MCBETH

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She questions her husband's decision to leave his family behind when he goes to England to help Malcolm save Scotland from Macbeth. The conflict is initiated when Macbeth encounters the witches who prophesize that he will become first the Thane of Cawdor, and then the King of Scotland.

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When news of his family’s execution reaches Macduff in England, he is stricken with grief and vows revenge. Hadfield argued that Shakespeare implied that James was indeed the rightful king of England, but owed his throne not to divine favour as James would have it, but rather due to the willingness of the English Parliament to accept the Protestant son of the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots, as their king. She knows that Macbeth is ambitious , but she’s concerned that he is too kind to carry out the murder. Macbeth knows the consequences of his evil deeds but keeps on committing sins because he lacks the decisive power, he is constantly persuaded by his wife to murder those who are a threat to his kingship. Macbeth ( / m ə k ˈ b ɛ θ/, full title The Tragedie of Macbeth) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.Although, they are servants of Hecate but the play does not tell us whether they are independent agents playing with human lives or the agents of fate.

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Duncan is referred to as ‘King’ throughout the play whereas Macbeth is referred to as a ‘Tyrant’ when he declares himself as a king.His last reference to Lady Macbeth, however, reveals "'tis thought, by self and violent hands / Took off her life" (V. In England, Macduff is informed by Ross that his "castle is surprised; wife and babes / Savagely slaughter'd" (IV. citation needed] This interpretation is not fully provable; however, the motivating role of ambition for Macbeth is universally recognised. There are always potential threats to the throne—Banquo, Fleance, Macduff—and it is always tempting to use violent means to dispose of them. Other authors of the time who wrote about Banquo, such as Jean de Schelandre in his Stuartide, also changed history by portraying Banquo as a noble man, not a murderer, probably for the same reasons.