The Murder Of King Duncan In William Shakespeare's Macbeth

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

This time due to a cowardly action committed out of selfish fear. It is no surprise to me that Banquo’s ghost haunts Macbeth at this table since Macbeth called for two murders to kill him and his son. Banquo’s ghost appearing shows that Macbeth felt guilt and that he was not the completely heartless monster that he appeared to become. When Banquo's bloody ghost sits at the table with the lords, Macbeth tries to believe that he did not kill banquo. “ Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake Thy gory locks at me.” (III,iv,53-54). Macbeth’s episode with Banquo’s ghost reveals how the quest for power had driven his mind into pure insanity. This powerful hallucination driven from the little heart left in Macbeth proved to all the lords that Macbeth’s mind was gone, and that he was not fit to

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If upon hearing the prophecy, Macbeth was just suspicious and slightly moved, his heart was quickly poisoned when hearing the news of him being made the Thane of Cawdor. In his astonishment of realizing that the first part of prophecy had come to reality, the idea of regicide has germinated in the depth of his mind. Macbeth was utterly shaken of the “fantastical murther”, while the ambition inside him was like a beast woken by the weird sisters, tiering his conscience apart. At the end of Act1 Scene 4, the King, who was utterly ignorant of Macbeth inner struggle, announced his son Malcolm as successor at same time heartily praised Macbeth as noble and deserving. The stars, representing high virtue and heavenly power, was used in such an ironic way, for Macbeth with his dark thoughts currently had nothing to do with these qualities, but need to evade their watchful eyes. At this point, Macbeth already had it in his mind to murder the King, yet he still unsettled, thinking about the trust and glory he had received from beloved Duncan. In the next scene, Lady Macbeth would push him onto the doomed

    In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the repercussions of Macbeth murdering his King are very numerous. Through themes that include, imagery, soliloquies, atmosphere, and supernatural beings, Shakespeare enforces the magnitude of Macbeth’s crime. Most of these factors are linked together.

seen nor heard speak and she tells them to fill her to the brim with

In the first act, Macbeth met the witches whose prophecies claimed Macbeth would be made thane of Cawdor and eventually King of Scotland. At the same time, they claimed Banquo, who was with Macbeth, would be the father of kings. Shortly after, Macbeth and Banquo were greeted by two noblemen who announced that King Duncan had appointed Macbeth the new thane of Cawdor for his brave actions. Macbeth became consumed with the witches’ premonitions. Their vision for the future coupled with his ambition drove Macbeth to make choices that ultimately destroyed him. With significant influence from Lady Macbeth, he decided to take action and murder King Duncan. As part of their plan, they get the King’s attendants drunk so they’d black out then they could blame them for the murder. Macbeth ends up killing them the next morning when Duncan’s murder is discovered, pretending he is enraged by their crime. When Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo, he decides to visit the witches again. More prophecies are cited including that Macbeth must beware of Macduff. When Macbeth learns Macduff fled to England to meet up with Malcolm, King Duncan’s son, he orders Macduff’s wife and children killed to tame his anxieties. This ultimately led to his demise as Macduff sought revenge and ends up killing Macbeth in battle. This choice of blood and battle to feed his ambitions of

In Macbeth, Duncan, a king, is killed by Lady Macbeth and Macbeth himself. Many argued, and still do, whether or not Macbeth really killed Duncan. In other words, did he even have a choice? From what is told in the story, it seems pretty clear that both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are responsible for Duncan’s death, though one may have had more cause in it than the other.

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.

After the King’s demise, Banquo travels to Macbeth’s banquet but never arrives. Shortly after toasting to the memory of Banquo, Macbeth says to an imaginary figure, “Let the earth hide thee. Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold” (3.4.113-114). I have reason to believe that he was communicating with the spirit of Banquo because of the personal remarks and rants he dictated. Because he seemingly lacked common sense when he talked to empty space, he may have seen apparitions related to his guilt. Since Banquo was with Macbeth when they heard their destinies from the weird women, Macbeth may have massacred him to cover up his true intentions. Furthermore, Banquo may have suspected that his friend did whatever was necessary to achieve kingship. This resulted in Macbeth assassinating his best friend because it was the only manner necessary for him to prosper freely. Macbeth was faced with the task to achieve his destiny through any means possible and that is exactly what he did. His uncontrollable delusions establish Macbeth as a king that is incapable of ruling Scotland and a criminal to the people of

“It was all just a blur. I went to go wake him, but there was no escaping what I had seen when I was closer to his bed,” states Macduff. Macduff had found our king in his chamber when he went to pick him up and return him to his castle. Macduff had also informed us that Duncan had died during the night at the Macbeth’s home. “I do not know who has the mental capacity of killing

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

When Banquo was dreaming he saw three weird sisters and he thought they were trying to communicate with Macbeth which made him suspicious. “All’s well./ I dreamt last night of the three weird sisters./ to you they have showed some truth (2.1.24-26).” The sleeping Banquo was dreaming and came upon an unusual dream consisted of the Three Weird Sisters trying to unravel the truth of the king's murder. Later, he woke up and went to tell Macbeth about his unusual dream, Macbeth had no idea about the dreams but was very suspicious. Lastly Macbeth is daydreaming of a dagger on a table and he says it looks very realistic which has caused watchful eyes looking in his direction. “Is this a dagger which I see before me./ The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee./ I have thee not, and yet I see thee still (2.1.44-46).” Thinking the dagger is real, Macbeth is talking to it but really he is imagining it . The others were very skeptical of Macbeth’s behavior. When Macbeth came back from his zone everyone thought he was going insane or he was acting so he wouldn’t get authenticated for the king's

Banquo becomes suspicious much to Macbeth's displeasure causing him to arrange for assassins to murder Banquo. Lady Macbeth is uncertain and uneasy but Macbeth assures her that everything is under control, ‘You must leave this’. The assassins kill Banquo but Fleance escapes causing Macbeth to become uneasy and hallucinate Banquo's ghost at his state banquet and Lady Macbeth having to explain her husband's actions. The weird sisters prepare to meet with Macbeth again. Lennox and a Lord speak about the fact that the English King is building an army against Macbeth.

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