“Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” (1.1.10). The famous play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, has fate as a critical role in the play, or that’s what most people believe. In this tragic play, Macbeth conspires with witches in order for him to get what he “is bound” to get in the end anyway. This leads to him being manipulated into killing the King of the nation just so that he can be the new King because the heir to the throne flew the coop. Once Macbeth was crowned, a banquet was thrown to congratulate him on becoming king. Plus, that way, the people could finally know what type of person he was. In the background, Macbeth sent three murderers to kill Banquo and his son Fleance because Banquo was prophesied to have a long line of children and grandchildren …show more content…
All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee. Thane of Glamis!
Second Witch. All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee. Thane of Cawdor!
Third Witch. All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter!
(1.3.49-51)
The witches put the prophecies into Macbeth’s head to crumble that perfect exterior of his, and the calm mind that he owned. These prophecies were so stuck in Macbeth's head that he let his greed and ambition fester deep down inside him: “Let not light see my black and deep desires…” (1.4.51). With the knowledge of him going to become king after becoming the Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth wants to take the current king's life in order for him to become king quicker; which is his “black and deep” desire. This was his decision that he made all by himself. Fate had nothing to do with it, but a couple of witches did persuade him into believing that so-called fate was on Macbeth’s side. This is all about Macbeth choosing to follow a path that was suggested to him by some demented strangers that seemed to know what they were talking about
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In real life, there are many different occasions of people going insane or going through extreme situations and ending up killing someone afterward, but sometimes people start to gain a taste for killing people. For instance, there was a killer that went by the name of John Wayne Gacy. This man killed and sexually violated thirty-three boys, twenty-seven of which were buried under the crawl space of his house. Now, what led this man to do such awful things to so many young boys? Gacy grew up in a very homophobic household where he had to hide every interest in males that he had. Gacy would be beaten and would watch as his mother was also beaten when his father was drunk out of his mind. This all happened when Gacy was a child: “One evening, he struck his wife so hard that he knocked out some of her teeth, and then he chased her into the street and beat her some more.” (Wilkinson). In other words, Gacy was highly traumatized as a child. As Gacy grew up, he decided to run away from home to find his older cousin way out of state. This led to him finding a house in Illinois and also a wife. As he was married, when his wife was away he would lure boys into his home and make them work and then would pay them to pleasure him sexually. After each one was done with the sexual part of the deed, Gacy would usually
Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter” (I.3.51-53). The witches' words are a catalyst, fueling Macbeth's ambition and setting him on a treacherous path.
To go along with the molestation, Gacy’s father was a very abusive alcoholic. His life was tough and wouldn’t get much better till he got older. He lived in a modest suburban home in Des Plaines, Illinois. He was quite well known in his community, liked by his neighbors, and remembered for his performances in clown costume at children's parties. He was active in
He was the second child of Marion and John Gacy Snr. At a young age, Gacy worked part time jobs such as
Gacy did not tell his father for fear that he would beat Gacy. This is likely the reason why he would go on to rape numerous boys during the 70s. Unhealthy and overweight, Gacy was not very active as a teenager (BE2). He believed that he had a malfunctioning heart. Because of this and other things, Gacy believed that his father thought of him as a disappointment.
Macbeth come across the three witches, there they state, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor” (Act 1, Scene 3). In reply to the three witches, Macbeth demanded “stay you imperfect speakers! Tell me more”. With just these few statements announced, Macbeth’s thirst for power and glory arises and is clearly seen.
“Let not light see my black and deep desires: The eye that wink at the hand; yet let that be which the eye fears,when it is done, to see” (Shakespeare 1.4 58-60). Macbeth is admitting that he has his own hidden desires and wants to become king because of his own passion and drive. He is trying to justify what he knows he will have to do in order to make himself king. He knows that he has to kill to become king and to keep his throne, and is trying to convince himself that this will all be worth it in the end when he becomes king. Some would argue that Lady Macbeth made him king, but his own desires were truly what fuelled his ambition to do whatever it took to make himself king.
Also, as a young child, she made him wear her underwear in an attempt to embarrass him. When his father found out, he beat Gacy with a leather belt. His father was also an alcoholic who beat his wife and had a “Jekyll and Hyde” temperament.
Macbeth hires three murderers to kill Banquo, but in the meantime hosts an extravagant dinner party to eliminate any suspicions about his plans. The three murderers hide in the woods near the palace and successfully kill Banquo, while his son Fleance escapes. Macbeth became obsessed with power, and his greed is evidenced by his enthusiasm to kill his best friend for his own selfish
(1.4.55-60) At this point Macbeth doesn’t feel that he could wait much longer to become kind because nothing was happening. He also knew that Malcolm was getting in the way, so he decided to do something about it, which lead to the murder of Duncan. Earlier on Macbeth thought that if the witches were right, he might as well let fate take its course. According to the prophecies "If chance will have me king, why, chance may/ crown me/ Without my stir.” (1.4.157-159)
“All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! / All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of
The beginning of Macbeth's downfall starts when the witches say,” First Witch. All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! Second Witch. All hail, Macbeth!
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth the witches informs Macbeth of his fate that he will become the king in the future. Macbeth believes the witches words and Lady Macbeth persuade him to become the king and murder all the people that get in the way. Shakespeare shows us that fate is complicated by our actions, Macbeth will do anything to meet his fate that in the end lead him to his death because of his greediness.
All hail, Macbeth! Hail to you, Thane of Cawdor! / All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be
Since Gacy’s early childhood, he fell on the opposite of end of Erikson’s stages development and psychology in dealing with nature vs nurture. His drunken father was always beating him and his siblings. He also had a congenital heart condition that prevented him from playing with others, hindering socializing skills from a young age. No love was really showed to Gacy during those early stages from his father, who is an influential figure during childhood development, because he frowned upon his heart condition and considered him a failure because of it. Criminologists estimate that at least 86% of male serial killers are heterosexual.
All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth! Thou shalt be king hereafter!