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Macbeth - Paper

Macbeth

at the beginning of the play is portrayed as an honest, loyal and brave subject. It is at the scene when he first encounters the three witches with Banquo that we see something click inside of him. They prophecize that , Thane of Glamis is also Thane of Cawdor and will be king. The witches also say Banquo will be father to a line of kings. He is enticed with the prophecy that he will become king and this thought, whether it is a new one to him or not, really starts to tug away at his morals, honor, integrity. His wife, Lady , though describes her husband as "too full o' the milk of human kindness." To be king is an alluring thought to and killing the the rightful King Duncan to get to ...

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saying he has murdered sleep. He comes into his own chamber to his wife, bloodied and wailing and falling apart. He cannot believe what he has done. He obviously is not truly evil at heart but this 'milk of human kindness' he is able to push away to achieve his evilly-motivated goal to be king. After this first murder the idea of killing to be able to get what he wants seems less horrific to . He easily kills the king's servants the next day that he and Lady have set up. This time he is a lot more able to cover up any sign of guilt, becoming a better liar, showing false face. Soon he is feeling more threatened by Banquo because Banquo knows about the prophecies of the witches, and also that one of the witches' predictions was that Banquo's sons would be kings but not his own. doesn't think twice about killing Banquo, his friend, and Banquo's son Fleance. is soon becoming paranoid having spies in the lords' houses and is happy with the news that Banquo is dead but upset with the ...

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Added: 10/5/2007 10:02:14 AM
Category: English
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 639
Pages: 3

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