Macbeth is a person who would try to take destiny into his own hands. After meeting the three witches, Macbeth learns that he would become King. We see how Macbeth tries to control the future and bury the past many times in the play “Macbeth”. He would listen to and be influenced by his wife. He would lie to others. He would even try and even succeed in committing murders. Therefore I can assume that Macbeth attempts to control the future and bury the past by listening to and being influenced by his wife, lying to others, and committing murders.
After Macbeth speaks to Lady Macbeth, she tries to convince Macbeth to kill Duncan and even becomes enraged when he does not want to. Lady Macbeth even influenced Macbeth to lie at the dinner. We can tell that Lady Macbeth only wants to keep committing these acts of violence so that she can live a life of luxury. Lady Macbeth even criticizes Macbeth’s manhood. Lady Macbeth says,”My hands are of your color, but I shame, to wear a heart so white.” This is her attacking his masculinity. Macbeth did not want to kill King Duncan, but because of the influence his wife had on him, he ended up doing it.
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At the dinner he lies that he has a problem instead of telling the truth that he sees Banquo's ghost. Macbeth also lies that he has not thought about the three witches. We all know that Macbeth had definitely thought about them, which is the reasoning for him trying to gain his seat at the throne. He then lies again to get Banquo killed and says that Banquo is the reason for their ruination and downfall. This shows that Macbeth is trying to bury the past. Trying to make others take the blame for his wrong