Would you be the one to blame; or the person who committed the crime? In Shakespeare the biggest tragedy is the killing of Duncan. Some would say Macbeth is the one to blame, which others would blame it on Lady Macbeth. In this essay I will show you the points on why Lady Macbeth is to be blamed; because she pushed Macbeth to kill Duncan, when she comes into the play she turns Macbeth evil, and she is engrossed in becoming the queen of Scotland. First, Lady Macbeth pushes Macbeth into killing the king
In the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is known as a tragic hero who is destroyed by his own selfish ambitions. At the beginning of this play, Macbeth is portrayed as a courageous and noble hero. Although as this play progresses, Macbeth soon becomes a tyrant king who is willing to murder and under cut anyone who gets in his way. The characters who helped encourage Macbeth into his downfall were the witches, his wife Lady Macbeth and ultimately himself. Even though, the witches
“That will never be” (4.1.94). Little did Macbeth know that it would happen and he would be killed. All during the play, Macbeth hears prophecies from the weird sisters. Like anyone else, he tries to interpret the twisted words of the witches. The only problem is that he is listening to witches; witches always speak in riddles and the meaning behind their words is always murky. With such murky meanings, there is no telling what Macbeth would do. All of his actions were not determined by the prophecies
Right from the first act, it is recognizable that the characters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in the tragedy, Macbeth have a contrast in their relationship that no one else has. Throughout the development of their characters, they both experience thoughts relating to innocence, responsibility and power. As they both realize that each theme plays a part in their mind’s corruption, their sense of humanity starts to break with them. In the play, both characters are influenced by the themes of innocence
In Shakespeare's Play, Macbeth, Macbeth was a cruel man who used the act of murder to gain power. The killings weren’t just Macbeth’s fault, even though he committed some of them himself and is mostly responsible. In Banquo’s murder, the weird sisters, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and the two murderers were partly responsible for the murder but, they are guilty in different ways. The weird sisters were partly responsible for Banquo’s murder. The three witches are at fault for Banquo’s murder because
famous play Macbeth, Shakespeare composes a drama about a former hero gone awry with power. Macbeth conducts rash decisions based on the three witches' prophecies and his wife's opinions. He kills and does anything necessary to get the power he desires. Although he is greatly influenced by the three witches and his wife, his actions are entirely his own. Shakespeare makes Macbeth seem like a puppet pulled by the strings of his wife and the witches. However, the true puppeteer is Macbeth himself controlling
story, but in this story Macbeth who starts out as the hero soon becomes the villain. Macbeth is not entirely responsible for the death of King Duncan and the influence of the witches and Lady Macbeth can also be blamed. But Macbeth is to blame for the death of Banquo and Macduff’s family. At the start of the play Macbeth is seen as a soldier and a good person who is loyal to his king. When Macbeth meets the three witches who predict his future, he then writes to Lady Macbeth to tell her of the witch’s
Macbeth is tragedy written by English play writer William Shakespeare. Shakespeare tells story of Scottish nobleman who becomes a tyrant king by deceitfully murdering King Duncan. Macbeth is one of the most interesting characters of all the Shakespeare's works. Macbeth is tragic hero and tragic hero in literature is a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat (dictionary.com). Some claim that he is an example of an evil man but others say
The Deterioration of Lady Macbeth “ Fair is foul and foul is fair” is a famous quote from Macbeth written by William Shakespeare. This quote means that bad is good and good is bad . Shakespeare was born April 23, 1564, in Stratford-on-Avon. William Shakespeare was the third child of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. He had two daughters and one son. Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28,1582 in Worcester in Canterbury Province. Throughout his life, Shakespeare wrote thirty-seven plays
The Blame: Who does it fall on? "That, trusted home, might yet enkindle you unto the crown, besides the thane of Cawdor. But ’tis strange. And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray ’s in deepest consequence." (Macbeth Act 1, Scene 3). Banquo had told Macbeth that if the prophecy the witches said was true, it could lead to the downfall of him. The agents of evil would tell the truth to lead Macbeth to his destruction. The