King Duncan

entirely, even though in the back of my mind I know I need to stop running away with what I need to currently take care of. It’s a lot like in the tragedy play of Macbeth. There was so much pressure to always be something more. If a right hand man of the king

plans. This is the first example of an extensive amount of scheming that will occur in an effort to cover the bloody truths of Macbeth’s rise to the throne. It also follows the theme of appearance versus reality- “fair is foul and foul is fair.” What Duncan thinks to have “a pleasant seat” is actually the poisonous serpent underneath, waiting till nighttime to prey on its docile victim. Macbeth expresses his suspicions about Banquo and Duncan’s murder in act three, scene two. When Lady Macbeth says

the serpent under’t” refers to the Bible and how the snake represented temptation and evil, which is what Lady Macbeth is doing (and how she is acting) toward Macbeth and trying to get him to toughen up and agree with her idea of assassinating the king (1.5.57-8). Shakespeare's imagery of the serpent paints the character of Lady Macbeth, and sets the tone of her first scene as defiant, showing the audience her true colors and intentions. Another use of imagery through Lady Macbeth is at the beginning

He starts the play as a loyal gentleman until he meets the three witches where they foretell that Macbeth will be king (I.iii.48). The prophecy of the three witches kick-starts his impulse to attain that status, which connects to the imagery of witchcraft. However, the three witches are not responsible for Macbeth’s actions but simply Macbeth himself. The prediction

with his wife is almost the exact opposite. On many occasions, Lady Macbeth makes decisions for her husband and dictates his actions. For example, in act 1- scene V, Lady Macbeth reads her husband’s letter and decides that she must make Macbeth kill Duncan since he would never do it himself because he “is too full o’ the milk of human kindness”. Lady Macbeth is convinced that if her husband is to be the powerful figure she desires him to be, she must take his fate into her own hands. Lady Macbeth also

Shakespeare, the main character Macbeth kills King Duncan out of his own greed. Macbeth had wanted so desperately to be king, that nothing would stop him. Macbeth is solely guilty of killing King Duncan, with everything going against him and very little going for him. He had the choice not the kill Duncan, but still went through with it because of stories told by witches, his wife talking him into it, and his thirst to be king. Macbeth’s first excuse for killing Duncan was that three witches who could see

Macduff is a lord of Scotland who cares deeply for the country. After Macbeth murdered the king, Macduff mourned deeply for the king and sets off to find Malcolm, another character who resists Scotland’s king. Macbeth learns of Macduff’s brave resistance when Lennox delivered a message: “Bring you word / Macduff is fled to England.” ( IV. ii. 141-142). The act of fleeing to England is much more daring

he will become the Thane of Cawdor. The information he receives startles his mind but with the pursuit of his wife, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth becomes “ambitious” to become a King. Lady Macbeth pulls the trigger when she calls Macbeth a “coward”, and questions his manhood, which only drives him to be more “ambitious” to kill the King. Macbeth lets his

weakness of femininity and appear completely unremorseful seem to avail. Her monologue in Act 1, Scene 5 states her wish to be filled with cruelty and incapable of feeling guilt. This wish is seemingly granted when she participates in the murder of King Duncan. While Macbeth is feeling doubtful, Lady Macbeth takes control of their plans. She assumes the masculine role of the evil plot, and Macbeth becomes more of an accomplice. Although Macbeth does the actual killing, it is Lady Macbeth that persuades

castle from which we never see her leave. Like the castle she first comes across as strong, powerful and intimidating with strong walls, yet we later see these crumble and leave her as nothing but a wreck of what she used to be. The castle also lures King