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Macbeth: The Murder Of King Duncan

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Loyal subjects of King Duncan, last night on the 15th of August in the year 1040, our great King was murdered in his sleep in the very castle where we are now, Macbeth’s castle Inverness. The weather was foggy and rainy, and something felt off, but no one could put their finger on it. Little did we know, someone terrible was about to happen. Duncan was stabbed multiple times with kitchen knives that the servants use, but you can tell by the stab wounds that it was by someone who did not know how to hold a knife, therefore we can rule out the kitchen staff and servants. It was made to look like someone from the staff, which means that whoever did it was smart. By this, we can rule out all women and staff. After questioning everyone in the castle, I have two suspects. …show more content…

He was sleeping in the room next to him, making it very easy for him to sneak in and kill him in his sleep. “Hark! - Who lies i’ th’ second chamber? / Donalbain” (II, ii, 26-27) Donalbain would also know the most about him, including his sleeping patterns, such as if he is a light sleeper. This could be why he insisted to sleep in the room next to his father. He also had a very good motive, a motive for power. In this day and age, if you are the younger brother, you will have almost no political power, but why would Malcolm not kill the king? You see, he did it on purpose. He knew that people would suspect him, which is why he is fleeing. “To Ireland I” (II, iv, 163). This makes him seem even more suspicious, and when he is sent to jail, it will be very easy for Donalbain to steal the throne right out from underneath him. However, Donalbain is not my only

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