Donalbain's Use Of Fear In Macbeth

Macbeth’s greed with power causes danger but allows him to persist Macbeth’s greed with his power gets the best of him; he puts himself and others in danger. Macbeth chooses to kill the king and take his place. Donalbain (son of Duncan) chooses to flee with his brother for their own safety. He tells his brother“there’s daggers in men’s smiles.”

Our fears in Banquo stick deep, and in his royalty of nature” (Act 3. Scene1. Lines 47-49. Page44). To Macbeth, becoming king is worthless unless his position as king is safe. He fears that Banquo’s murder will be revenged by his own murder, and it may reveal the hidden knowledge of his guilt.

In this passage from Act 3 scene 1, Shakespeare uses anxious diction and imagery to show Macbeth is feeling nervous and threatened. In Act 3 Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Macbeth, Macbeth expresses his fear and concern about the threat posed by his former friend, Banquo. Having killed King Duncan to become king, Macbeth is now focused on maintaining his power and ensuring his own safety. However, he recognizes that Banquo poses a serious threat to his reign. Macbeth has a nervous obsession with his willingness to do anything to protect it including murder.

King Duncan was a great leader and the people liked him because he looked out for them and cared for them because he wasn’t selfish. “Conduct me to my host; we love him highly and shall continue our graces towards him. By your leave, hostess”(Act 1, Scene 6). This quote shows how the people see King Duncan as a person and a ruler. He respects the people and they do the same.

People feared Macbeth due to his ruthlessness and his violence, all to maintain his position on the throne. This ties in with another one of Machiavelli's claims, that it is better for a ruler to be feared because people will take advantage of a ruler who is too kind. However, Macbeth makes mistakes that go against Machiavelli's assertions as well. Macbeth allowed his emotions to get the best of him. Machiavelli believed that a ruler should be rational in their decision-making, but Macbeth’s emotions, such as guilt and fear, got the better of him, leading him to make poor decisions.

If you value humility and being altruistic, you will be sincerely disappointed in the outcome of Macbeth along with modern day rulers’ real life decisions. Shakespeare’s character Macbeth was a powerful ruler who became extremely egotistical when he was given power that wasn’t his. Along with being egotistical, he is very selfish when it comes to making decisions that only benefit him. This is shown in modern day scenarios; for example, Hitler and Nayib Bukele. All three narcissistic men do things to benefit themselves to endure power.

King Duncan, King Edward the Confessor, and Malcolm all rose to power through just means. All three were typically acclaimed to be pious, respectful rulers. King Duncan gave respect to Macbeth at the beginning of the play, telling him, “O Valiant cousin! Worthy gentlemen” (Shakespeare 1), in regard to his selflessness fighting with the leader of the Norwegian army. Malcolm was also a respectful ruler, he has a moral value for honesty.

Macbeth’s thoroughly corrupt actions in the play force Malcolm and Donalbain, and Fleance to flee Scotland. Malcolm and Donalbain both flee Scotland after their father, King Duncan, is murdered. Malcolm flees to England and Donalbain flees to Ireland, because they do not feel like they are safe in Scotland anymore. Shakespeare writes, “there’s daggers in men’s smiles; the near in blood, the nearer bloody” (II.iv.135-136). Malcolm and Donalbain feel that they cannot trust anyone in the castle because someone in the castle is guilty.

Macbeth believes that the Prince of Cumberland stands in his way to more power. “The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down or else o’erleap, for in my way it lies.” (1.4.48-50) Macbeth’s dissatisfaction with his current power is well illustrated with him referring to the current heir to the throne as an obstacle to overcome.

One reason that Macbeth is afraid of losing his crown is because Macbeth knows that his children will not follow in his footstep and become king. Macbeth fears that the weird witches

Noblemen such as Siward, Macduff, and Malcolm pursued justice and righteousness for the throne, and their suffering and conquest were rewarded with Macbeth's death and hope for prosperity in Scotland once again. Macbeth's

He reveals that he is not strong minded and is easily influenced by those around him. It is through Banquo that one can actually identify Macbeth with these traits. If it were not for Banquo’s calm and responsible reaction to the foretelling, it would be difficult to hold Macbeth on a basis on the appropriate way to respond to the situation. Banquo is not after sole success, and still considers himself successful even with his sons being heirs to the kingdom. With this genuine appreciation, we are able to view Macbeth as a greedy and irrational character.

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown” (H. P. Lovecraft). In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird and Shakespeare’s Macbeth, many characters are shown to be primarily driven by this emotion. Characters such as Mayella Ewell in To Kill A Mockingbird or Malcolm and Donalbain in Macbeth are shown to act drastically because of fear. Actions such as Macbeth killing Banquo in fear of being exposed or Mayella accusing an innocent man, display how humans are primarily driven by fear.

Lastly, a good king is Duncan. Duncan is a king who is loyal and and genres. Another reason Duncan is a good kind is, he has experience on being a king. None of the other kings have experience. One example on how he was loyal, is how he had given Lady Macbeth a gift for being the lady of the place.

During the first act, Duncan along with many others showered Macbeth with praises such as, “For brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name-”(1.2.16) and