The ghost of Banquo’s soliloquy to himself after he gains knowledge of who has sent for him to be killed and what it truly means to be evil and how fair is foul and foul is fair. What knowledge has Banquo gained during his short time as a ghost? Why has this happened? How could my dear and trusted ally, Macbeth, commit such an atrocious act? To think that after all we’ve been through together, the once valiant and heroic Macbeth was enthralled by what three old hags had supposedly prophesized. What a fool he is! Had I been proactive with my suspicions of Macbeth, Duncan as well as his innocent guards could have very well been saved. I cannot allow myself to simply end here. For what reason did he strive to become king? What did he possibly wish to have that he did …show more content…
I do wonder if Macbeth has any sense of morality left within him. To what extent is he willing to go in order to ensure that his life and position as king is secured? If I had possibly sided with Macbeth would we both live our lives happily? No, he would’ve killed either Fleance or me when we are to ourselves. He had believed in his own prophesized fate, so it’d be foolish to think that he’d over look what the witches had prophesized about me. Now that I’ve considered it, maybe what the witches had prophesized about me shall come to light. I’m upset about my death of course, but I am quite glad that Fleance was able to escape. I am lesser than Macbeth in the sense that I’ve been bested by him but my remaining lineage still has an opportunity to succeed all that he has accomplished. Now that I am dead, there is no possible way for me to be king however, Fleance still continues to exist in the world and the fact that he was able to escape strengthens the idea that Fleance and his descendants will eventually rule as kings and queens. Although my life has come to an end, I think this knowledge may allow me to rest knowing that fate is on my son’s side. There isn’t much I can influence in this world as
Shakespeare’s Macbeth describes the detailed story of the thane of Glamis, a noble man and general, who takes the throne as the king of Scotland, by murdering the king and taking his place. Lady Macbeth, Macbeth’s wife, was a very ambitious woman, who convinced Macbeth to go through with the deed, as she had a passion to become the queen. After the deed is done, Macbeth is so focused on taking the throne, to the point where he will not let anything or anyone stand in his way, implying that he would go through with killing someone again, even his best friend Banquo, in order to keep his place on the throne, which is eventually what happens. In act 3 scene 2 of Macbeth, Shakespeare conveys a shift in characterization, as Macbeth becomes the one
Seeing Banquo’s ghost horrifies Macbeth making him realize what he has done and causes others to see him as delusional. Though it does not kill him, like it does Lady Macbeth, the guilt still has a potent effect on his character, allowing weakness to seep
He is even willing to go as far as “let the frame of things disjoint, both the worlds suffer,/Ere [I] will eat [my] meal in fear, and sleep” (Shakespeare 93). Macbeth is willing to let his kingdom, along with the rest of the world, be destroyed for the sake of himself. He is so focused on himself that he cannot see those around him starting to doubt. Lady Macbeth fears for his sanity while Macbeth’s thanes are no longer loyal to him.
However, Macbeth starts to form a desire to be King. His goal to
While his plot to get to the throne succeeds his newfound power only works against him and the wills of the common people eventually leading to his downfall. The Macbeth who was described by Duncan in previous scenes as his “worthiest cousin (1.4.17)” a man who was said to be brave, courageous, and dedicated to his king and country is lost. He becomes mistrustful of everyone, killing anyone whom he perceives as a threat. Each of his vices continue to grow until he has left Scotland in turmoil and ruin. The great kingdom for which he fought for is now a memory.
Macbeth was a good and loyal warrior for king Duncan but after he heard the witches predictions, it changed the person inside him. This play is from one of the best writer of all time William Shakespeare. The play is “The Tragedy of Macbeth". It's a summary about how Macbeth became king in the eleventh century and after he took the throne.
By seeing Banquo as a ghost, Macbeth believes that his acts have come to haunt him for revenge. The guests at the dinner party are confused by
Macbeth was a honorable man but his greed for power had ruined his life. He was a loyal nobleman who killed the previous Thane of Cawdor, Macdonwald, as Macdonwald had betrayed my father, King Duncan. My father had put all his trust in Macbeth and even gave him the new title of Thane of Cawdor. However, Macbeth took advantage of that and betrayed my father, the King of Scotland. He had somehow developed an ambition to become the new King of Scotland.
The problem is Banquo is invisible to everyone else. Lady Macbeth says that he sees things and that they should just ignore him. She asks Macbeth what the matter is and asks him to snap out of it. Banquo’s ghost vanishes, and Macbeth tells his company not to worry. He is about to toast
Since Duncan’s death occurred this way, Macbeth gained the throne in a way that was seen as honorable during the time period. Macbeth also became the next King of Scotland simply because he had as much right to the throne as King Duncan did through his mother (Johnson, Ben). In Macbeth, Shakespeare made it out to be as if Macbeth had no legitimate claim to the throne, nor did anyone in the kingdom feel as if he
Lord Banquo is a character in William shakespeare’s play Macbeth. Banquo’s character is that of a noble and honourable man who obeyed orders and possessed loyalty to those he acknowledges. Banquo is a man of integrity. Although he is susceptible to ambition like Macbeth, he does not bring those corrupt thoughts to life. Banquo and Macbeth meet the witches together, and Banquo's response to the prophesies is wiser than Macbeth's.
However, when she begins to tell Macbeth her ideas he attempts to be steadfast in his loyalty to King Duncan. Macbeth states that “We will proceed no further in this business:/he hath honoured me of late;” (1.7.507-508). Macbeth’s only issue with murdering King Duncan is that he just got honored by him and that would be rude. Again it does not take much time for Macbeth’s ambition to take control due to his wife stating how much more of a man he could be if he just went through with it. Despite these influences Macbeth is in control of his own actions.
In the story “Macbeth” there were some characters that didn’t change throughout the book, but there are others that did. Lady Macbeth can be an example of a character that changed. Including to that, there is one character that changed the most. Becoming king was the cause of him being evil and selfish. Before Macbeth had become king he was a total different person.
Macbeth is thinking about how he is going to be king when the present king is still alive, he talks to his wife Lady Macbeth when he gets back to the castle about this. She talks to him and they come to a conclusion about killing him to become king. Macbeth
“There is none but he whose being I do fear: and, under him, my genius is rebuked; as, it is said, Mark Antony 's was by Caesar” (III.i.57-60). Macbeth is angry about being under any of Duncan 's sons when it comes to who becomes the next king. Macbeth is being selfish and greedy, which he proves when he kills Duncan to take his place as king. Macbeth thinks about his line of succession, and thinks to himself “ No son of mine succeeding,if’t