Macbeth.

MACBETH

The story begins with a war in which Scotland wins. The king is told that Macbeth has fought very bravely. His comrades think very highly of him. We can say this because one of them says that Macbeth deserves that name. The king is pleased with Macbeth and invites him to his castle.

When Macbeth and Banquo are making their way to the king’s castle they meet the three witches. Macbeth is confused when he sees the wired sisters. Macbeth tells them to say something. “All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis” said one of the witches. Macbeth is not surprised because he is the thane if Glamis. Then the second witch says “All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cowdor”. This makes Macbeth wonder, what are they talking about? The thane of Cowdor lives! Then the third witch says “All hail Macbeth, that shalt be the King their after”. Now he thinks, rubbish the king is alive. But he wants to hear more, and then he says “Stay you imperfect speakers. Tell me more” Here we find out that Macbeth is curious about what the witches have said and he wants to know more. But the witches vanish. Leaving Macbeth wondering.

Then finally Macbeth and Banquo get to Duncan’s palace in Forres.There another strange moment takes place. The thane of Cowdor is being executed. This was because during the war the thane of Cowdor turned traitor and went to the other side. When Macbeth meets Duncan he is crowned the thane of Cowdor. By now Macbeth is astonished. He can’t believe it. Thoughts come in to his mind that everything the witches said has came true but can he be the king. But just then Duncan makes another announcement. His son Malcolm is crowned the next king. Macbeth isn’t ...

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Then Lady Macbeth is introduced. Before Duncan has even arrived she has planed his murder so that Macbeth can be the next king. She is the person who actually makes Macbeth Murder Duncan. She tells him his plan but Macbeth refuses. But Lady Macbeth wouldn’t give up. She is a very determent woman. Macbeth clearly doesn’t want to kill Duncan. We know this when Macbeth says “We will proceed no further in this business” But Lady Macbeth persuades him she says “Art thou afraid” She also tells him that Duncan is a coward and he doesn’t deserve to be king we know this when she says “live a coward in thine own esteem” she tells him that he lives only for him self. Her plan is that when Duncan is sleeping in his bedroom, Lady Macbeth would get the guards drunk and then Macbeth would take their knife and kill Duncan and then put the knife in the guard’s hand. It was a perfect plan that Macbeth agreed to follow thanks to his wife.

When Duncan arrives, Macbeth thinks a lot about it. But his wife tells him again that the deed must be done for Macbeth’s own good. Then when that night after the bell rings on the tower Macbeth makes his way to Duncan’s room. He finds the guards drunk. He takes the knife and then stabs Duncan to death. He puts the knife in the guard’s hand.

After the murder only a few days later Macbeth is crowned the King. But it doesn’t take the witches or lady Macbeth to make Macbeth kill people. He does it like a professional. After the murder of King some people began to think that it was Macbeth who killed Duncan but Macbeth got them all killed. But some got away including Duncan’s son and Macduff. Macbeth hired murderers to kill everyone at Macduff’s castle. Macduff killed his family because he went off to England and Macbeth considered him as a traitor.

When Macduff brings the soldiers disguised as a forest, Macbeth orders to hang any one who is afraid.

At the end it is Macduff who duels Macbeth and ends his rampage.