Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a Scottish play about a noble man who became king in a not so noble way. Macbeth rose to power as king and did whatever he could to keep his title. With the voice of three witches in his ear telling him what he could be, he never wanted anything to happen to his destined path. He would kill and lie to get exactly what he thought he deserved. Little did he know his fate was always written and the witches were pulling on the strings. Macbeth gets the worst punishment for his deeds; death. From the moment he got his first prophecy his life went downhill. Macbeth grew paranoid to lose his power so people grew to hate and fear him. This problem could have been solved if he tried to be a good and trusting king and …show more content…
He was so caught up in the feeling of his authority in the kingdom he did whatever it would take to keep it. The witches introduced the idea of being king to Macbeth and he liked what he had heard. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth ended up murdering king Duncan so he could become the new leader as soon as possible. Once he became king people suspected that there was foul play in Macbeth's uprising. One of these people was Macbeth's close friend Banquo. Macbeth stated, “Our fears in Banquo stick deep,/ And in his royalty of nature reigns/ That which would be feared” (3.1.55-57). He was afraid of Banquo, and it drove Macbeth to get rid of him and his son who was prophesied to be a king as well, “Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none”(1.3.69), is the prophecy Banquo had received. So Macbeth sent out murderers after them. Then Macduff became a threat and Macbeth sent out to have Macduff's family murdered. All this paranoia overwhelmed him and clouded his judgment that in time it led him to his …show more content…
His subjects grew to fear him which made him grow nervous of someone trying to revoke him of his title. If he had proved himself to his subjects, he would not have been feared and there would be no threat to his title. “Of horrid hell can come a devil more damned/ in evils to top Macbeth” (4.3.64-65), was something Macduff had said about Macbeth. He was explaining that the kingdom had grown to fear King Macbeth and he had to be vanquished. The ego and anxiety Macbeth held in his mind clouded his judgment to be a good king and make proper decisions. From the start of his reign he should have put on a good face and made decisions to be a noble king. He had killed Duncan, that was over with, even though it wasn't the right thing to do he should have put it behind him. Killing Duncan put a scar on his heart he couldnt get rid
To start, Macbeth shows greed many times throughout the play, he kills just so he can get what he wants. The text states, “ Both of you know Banquo was your enemy” ( Shakespeare 3.1.113b-114a). This quote from the play shows how Macbeth lied to the murderers so that they would kill Banquo. Macbeth wanted Banquo killed because he thought that he would be a threat towards Macbeth becoming king. To add, Macbeth killed Duncan out of greed solely because he wanted to be king.
Macbeth! Beware Macduff.” (Macbeth 4.1.74) He succeeded in his plan and began to turn into a corrupt individual. His sense of morality decreased because of his several planned murderous acts and his mind became drenched in intense guilt.
When Macbeth became King he made lots of bad decisions and hurt lots of people, he killed Scotland. This made Macduff hold so much anger that he went to
Macbeth is trying to manipulate others to bury the past. Macbeth manipulates the murderers to carry out his wicked deeds in Killing Banquo and Fleance and accepts the same rhetoric that Lady Macbeth used him to murder by questioning their manhood to make them angry. “I am one, my liege, whom the vile blows and buffets of the world, hath so incensed that I am reckless what I do to spite the world”- Second Murderer (3.1.109-11). The murderers claimed to be men to Macbeth and expressed their rage at his anger, which Macbeth wanted to
In the beginning of the play there was Banquo, and Macbeth ever since they encountered the witches, Macbeth began acting strangely mostly due to the prophecy they said he would fulfill. When he and Banquo encountered the witches, they said to him that he would be the king of Glamis, and Cawdor, and that Banquo may not be as happy as Macbeth, but happier because he would give rise to new kings, after this; after he killed Banquo and the king when he encountered the witches later they foretold a new part of the prophecy and told him he would not be killed by a man of woman's womb. This sent the tyrant Macbeth spiraling out of control since he became hysterical thinking that people such as Macduff, who at the time was on a mission to get help and find out what really happened (It led to the death of his family later).
“The castle of Macduff I will surprise; seize upon Fife; give to the edge o’ the sword his wife his babes, and all the unfortunate souls” (4.1. 165-167). This shows Macbeth’s complete disregard for human life and his willingness to commit crimes to maintain his power. He sees Macduff as a significant threat and is willing to do whatever it takes to eliminate him, including murdering Macduff’s wife and children. His ambition has consumed him, and he has lost touch with morality or compassion.
He had thoughts of killing people and he killed people. It was believed that during Renaissance times, humans could change the world for the common good or for positive effects. A character named Macduff really believed this. When Macbeth became king, he wasn’t really a good ruler and Macduff knew that the next ruler, Malcolm will not benefit Scotland for the better. Macduff really knew that Scotland
In Act V, Scene Viii, Macduff challenges Macbeth to fight because he killed his family, he is looking for revenge, but Macbeth refuses and does not want to fight him because he is not of woman born, so he fears he will kill him, Macbeth says, “I will not fight thee” (26). Macbeth refuses to fight Macduff, so Macduff calls him a coward. Macbeth will not take that comment even though he does fear Macduff he still does not want to seem like a coward to his people so Macbeth takes on the challenge but Macduff kills him. Macbeth’s downfall was led by his ego and taking risks he shouldn't
Against the use of nature? (1.3.137-41).” By boasting the aforementioned lines, Macbeth urges the notion that he is constantly thinking about the witches, and they make him do what he would never have dared to before. In addition, after Macbeth is crowned king, he feels the need to kill his best friend, Banquo, because he now sees him as a threat. In fact, he states that he fears Banquo because of the witches’ prophecies stating that his descendants would become future rulers of Scotland (3.1.50-4).
Macbeth was so terrified that he went to attack his castle and sent a murderer to kill his sons. Macbeth thinks that Macduff was a traitor and had never been loyal to him. Macduff wanted to kill him, so he will not do any harm to the country (Shakespeare 63).
Throughout the play loyalty, spite and betrayal was the main catalyst seen in the characters and the story. Banquo was a man who got a prophecy from three witches. “Macbeth will be a thane, Macbeth will be king and Banquo's sons will be kings.”, and some people didn't like that. There once was a great and loved king, and he got killed because of jealousy and spite. Also, a family murdered because of loyalty to the wrong mind.
He strongly opposed Macbeth’s rule and was extremely loyal to Duncan when he was alive. After learning that Macbeth was responsible for the murder of both Duncan and his family, he felt a combination of anger, sadness, and frustration as he states that “all [his] pretty ones” are no longer with him (4.3.255). Many of the people that Macduff loved had died due to Macbeth’s lust for the throne, and it was only out of the fear Macbeth held should Macduff want to kill Macbeth for his actions. However, it only resulted in the further fueling of Macduff’s rage which led to the fall of Macbeth and an end to the terror that the disobedience of the Divine Right of Kings wrought. Therefore, Macduff's grief and anger serve to emphasize the horrific nature of Macbeth's actions and the toll they take on those around
His desire for the crown outweighed his conscience to do what was morally right. Now, void of morality, he kills the guards to cover up and divert any suspicion from himself. And, as his thrust for power grows, he kills his friend Banquo to eliminate all threats that would stand in his way. His tyranny did not stop there; not only was he a lying murderer, but he now personified evil as he set eye on “The castle of Macduff” by ordering the killing of everyone in the household (4.1.151). Macbeth reigned with fear, berating those around him or killing them to maintain control.
”(Shakespeare.4.1.106-107) It is prophesied that Macbeth will be killed. He tries to avoid being killed because he believes he deserves to be king. Macbeth's reaction to this is to kill Macduff’s whole family because he thinks that Macduff is suspicious of him. Slowly throughout the story the supernatural has a greater impact on Macbeth and the choices he makes.
This led to him going insane. Macbeth didn 't have to do this, he had already been promoted and had a better job than he had had beforehand. he was very well off and did not need the responsibilities of a king. he could have moved on and lived his life but, he killed the king. This event in the movie was portrayed with much more emotion than expected.