tired of his complaints at the time, Lady Macbeth attempted to murder Duncan herself. But when Lady Macbeth finally got to Duncan's room she found that she could not plunge the dagger into his chest. She found that Duncan actually looked alot like her father. So backing down Lady Macbeth went to Macbeth's room. Once Lady Macbeth got to the room, she confessed that she confessed that she could not kill Duncan because the resemblance to her father is uncanny.
I. 36-39). The murder of King Duncan signifies the beginning of Macbeth’s descent into criminality, a plunge only quickened by the consequences of his behavior—the main form of adversity he faces. The affliction that Macbeth must confront grows when he becomes aware of three additions to the prophecy. One of these
Well what I had chose was that in act 2 there had been a scene where Macbeth had just killed King Duncan and he was heading back to lady Macbeth covered in blood. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth had a conversation about the event that just took place and had suggested that the fact was that he couldn't return the weapon it was covered in blood and he was feeling guilty about killing King Duncan. Macbeth had started imagining of hearing noises but when he had first came in he was imagining people in the castle that could be witnesses to killing King Duncan. And he had sworn that when he was killing King Duncan he had thought that someone had said “Sleep no more... Macbeth has murdered sleep”.
Macbeth in 1.7 is debating on the plan to kill King Duncan because the witches earlier in the play told him that he will eventually become king. Macbeth however is having second thoughts of killing the king but Lady Macbeth wants to become queen so badly she wants to kill the king herself and blame it on the king's guards because no one will suspect them. In 1.7 Macbeth states “Who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself”(1.7L15) and is saying that Macbeth is hosting the king and is the one is suppose to be protecting him but it is dramatic irony because he is actually the one to kill him. He also states “...Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against The deep damnation of his taking off”(1.7L20) which is stating
In act one scene 7, Macbeth doubts if he should kill the king; however, his wife, Lady Macbeth, manipulates him into proceeding. It might be difficult for Macbeth, the renowned warrior, to hear his wife accusing him of cowardice. Therefore, under Lady Macbeth’s influence, as she questions his manhood, he commences the murder in order to prove to her that he is not a “coward.” This is important to note because his soliloquy shows his determination to proceed.
Duncan is an esteemed ruler and thus, starkly different from Holinshed’s Duncan. Macbeth brings out Duncan’s excellence, “Hath borne his faculties so meek, Will plead like angles…
In the final scene of act one, Macbeth is contemplating the grave consequences and life-changing result of murdering Duncan (1.7.1-10). Macbeth knows that his actions will haunt him (1.7.11) and that there’s absolutely no other reason to murder Duncan than his own “vaulting ambition” (1.7.27). Murdering his king, cousin and guest would be an unjustifiable and senseless act. The internal struggle between “good and evil” Macbeth faces is apparent.
Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, is a dark play full of witchcraft and foreshadowing. Lady Macbeth showed scheming qualities throughout the play which had a lot of influence on her husband, Macbeth. Because of her controlling personality, Macbeth was scared to disappoint her. She was the one who positioned the idea of Duncan’s murder into her husband’s mind where he was succumbed by her supremacies and made the ultimate mistake. It was also her idea to place the blame of Duncan’s death on the soldiers.
(Shakespeare 1.3.52-55). Macbeth is influenced by his greed for power to use ruthless actions, in this case to kill Duncan to receive the crown he thinks he needs to earn that power. Overwhelmed by his greed, he is already thinking about the “murder” as he
Macbeth says “His virtues will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against the deep damnation of his taking-off.”(1.7. 18-20) He believes that King Duncan has heavenly virtues while Macbeth has no virtues at all. This is a reference to divinity. Again, Macbeth will fear punishment rather than committing the deed itself.
After the Macbeth kills Duncan, he has committed his first real murder. Though he has killed before, this is the first time he has ever killed someone he was supposed to be loyal to, the first time morality was not on his side. After the murder of Duncan, Macbeth is overcome with guilt causing him to lose his sense of what is real, of the real limits and properties of the world around him. To him his king’s blood spills in endless amounts from his hands. ““Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?
Macbeth clearly distinguished himself as a great warrior, but his battlefield heroics did not carry over into heroic behavior off the battlefield. It is ironic that he, who had defended Duncan from traitors colluding with Irish and Norwegian armies, himself harbored traitorous thoughts. As he was contemplating assassinating Duncan, Macbeth was having trouble in justifying what he was about to do. “I am his kinsman and his subject, / Strong both against the
Macbeth is a brilliant solider and patriotic to King Duncan. The king refers to Macbeth as, “Valiant Cousin,” thus showing that the two have a very close relationship. Macbeth is faced with a moral crisis that he should kill King Duncan and take to the throne or leave him and carry on being the Thane of Cawdor. Lady Macbeth entices him to commit the murder because she is just as ambitious as her husband and she persuades him by questioning his manhood. She even calls upon the dark spirits to take away her soft womanliness.
On the seemingly quiet eve of the 15th of August, King Duncan of Scotland was assassinated in his sleep. King Duncan was celebrating the death of the vulgar rebel MacDonald at the Thane of Cawdor’s Castle briefly before he was killed. MacDonald was killed by the newly appointed Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth, during combat against the Norwegians. Our sources suggest that as King Duncan was sleeping soundly in his room his ‘ professional’ guards were in an alcohol induced slumber.
King Duncan saw Macbeth as a loyal and noble kinsman. These are the first words that the King says when he sees Macbeth, “My worthiest kinsman!” (Act 1 Scene 4). The two interact as close friends Macbeth thinks very highly of King Duncan and states, “The opportunity to serve you is its own reward,” (Act 1 Scene 4). After the King offers to repay him for winning the battle.
