Looks Lady Macbeth, has seen that Macbeth has been getting anxious, and he is starting to panic. She is also getting angry with him, because he is not taking on his role as a man. “Your constancy Hath left you unattended”
Actions She is the one who goes back and plants the dagger that was used to kill Duncan. “Give me the daggers: the sleeping and the dead Are but as pictures: 'tis the eye of childhood That fears a painted devil. If he do bleed, I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, For it must seem their guilt.”
Speech She talks about him becoming King, she feels that he’s not cruel, or strong enough, he is too soft. “Art not without ambition; but without The illness should attend it.”
Thoughts She is being described as quiet
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“My dearest love,
Duncan comes here tonight.”
And when goes hence?” Macbeth Observations Text Support
Looks He begins to regret what he has done. He begins to also grow angry with Lady Macbeth. “To know my deed, 'twere best not know myself. [Knocking within.Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst!”
Actions He decided to kill Duncan. “Macbeth gathers the courage to kill Duncan and returns to Lady Macbeth with the bloody daggers.”
Speech He seems to speak from his heart, and say what he thinks. He also has a tendency to be manipulated by Lady Macbeth. “Who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself.”
Thoughts Macbeth is one of Duncan’s most trusted, and loyal general and he feels this is a reason he should not kill him. “He's here in double trust :First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, Strong both against the deed: then, as his host,”
Interactions He begins says that we are not going to continue with this plan, because people are starting to think highly of him. “We will proceed no further in this business: He hath honour'd me of late; and I have bought Golden opinions from all sorts of
“Besides, this Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been / So clear in his great office, that his virtues /Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against / The deep damnation of his taking-off; (1.7.16-20)” The powerful values of being a good king in Macbeth, all the king's learn to manage throughout the book. William Shakespeare's ideas towards kingship can be seen throughout the play Macbeth, and shows that a king should be chosen by a divine right. Throughout the play Macbeth the most important topic is kingship. Followed by knowing the difference of kingship and tyranny. Shakespeare closed it out with cruelty and masculinity along with staying true to principles.
“Whose (Duncan) murder is yet fantastical.” We can see that his mind is confused and distorted, because of what has happened and what may happen, and here we see the first signs of ambition, even though it is dismissed. “ My thought. Shakes so my single state of mind.” The second soliloquy is in Act I, Scene IV, when the Thane of Cawdor is killed.
A lot like Macbeth, the character Banquo was also a highly skilled soldier, and very much trusted by their king, even though Macbeth respects Banquo’s bravery he also fears his wisdom. While Macbeth is quick to action and has little to no time for thought Banquo chooses not to turn his thoughts into action, Banquo is however a lot more cautious as shown when he and Macbeth met the three witches. Banquo actually considers the reasons for what the witches are offering and later realizes they are telling him his future and thinks that the witches are attempting to make him greedy for power. Macbeth however reacts oppositely. Banquo actually considers the reasons for what the witches are offering and rather than thinking about the outcomes of his
Fate cannot predict a person’s character. Every human must choose to embody benevolence or malevolence. It is an important decision, which external factors greatly influence. This point is addressed by Shakespeare in his drama, Macbeth. The character, Lady Macbeth develops sincerity as a result of her husband’s corruption. Deciding between what is foul and what is fair is an overarching theme in the play, and the main characters continually shape their identities through these decisions. Shakespeare tells the story of a married couple, the Macbeths, who are the newly appointed monarchy of Scotland. The Macbeths have very distinct personalities, at first Lady Macbeth is ruthless and Macbeth is rational. As the play progresses, Macbeth turns
He says, “Better be with the dead, whom we, to gain our peace, have sent to peace, than on the torture of the mind”(III.2.46). This quote takes place just before he does the daring deed and shows the reader that he knows it is not the right thing to do before he even goes to do it. His conscience tries to stay strong but he wants all the power as soon as possible so his conscience gives out and he decides that he will kill Duncan. He states before the domino effect of murders starts that he would rather be dead, than to be a guilty murderer. As the character gives into his dream of being the king he goes to do the deed and murder King Duncan. After he commits the murder, Macbeth feels immediate guilt. This is shown in a conversation with his wife yet again. He says, “I am afraid to think what I have done. Look on’t again I dare not”(II.2.56-57). This quote takes place right after the murder of King Duncan but he accidentally left the daggers in the bedroom with the corpse of Duncan. He immediately feels the guilt which is good for his conscience because he realizes he did something he should not have. He says to Lady Macbeth that he can not stand to even see what he has done anymore. Soon after Macbeth’s daring act his guilt begins to haunt him
Macbeth's wife, Lady Macbeth, is one of the most frightening and powerful female character in the play. Both of them are trying to seek the throne and become king and queen.
In the story Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare every character in the story seems to have their own pre-determined destiny. Macbeth being the focus, could be seen as a “tragedy of fate or character” in many different ways. But, Shakespeare has a way or writing and portraying the emotions in a character by his style. For Macbeth, He is a bigger tragedy/Vitim of Character rather than fate.
What is identity? How are different parts of our identities connected to each other? How much control do humans really have over their identities? Shakespeare’s Macbeth describes identity as a person’s actions, status, knowledge, thoughts, feelings, motivations, fate, how he or she sees himself or herself, and how others see him or her. Set in 16th-century Scotland, the play tells the story of the nobleman Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth. Macbeth is first portrayed as a war hero who, upon returning home, receives his prophecy from the witches. He learns that he will be the king of Scotland, but the only way this is possible is if he murders the king who was ruling at the time, Duncan. After Macbeth and Lady Macbeth commit this murder, guilt
As the play goes on Macbeth turns for the worse. He becomes more ruthless, evil, and murderous. After killing Duncan, Macbeth feels remorse and guilt. "To know my deed, ‘twere best not know myself. Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou could’st." Not being able to return to Duncans room and place the knives is a show of weakness and remorse.
When Macbeth refuse to kill King Duncan he fells that it's the wrong thing to do and he wont be able to live with the guilt and he though to him self "why kill some one that has been good so good to me?" Macbeth is torn to the part where his wife's love is more important to him than committing terrible crime.
Lady Macbeth is a vicious and overly ambitious woman, her desire of having something over rules all the moral behaviors that one should follow. On the beginning of the novel, Macbeth receives the news that if Duncan, the current king, passed away he would be the next one to the throne. So, Lady Macbeth induces Macbeth into killing Duncan by filling his mind with ambition and planting cruel seeds into his head. After accomplishing his deed of killing the king, he brings out the daggers that were used during the murder, and says, “I’ll go no more. I am afraid to think what I have done; look on’t again I dare not.” This is his first crime and Macbeth is already filled with guilt and regret. He shows the reader to be the weak one of the duo. Lady Macbeth as the cruel partner still has some sentiment and somewhat a weakness in her heart and mind. When talking about Duncan she says, “Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done’t.” Weakness is still present and will always be there throughout the novel but this one change the fact that Lady Macbeth is still the stronger and cruel one.
In the play, Macbeth by William Shakespeare has a strong theme of power. Macbeth is a king who is given three predictions from three witches, one of which is that he will become king. The one problem is he doesn’t know what he has to do in order to become king. His wife then decides that in order for him to become king, he must kill the current king. This one murder then leads to others in order to cover the original murder up. Once Macbeth becomes king, he doesn’t want anything to change, he wants to stay king until he dies. He then begins to kill again, but instead of killing to cover something, he is killing anyone who stands in his way of staying king. Macbeth’s fate is affected by the personality trait of bravery, his ability to be manipulated, and his determination.
Further, Macbeth chose to kill King Duncan after he learns his true fate from the three mysterious witches. Macbeth says, “‘I go, and it's done. The bell invites me , hear it not, Duncan, for its knell, That summons thee to heaven, or to hell’” (Shakespeare Act 1. Scene 1.
At this point, Duncan has already been killed. When Macbeth sees him, she says, “Who can be wise, amazed, temperate and furious,
Macbeth is already starting to feel guilty because he knows killing Duncan would be wrong, especially since he just made Macbeth the Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth hears a bell, believing it is a sign for him to kill Duncan, which leads him to commit the murder. The King is now murdered and Macbeth goes into a state of awe. Macbeth walks out with the bloody daggers still in his hands and Lady Macbeth wonders why. She tells him, “Go carry them and smear /