Act 1 Macbeth is a worthy soldier and a brave one. He is on a quest when the then thane of Cawdor retaliated against King Duncan. He lost obviously. So the title was given to Macbeth. He and Banquo then meet three weird witches. They then give them three prophecies. Act 2 Macbeth tells his wife lady Macbeth that he is now Thane of Cawdor. He also tells her that he had met three witches and they said he will become king. But he was told King Duncan’s son Malcolm is the heir to the throne. He was obviously not happy about not being the heir to the throne. So Lady Macbeth is upset and tells Macbeth that he deserves to be king and should do anything to be king. Act 3 Macbeth invites King Duncan to his palace and plans something evil to take the throne. Lady Macbeth is going to drug the guards who are outside the Kings door. After she drugs the guards Macbeth takes the daggers from both of them he thens goes into the room and kills King Duncan. He then returns the daggers to the guards to make it look like they killed the king. Macbeth is scared that he killed somebody and his wife just tells him to wash the blood off his hands. The king is found dead and Macbeth kills the guards and at the same time Malcolm and Fleance …show more content…
both escape for their lives. Act 4 Macbeth is crowned King and still no site of Malcolm and Fleance.
Macbeth fears that Banquo’s son will become king so he finds three murderers and tells them to find Banquo’s son and kill him. Since they are killing his son Macbeth says to kill Banquo. The murderers kill Banquo but not his son. Macbeth throws the murderers into the dungeon. Later Macbeth starts hallucinating. He sees Banquo and is scared. At the end of this act MacDuff escapes. Act 5 Macbeth visits the three witches and gets four new prophecies. After finding out MacDuff leaves he orders his guards to murder his family. After the death of his children Macduff orders an attack on Macbeth. Lady Macbeth commits suicide. MacDuffs army takes the castle and Macbeths head is chopped
off.
In the play of “Macbeth”, Shakespeare gradually and effectively deepens our understanding of the themes and most importantly the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The main theme of Macbeth is ambition, and how it compels the main characters to pursue it. The antagonists of the play are the three witches, who symbolise the theme appearance and reality. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s relation is an irony throughout the play, as most of their relation is based on greed and power. This is different from most of Shakespeare’s other plays, which are mostly based on romance and trust. There is also guilt that leads Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to the final consequences of the play. As the progresses, the constant changes in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are exposed.
Macbeth had been encountered by three witches that told him and Banquo of their future, banquo's son is to be king someday, and macbeth was to become king and take Duncan's place only if he were to kill him. Initially macbeth wanted to let things play out on their own, but his wife Lady Macbeth was fixated on the crown and wanted end Duncan's life after he came to greet Macbeth at their home. He was to be a kind host but in the end take Duncan's crown by framing the drunken guards and playing
When Macbeth was off at war, and told Lady Macbeth that the witches greeted him as Thane of Cawdor, and King of Scotland before he received those titles, she was probably scheming on how to fulfill those before he returned home. Once home, they had King Duncan stay at Dunsinane. Lady Macbeth then b-tches at her husband and ridicules his masculinity in order to make him commit murder (Friedlander). Macbeth reluctantly murders Duncan, even though he wanted to wait and have it all play out without killing anyone. When he went to the well to wash off his hands he speaks of his remorse, and lady Macbeth finds out that he did not implicate the guards, so she tells him to go do it.
After having Duncan as their guest in their castle, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth murder Duncan, fearing for their lives, as the king’s two sons flee from Scotland. This causes Macbeth to be crowned king of Scotland. His growing fear of Banquo’s prophecy makes him strike against Banquo and murder him, but his son Fleance manages to flee. When Banquo’s ghost appears at a royal banquet, it causes Macbeth to seek the witches once more.
Banquo and Macbeth meet three witches after defending Scotland against a rebellion. These witches represent evil and they are messengers of the devil. They are one of the factors that affect Macbeth and cause him to enter into a life of evil. They had fought nobly and were very excited. They could not believe their eyes and ask if they had "eaten from the insane root" and were having hallucinations. The witches prophesize that Macbeth, Thane of Fife will soon earn the title, Thane of Cawdor and after that become king of Scotland. Macbeth is "wrapt" in thought about this. At first he wonders if this oracle has any merit. But the true thought of it makes him wonder and starts his early thoughts of conspiracy. He expresses these thoughts to his wife, Lady Macbeth, in a letter.
Where is there a page in William Shakespeare's tragic play Macbeth which does not present the selfish virtue of personal ambition. This paper addresses the problem of ambition in the drama.
Macbeth is a play written by Shakespeare that is set in eleventh century Scotland. In the play, the witches give Macbeth numerous prophecies that are malicious designs to provoke Macbeth towards his demise. This is done through giving Macbeth thoughts of treason against the king, telling him to secure the kingdom from Banquo and his descendants, and giving him a false sense of invincibility against his enemies. If it was not for the witches prophecies guiding Macbeth he would have never murdered Duncan and Macbeths life would not have been a tragedy.
At the starting of the story, Macbeth and future victim Banquo bump into three odd looking witches which tell Macbeth three things. The three witches tell Macbeth that he will become King of Cawdor, become in Glamis, and he shall become King hereafter. After this exciting news his evil intentioned wife, Lady Macbeth, convinces the brave warrior who has just been promoted, Macbeth, to murder the powerful King Duncan. As Macbeth becomes successful in Murdering the King, Macbeth starts to become more careless regards to his best friend, Banquo. Because of selfishness, Macbeth has started to think about himself and he is not
The strive of an ambition for power can be very tempting, but one should be careful on how thirsty they get, because it could be just that power that they are striving for that could lead to their downfall. This is shown in William Shakespeare’s tragic play Macbeth. Macbeth is a brave kind hearted soldier who is loyal to his king until he meets three witches. They give him prophecies of the future and this embarks him on a path full of regrets. In Macbeth, Shakespeare develops the idea that when one is confronted with circumstances they can be affected in different ways.
In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the play focuses on Macbeth, a Scottish thane from the upper ends of society and nobility. At the beginning of the play, he is introduced with both respect and awe as he fights bravely in battle and murders the former Thane of Cawdor. Upon returning home from battle, Macbeth is introduced to three witches who deliver unexpected prophecies to him. He is informed by the witches that not only will he be king as well as other prophecies that will shape the outcome of his future. In William Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, the three witches predict aspects of Macbeth’s life.
Banquo is saying he can not sleep. Banquo tells Macbeth that he had a dream about the three sisters and Banquo left. Macbeth starts to be in thought again and is reaching at something and talking to himself. Macbeth starts to look up as if he see something in front of him and follow it with his dagger out but stops and eventually he actually leaves with his dagger still out towards the king's door. I then heard a bell out of nowhere but I did not get where it was coming from. Macbeth then walks into the room. (Next morning) The next morning there was someone banging on the castle gates. The guard let the men in and they ask if the king has awoken. They came to get the king so the king can go to the next place he has to go. Macbeth replies he has not awoken yet. Macduff goes to check on the king and when he comes out he states that the king is dead. Macduff asks to ring the alarm bell. The guards wake up with blood on them and their swords which makes it seems like they murdered the king. Macbeth states that he was so angry he killed the guards. There is a bloody mess in the room where King Duncan was killed and Lady Macbeth started crying and fell
A key issue involved in Macbeth is ambition. Ambition is created when determination gets out of hand. It finds its most significant expressions in the plays two main characters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The main reason why it all gets started is because of the witches' interference by putting suggestions into Macbeth's mind. Lady Macbeth's ambition forces him to act on these ambitions as well. The couple proves that unchecked ambition will ultimately destroy.
In Shakespeare's most graphic play, Macbeth, he presents a continued theme of greed and remorse. Macbeth and Banquo, who were two successful soldiers for king Duncan during the medieval period in Scotland. After a big battle, Macbeth is met by three strange women, who initiate his downfall by telling Macbeth a prophecy that he will be king. Once Macbeth's wife gets news of the prophecy, she becomes extremely ambitious, and wants to murder Duncan. Duncan then comes to stay at Macbeth's castle, and Lady Macbeth convinces him to commit the murder. Macbeth finds the strength to kill the king while in his sleep and shortly after the two are interrupted by a knocking at the door. After the word of the death is spread, the king's two sons, Malcolm
Finally, Macduff is able to find Macbeth. Macduff is out seeking vengeance for the death of his family. Of course when they encounter, they first talk because that’s just how Shakespeare’s plays are. They have to talk before they die. But Macduff finally gets his revenge. He stabs Macbeth with a dagger and then decapitates him. He takes the head with him and presents it to everyone to let them know that he is really dead and
Macbeth is told by the witches for him to seek the throne the only thing in the way is king Duncan. Macbeth then tells his wife about the witches prophesy. Lady Macbeth then eggs Macbeth on into killing king Duncan to take the throne now. Lady Macbeth tells him she will slip drugs into the guards drinks and will give Macbeth the clear signal when he can murder king Duncan.