Violence drives this story with the many murders and deaths. The starting murderer is Macbeth with killing King Duncan. 3 witches tell Macbeth that he will become the next king but shortly the king declares his son, Malclom, will become the next king. Macbeth then kills the king while he is sleeping in his castle, making him the next king, this results in Macbeth going crazy. Another death is an order for some murders to kill Banquo by Macbeth because Banquo thinks Macbeth killed the king alnd his side of the story the witches told him might be true, his sons to be kings. The murders kill Banquo on his way to Macbeth's dinner. Macbeth orders murders to kill Macduff's family because the witches told Macbeth to beware of Macduff. Macduff wasn't
Goaded by his wife, Macbeth murders Duncan for the throne, yielding to his “vaulting ambition”. Once the king, Macbeth desperately attempts to prevent his fate, killing those who threaten his position in power. First, he attempts to murder Banquo and his son as he believes that Banquo suspects that he has “played’st most foully” for the kingship. Then, upon hearing news of Macduff’s betrayal, he sends murderers to kill both Lady Macduff and her child.
It becomes a downward spiral as Macbeth is then forced to kill the chamberlains. It goes further until he kills his best friend Banquo, as the witches had prophesized that the children of Bonquo would become kings, but the son of Banquo manages to flee. After the ghost of Banquo visits him he fearfully visits the witches’ cave and they tell him more about those who stand in the way of his continued reign as king. It becomes the story of a hero trapped with the obsession of power, where a good man of glory becomes the villain. In both stories the hero dies, but after his tyrranical reign the loss of Macbeth against a vengefull man named Macduff, the man who’s land Macbeth took and had his family
William Shakespeare`s Macbeth tells audience a play of murders and sleepless nights. Macbeth is the thane of Glamis and a mighty general of Scotland. Macbeth is predicted to be the king of Scotland. However, the King of Scotland,King Duncan, is alive and is a good king to not to be murder by his people. Macbeth kills King Duncan and he becomes king with the fear of everyone killing him. Therefore, he kills anyone that is suspect to kill him. Macbeth becomes progressively more evil as the play continues.
Throughout the play we see the character of Macbeth change, not only from the way he thinks and speaks, but from his actions as well. Killing Banquo and having Lady Macduff and her children murdered show the insecurity that is present in Macbeth’s character. After the murder of Duncan, Macbeth becomes paranoid. This paranoia leads to his killing the guards to help secure the place that he has found for himself. Macbeth is also very superstitious, which becomes evident when he allows the witches’ prophecy to convince him that Banquo’s offspring would become Kings.
Macbeth is a play about a Scottish general (Macbeth) who receives a prophacy from three witches that states that one day, he wil become the king of Scotland. This makes Macbeth power hungry so he decides to murder the current king of Scotland, Duncan. As people grow more and more suspicious of who killed Duncan, Macbeth is forced to commit more murders in order to protect himself from being exposed. This leads to him becoming filled with paranoia and guilt, which ultimately is his major downfall. Shakespeare wrote this play in 1606 to make people realize that excessive ambition can have terrible consequences. Both the play and the movie incorporate murders into telling the story of Macbeth, but they do so in different ways.
Prior to the miniscule reign of Macbeth, countless people were murdered. This included everyone that threatened Macbeth emotionally and also everyone in relation to that character. For instance, when Macbeth had Duncan killed Malcolm and Donalbain (Duncan’s sons) fled. Likewise when he had the murderers kill Banquo, Banquo’s son Fleance managed to escape. The last person to worry about was Macduff. Although he could not kill Macduff, due to his conciliation in England, he did go after everyone that resided in his home. This concluded Macbeth’s “thought out” plan to become King. However, the blood from these innocent families brought only guilt to Macbeth’s conscience; so why did he do it? Many say that he was driven by Lady
Macbeth murders many to gain power. He causes the suffering of families and murders former friends. The violence starts with the murder of the king, Duncan, who’d trusted and honored Macbeth; Macbeth kills him to gain the position of king. Duncan’s death is the catalyst; Macbeth subsequently begins to use violence as a regular way to attain power. He murders his former friend, Banquo, refusing to accept that Banquo’s sons will be kings as prophesized by the witches. He says in regard to the prophecy, “Rather than so, come fate into the list, / And champion me to th' utterance.” Instead of accepting fate, he challenges the prophecy and orders Banquo’s death. His final homicide is the massacre of Lord Macduff’s family. When Macduff hears of the brutal slaughter, he cries, “That were most precious to me. Did heaven look on, / And would not take their
To begin, Macbeth was wheedled into killing Duncan. He told his wife about the witches’ prophecy of him becoming king and she desperately wanted to be queen. She had a thirst for power. But Macbeth kept going back and forth on whether or not he was going to kill the king. He wanted to become king, but he didn’t want to have to kill a man that he respected and who respected him.
Macbeth decides to be a ruthless, heartless, wretched king than any other that has graced this earth. He decides that the best way to make a point that he will be king, and no one else, is to slaughter an entire family... the Macduff family. Macduff is away at war when he learns that his lady and children are brutally executed. His face drops in awe as he realizes who the hellcat is that killed them. The witches' apparitions foretold to Macbeth: [first apparition]"Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth!
In the play, Macbeth, Macbeth has just been told his wife has died. “She should have died hereafter: There would have been a time for such a word. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow creeps in this pretty pace from day to day” (Shakespeare). Macbeth reaction is surprising, given the fact that his wife has just died. His reaction shows the consequences of prolonged exposure to violence does to an individual. Violence in the media can leave negative impact on people’s moral compass. In fact, violence in the media can lead to a negative influence on behavior, desensitization, and aggression.
However when violence makes a presence, femininity and gender ambiguity is not too far behind. Dr Jekyll and Hyde do not have as many mentions of females as they do t o violence unlike in Macbeth. Most female references are shown as fragile and innocent contains very few references to women. In fact, those that are even mentioned are portrayed as weak and unassuming.
In the beginning Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth decide to murder King Duncan during his visit to their castle. Although King Duncan has rewarded him with being the new Thane of Cawdor his ambition makes him want more power. Along with killing King Duncan, Macbeth also has a group of murders go on and kill Macbeth’s own friend Banquo
In the first act, Macbeth met the witches whose prophecies claimed Macbeth would be made thane of Cawdor and eventually King of Scotland. At the same time, they claimed Banquo, who was with Macbeth, would be the father of kings. Shortly after, Macbeth and Banquo were greeted by two noblemen who announced that King Duncan had appointed Macbeth the new thane of Cawdor for his brave actions. Macbeth became consumed with the witches’ premonitions. Their vision for the future coupled with his ambition drove Macbeth to make choices that ultimately destroyed him. With significant influence from Lady Macbeth, he decided to take action and murder King Duncan. As part of their plan, they get the King’s attendants drunk so they’d black out then they could blame them for the murder. Macbeth ends up killing them the next morning when Duncan’s murder is discovered, pretending he is enraged by their crime. When Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo, he decides to visit the witches again. More prophecies are cited including that Macbeth must beware of Macduff. When Macbeth learns Macduff fled to England to meet up with Malcolm, King Duncan’s son, he orders Macduff’s wife and children killed to tame his anxieties. This ultimately led to his demise as Macduff sought revenge and ends up killing Macbeth in battle. This choice of blood and battle to feed his ambitions of
Once successfully carrying out one murder, Macbeth begins to carry out more. He murders Banquo and Macduff 's family, each time becoming easier. Macbeth didn 't even talk to Lady Macbeth about killing Lady Macduff and her children, it was a pointless and reckless thing to have done,
Macbeth’s power is causing the deterioration towards his death. Readers can see that towards the end of the play when Macbeth and Macduff are heading to war. The former members of Macbeth’s army are turning to march against him because he is ruining Scotland. Approximately 10,000 englishmen are ready to fight against Macbeth. However, Macduff is the one that wants to kill Macbeth since he was the one that killed Macduff’s family. Although Macduff can not equitably revenge the murders of his family. Readers can see from all the deaths that all this power Macbeth has gained is actually a bad thing for Scotland. The play ends with Macbeth’s death,a way he deemed not possible. Macbeth said he could not be killed of anyone born of a women, however