hubris causes him to give in. The Weird Sisters predict his inescapable fate and make Macbeth feel over confident when they tell him he will be king and that he can not be harmed by anyone born of a woman. Macbeth exemplifies some of the characteristics of an aristotelian tragic hero through his decision making process, his excessive pride, as well as, when his inevitable fate causes him to fall.