She told me that the three sisters were giving me the go signal to proceed and take action. She talked about ambition and criticized me for being so lethargic about the situation. After further persuasion, my wife helped me realize that the role of king was not going to just approach me. I had to take action and force the issue. I plan on murdering our King Duncan.
2. I hosted a dinner for King Duncan, his sons Malcolm and Donalbain, as well as a few other nobles. During the meal, I started to have second thoughts about murdering the King. After all, he had been so appreciative and kind by rewarding me with the title as Thane of Cawdor. Most nobles in my place would be content with having two titles as both Thane of Glamis and Thane of Cawdor. Honestly, if not for my encounter with the three witches I would be satisfied with the aforementioned roles. However, the witches have planted this seed in my mind. My wife, Lady Macbeth, also convinced me to push through with the plan. She started to freak out when I told her I did not want to push through with the murder, but after a series of insults and tears, she finally managed to persuade me. The opportunity to grab the crown is right in front of me and I might as well take advantage of this rare chance for power.
It took a lot of convincing, but I ultimately decided to proceed with killing the King. On the way to the King’s room, I bumped into a surprise by meeting Banquo and his son, Fleance. He mentioned that he could not stop thinking about the prophecies of the three witches. I lied and told him that I had not thought about it at all, but I have obviously not been thinking of anything else but the prophecy. I did, however, tell him that I wanted to further discuss the prophecies with him some other time. I would have loved to chat and talk about it with him right then and there, but his son was with him and I had a task to complete. I bid goodnight to him and got him out of the way. After they left, I saw a floating dagger that seemed to point towards Duncan’s room. It was sign to push through with the murder! I followed the dagger and proceeded to kill the King.
Stabbing the knife through his heart was undoubtedly the most difficult and traumatizing thing I have ever done. As I saw the King peacefully sleeping, I became apprehensive again. However, I had already come too far to give up. I pulled out the dagger from my belt and clenched it in my right hand. I held it up and took a deep breath, then struck it down to pierce the King’s heart. One stab was not enough, and I repetitively attacked him from all angles. Blood gushed everywhere and went all over my hands. I grimaced over the gooey feeling. When I was certain that the King was dead, I quietly left the room and scurried to my wife.
I was caught up in the moment and forgot to leave the daggers by the King’s chamberlains. However, I refused to go back to the scene because I could not bear to look at the gore I had caused. My wife took it upon herself to bring back the daggers and leave them, along with alcoholic beverages, by the chamberlains. In doing so, she planned to frame them and make it seem as if they had committed the murder. I thought it was a brilliant plan and was disappointed that I could not follow through with it, but I made it up to my wife the next morning.
The next morning, Macduff and Lennox arrive as they had planned to meet with the King. Macduff discovers the dead body of King Duncan and the whole household was isawakened and informed of the news. My wife’s plan worked to perfection. Upon seeing the fake evidence she left behind, Macduff believed that the chamberlains committed the murder. Both of us played along with shocked and dismayed faces. Additionally, to make it more believable I announced I planned to murder the chamberlains, while my wife fainted.
3. I am now writing as King Macbeth. Oh, it feels so great to write that. King Macbeth. Yesterday, I was Thane of Glamis and Cawdor but today I am King to all Thane’s around Scotland. The coronation ceremony was very short and straight to the point. Most of the time celebrating was spent during the banquet held afterwards. I will get to more on that later but before I do, I’d like to confess another murder.
Right after my coronation I began to worry about Banquo. He was there with me during my encounter with the witches, so he knew about the prophecy. I also recall that the witches told Banquo he would be father to a line of Kings. If that was the case, then I would have murdered King Duncan for Banquo’s sons to become King. I was not going to let this happen because the murder of Duncan would have been a complete waste. I hate wasted efforts and having come so far, I was not about to let it all slip away. I was afraid that Banquo suspected me of the murder and planned to reveal the truth so that I would be forced to leave the throne for his sons.
To prevent myself from having to abdicate, I ordered the murder of Banquo and his son Fleance. I felt terrible ordering the murder of a good old friend. We had been through so much together and developed a tight friendship, but I didn’t want this friendship to get in the way of my kingship. Three murderers were sent out to murder Banquo and Fleance. Banquo was murdered but Fleance escaped. I was very disappointed that the murders could not complete the job, but at least they were able to murder Banquo. He was the last possibility of the truth being revealed and with him out of the way, I could focus on ruling. Besides, Fleance is still too young to do any real damage. I could take care of him later on.
The aforementioned banquet was a disaster. Lennox, Ross, and other lords attended, but Banquo was present as well! Earlier in the meal, the murderer informed me that Banquo was dead in a ditch. According to him, Banquo had definitely passed away. Surely, Banquo had not resurrected himself but I saw him seated on one of the chairs on the table! Sadly, the banquet was ended because the nobles thought I was not feeling well. My lovely wife tried to cover for me by saying that I was prone to fits, but it was too much to hide. I was obvious that something had been bothering me and I was afraid that the nobles would be suspicious of me. I felt terrible and wished that I had not embarrassed myself so early in my reign. I was not very successful and didn’t leave a very good impression on my first day as king. I hope that this is not a telling a sign for the future, but only an initial obstacle I will have to overcome. I look forward to redeeming myself.
Act IV:
I had only planned to take away the life of King Duncan and expected no further harm to be done. However, my ambition has also led me to murder once of my best friends in Banquo. I had felt guilty enough about murdering the King, and murdering my best friend just put me over the top. With so much happening to me, I decided to confront the three weird sisters today. It was because of their crazy predictions that I was struggling with my current situation.
Macbeth confronts the three Weird Sisters and they show him more visions. The visions lead Macbeth to believe that he cannot be killed by any man, giving him a false sense of security. He then plans to send murderers to the castle of Macduff (who is in England ) in order to kill his family.
Act IV:
Lady Macbeth has finally gone mad with guilt over the murders. The once strong and ruthless woman is now a scared child. Doctors are unable to help her.
Some of the Scottish lords are discussing Macbeth's state of mind and have come to the conclusion that they will help Malcolm and Macduff fight against Macbeth. Of course, Macbeth isn't really concerned because the prophecy, he believes, insures that he cannot be killed by any man born of woman. Macbeth soon confronts Macduff and learns that Macduff was ripped from his mother's side and not born naturally. Thus, Macbeth is killed by Macduff, just as Macbeth had conquered the other Thane of Cawdor. Malcolm then becomes the rightful King of Scotland
