"Lady Macbeth is the real driving force behind the murder of Duncan. Discuss the statement and decide whether or not you agree."

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Macbeth Assignment

“Lady Macbeth is the real driving force behind the murder of Duncan. Discuss the statement and decide whether or not you agree.”

Set in 1004 in Scotland. A violent age with lots of wars, written in the James Ι era. All unexplained events were blamed on witches, there was a huge fear of them. Lots of women were killed due to being thought to be witches. King James was very obsessed by this issue to kill witches, they were seen as evil. The divine right of king order was the emission in this era, the king was chosen by god. Macbeth took on a decision against this and was punished for this. The message of this play is greed, ambition and the power of a woman.  

This assignment will look in detail at the murder of King Duncan. It will discuss whether or not Macbeth was totally responsibly for the murder of Duncan. Al-though he committed the murder, Lady Macbeth played a huge importance in the murder. This assignment will show how she was the real driving force behind the murder of Duncan.

At the beginning of the play Duncan enters the battle meeting a bleeding captain. Duncan address the captain as a ‘bloody man’, in which the captain replies that Macbeth is a brave soldier. This is where we see Macbeth as, being a brave, respected soldier,

               Captain: ”But all’s too weak,

                               For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that                                      

                               Name.”

As Macbeth was a well-respected soldier by his men and others he was rewarded in battle for his bravery,

                Duncan: ”No more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceive

                               Our bosom inter est. Go pronounce his present    

                               death and with his former title greet Macbeth.”

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As well as being a respected soldier of society, he was also loved by his wife. This was the picture we get of Macbeth’s character at the start of the play, ambition changes this.

From this point we start to see Macbeth’s character change. As from when he meets the witches, he was so intrigued by the witches that they led him into a false sense of security, this makes the witches seem trustworthy, Macbeth: ”...stay, you imperfect speakers. Tell me more.”

It is at this point in which we see Macbeth’s character change. When he ...

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