MACBETH
Macbeth leaves the banquet which is in honour of Duncan and Macbeth's noble victory, because he needs to consider the witch's prophecy and his terrible plan of actions, he then decides they shall not go through with it 'we shall proceed no further in this business'. He wants to become King, but he doesn't want to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth then enters and mocks him for being a coward and weak. She says that she would rather kill her child than break an agreement. Macbeth wavers and then finally agrees to commit the act. Lady Macbeth is pleased that she has manipulated him and then they discus her plan: she'll get the attendants all drunk, send Macbeth into the King's chambers to kill him, plant the weapons with the guards, and go back to bed.
Act 1, scene 7 push's the play forwards in many ways. First, at actually sets the plot in motion as Macbeth's decision on the murdering of Duncan wavers under Lady Macbeth's constant flattery and mockery. This scene also shows Lady Macbeths true character, deceitful, selfish and untrustworthy. Macbeth in this act gets manipulated and twisted; this shows most by the way his past character and feelings come into conflict with the new character of Macbeth that Lady Macbeth has created. Lady Macbeth does this by putting all her effort into trying to persuade Macbeth and uses lot of different methods. This scene is also a very dramatic scene as this is vital for the plot; this is where Macbeth wavers and breaks, this is important for the audience to know, as Macbeth then decides to kill Duncan.
In act 1, scene 7 you discover that Macbeth has a very troubled conscience. His past character of being brave and noble and just having saved Duncan's crown from the previous Thane of Cawdor
And the invading Norwegian army single handily. This past character of Macbeth is in conflict with his new character that Lady Macbeth has manipulated into a cold calculated killer. At the start of act 1, scene 7 Macbeth starts of with a soliloquy explaining why he won't kill Duncan: Duncan is his cousin and king, he is his subject. 'He's here in double trust: First, as I am his kinsman and his subject', also Macbeth feels that he should protect Duncan from murder and not be the one bearing the knife. 'Who should against his murderer shut the door, not bear the knife myself!' Duncan has been a good king in his office, he is generous, he is quick to reward Macbeth at the end of the battle against the Norwegians, presents Lady Macbeth a diamond on meeting her and compliments Macbeth on his beautiful castle. At the end of the soliloquy Macbeth has decided that it's only ambition that he has as a motive - 'I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition'.
Macbeth leaves the banquet which is in honour of Duncan and Macbeth's noble victory, because he needs to consider the witch's prophecy and his terrible plan of actions, he then decides they shall not go through with it 'we shall proceed no further in this business'. He wants to become King, but he doesn't want to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth then enters and mocks him for being a coward and weak. She says that she would rather kill her child than break an agreement. Macbeth wavers and then finally agrees to commit the act. Lady Macbeth is pleased that she has manipulated him and then they discus her plan: she'll get the attendants all drunk, send Macbeth into the King's chambers to kill him, plant the weapons with the guards, and go back to bed.
Act 1, scene 7 push's the play forwards in many ways. First, at actually sets the plot in motion as Macbeth's decision on the murdering of Duncan wavers under Lady Macbeth's constant flattery and mockery. This scene also shows Lady Macbeths true character, deceitful, selfish and untrustworthy. Macbeth in this act gets manipulated and twisted; this shows most by the way his past character and feelings come into conflict with the new character of Macbeth that Lady Macbeth has created. Lady Macbeth does this by putting all her effort into trying to persuade Macbeth and uses lot of different methods. This scene is also a very dramatic scene as this is vital for the plot; this is where Macbeth wavers and breaks, this is important for the audience to know, as Macbeth then decides to kill Duncan.
In act 1, scene 7 you discover that Macbeth has a very troubled conscience. His past character of being brave and noble and just having saved Duncan's crown from the previous Thane of Cawdor
And the invading Norwegian army single handily. This past character of Macbeth is in conflict with his new character that Lady Macbeth has manipulated into a cold calculated killer. At the start of act 1, scene 7 Macbeth starts of with a soliloquy explaining why he won't kill Duncan: Duncan is his cousin and king, he is his subject. 'He's here in double trust: First, as I am his kinsman and his subject', also Macbeth feels that he should protect Duncan from murder and not be the one bearing the knife. 'Who should against his murderer shut the door, not bear the knife myself!' Duncan has been a good king in his office, he is generous, he is quick to reward Macbeth at the end of the battle against the Norwegians, presents Lady Macbeth a diamond on meeting her and compliments Macbeth on his beautiful castle. At the end of the soliloquy Macbeth has decided that it's only ambition that he has as a motive - 'I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition'.
