How Does Macbeth Kill Duncan

Macbeth attempts to murder King Duncan, but he convinces himself to not kill him. Macbeth returns back to the celebration banquet to talk to Lady Macbeth, telling her that he will not kill King Duncan “We will proceed no further in this business” (Ⅰ vii 33). Lady Macbeth is manifested when she discovers that Macbeth did not kill Duncan. She then again changes Macbeth’s decisions by mocking him of being less of a man “When you durst do it, then you were a man; [a]nd, to be more than what you were, you would [b]e so much more the man” (Ⅰ vii 54-56) and if he were to murder Duncan, he would then be more of a man than he was. Near the end of Macbeth’s conversation with Lady Macbeth, they plan on how they will proceed and kill King Duncan. Lady

After he murders King Duncan, Macbeth begins to lose sleep, “ Methought, I heard a voice cry, “‘Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep’” (Ⅱ ii 47-48). This is the start of Macbeth suffering mentally. Macbeth then begins to fear the fact that the evidence of his guilt will not wash away when he hears someone knocking at his palace gate “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood [c]lean from my hand?” (Ⅱ ii 77-78). Macbeth’s mental suffering is starting to make him go insane. He begins to see Banquo’s ghost at the banquet in his palace, which causes Macbeth to lose control. With many people at his banquet, Macbeth attempts to defend himself from the fearful reaction he had when Banquo’s ghost appeared. This raises suspicion in his attendants including Lennox, Ross, the Lords and Lady Macbeth. This causes Lady Macbeth to improvise Macbeth being sick and ask everyone to leave so she can talk to Macbeth in private. Macbeth explains to her what he saw and why he acted the way he did. After Banquo’s ghost disappeared, Macbeth begins to think his crime is pursuing him, “It will have blood; they say blood will have blood” (Ⅲ iv 151). Thinking that life will be coming to an end, Macbeth makes another one of his death deciding decisions. Macbeth, with nowhere else to go, decides to visit the witches one last

Macbeth is very confident in himself after he kills Young Siward, knowing that no man born of woman shall kill Macbeth, “Thou wast born of woman. But swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn, [b]randish’d by man that’s of a woman born” (V vii 16-18). Macduff insist that Macbeth should stand up and finally fight him. Macbeth, knowing that no man born of woman will kill him, he goes in with no fear and begins to fight Macduff, “I bear a charmed life, which must not yield [t]o one of woman born” (V viii 15-16). Macduff then replies to Macbeth, “Macduff was from his mother’s womb [u]ntimely ripp’d” (V vii 19-20). After hearing this from Macduff, Macbeth gives up all hope and his decision leads him to his death, “Yet I will try the last. Before my body I throw my warlike shield. Lay on, Macduff; [a]nd damn’d be him that first cries “‘Hold, enough!’” (V vii