English macbeth
English macbethTo What Extent is Macbeth pushed into killing king Duncan?
Numerous people and factors push Macbeth into killing the king. The main factors are:
Lady Macbeth
The Witches and Fate
King Duncan
Banquo
Himself (Macbeth)
I start with probably the most influential character upon Macbeth, his wife, Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth believes what the witches have said and therefore believes that she will become the queen.
‘Have I thought good to deliver thee’
She obviously has a great ambition and will do almost anything to fulfil her ambition. This shows a great evilness in her
‘And dashed the brains out’
She is also reluctant to accept Macbeths original thought of leaving the idea alone
‘What beast was’t then that made you break this enterprise to me’
She appears supremely confident about murdering Duncan even though Macbeth is not which also shows of her great ambition to succeed and become queen of Scotland.
‘We Fail? … But screw your courage… and we’ll not fail’
Lady Macbeth plans the murder from a very early stage even when Macbeth is unsure of what he is to do
‘When Duncan is asleep… his spongy officers, who shall bear the guilt of our great quell?
Overall Lady Macbeths ambition, confidence and naivete is perhaps the major factor in pushing Macbeth into the murder of Duncan. She does not think of the consequences of the murder so she is 100% behind Macbeth killing Macbeth, which makes it difficult for Macbeth to go against her.
Another factor is Banquo. The fact that Banquo knows of what the ‘imperfect speakers’ said is a major factor pushing Macbeth away from killing the King. If the King were to be murdered Banquo would be suspicious and would most likely suspect Macbeth of doing the evil deed of killing the king. This would obviously put Macbeth off.
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