How Does Shakespear Present Duncan's Identity In Macbeth

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In the beginning of the play, "Macbeth" by Shakespear, the witches reveal to Macbeth that the throne will soon be his. After hearing the witches' statement, Macbeth's mind circles around the thought of becoming King. The play "Macbeth" reveals the character's inner-selves and their true colors. The character's realize what their future holds and wish for the future to come faster than planned. Macbeth reveals his identity by various murders and actions. He wishes not only to become king, but also to become king in a short amount of time. He only focuses on the end goal and does not realize the paths he must take to achieve his goal. In the play, the minor character, Duncan, Banquo, and Lady Macduff, impact Macbeth's fast uprising of cruelty. …show more content…

Duncan's importance to the play reveals the beginning steps to the process Macbeth is taking to become a cruel King. IN the beginning of act 2, after Lady Macbeth realizes Macbeth's future, she pushes Macbeth to fully start the desired process. Macbeth hesitates because he knows that he will forever have to live with Duncan's body on his hands. By the end of Act 2, Macbeth completes the murder and Duncan's body appears to the others. Shortly after, Macbeth is handed the crown to the throne. Duncan represents the first step to the process because he is the first victim of the Macbeth's, the Macbeth's care more about becoming King and Queen than they do about sparing people and their lives. SImilar to history, once the throne holder reveals themselves as dead, by old age or murder, the throne must be handed down to secure the control over the citizens. Macbeth's cruelty rises through all the murder's he commits, not just …show more content…

The murders are ordered by Macbeth to try and protect himself from Macduff and Malcolm. In Act 4, Macbeth allows himself to complete the murder of the Macduff's himself, instead of allowing his people to do it. He knows that killing Macduff's family will not protect him from any of the witches' predictions, but will protect him from Macduff. During the scene of the Mucduff's murders, Macebth states to Lady Macduff that her husband will receive great deviation from their murders, which reveals Macbeth's desire to harm and kill all that are in his way. He completes the final steps in becoming a cruel king and leader, and shows his people to not try and overtake his throne. He fears nobody has the power or ability to take him down, showing the true colors of his

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