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Macbeth


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             At the time it was also believed that Banquo was an ancestor of the King. Therefore, in order to please the King, Shakespeare did not illustrate Banquo as an accomplice to the murder of Duncan, but placed full responsibility on Macbeth.
             When the audience first meets Macbeth in Act 1, Scene 2, they see Macbeth being praised by his fellow colleagues and soldiers. In lines 16 to 18, the Captain says, "For brave Macbeth -well he deserves that name--," and King Duncan says, "O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman." This shows that Macbeth is a hero and a brave and courageous soldier.
             When Macbeth returns from the battles with the Norwegians, everybody praises him for his huge contributions to the victories. His ego seems to grow and grow when he hears this, and he begins to thrive on all the attention he is receiving. This seems to be the beginning of the end for him, especially when he meets the three weird sisters. The witches chant, " hail to thee, Thane of Glamis/ hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor/ that shalt be king hereafter." Macbeth seems to be both confused and fascinated by this and is eager to find out more when the witches suddenly vanish. At this point Ross and Angus enter and he seems to brush aside what he has just heard. Soon Macbeth learns from Ross that he is to become the new Thane of Cawdor, from this point forward, Macbeth believes in the witch's prophecies, and takes them to be the absolute truth. .
             Although Macbeth believes in the predictions, Banquo seem sot be the more realistic of the two, this confirmed when he says, "But "tis strange/ instruments of darkness tell us truths/ win us with honest trifles, to betray's/ in deepest consequence. Banquo tells Macbeth that he believes that the witches are cunning and scheming, as they tell truths about little matters but lie about big matters and tell half-truths - equivocations. He does not trust them, where Macbeth on the other hand does.


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