Macbeth

Macbeth

  • Submitted By: Billalaziz
  • Date Submitted: 10/29/2012 4:50 PM
  • Category: English
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?What happened soon after the meeting with the witches
Two messengers from the king arrived with royal robes. They told Macbeth that he is now The Thane of Cawdor. Then Macbeth and his friend, Banque traveled to the king’s castle before going to their own homes. The king congratulated them for their victorious battle and on Macbeth’s new title.
What did Lady Macbeth say to Macbeth when he told her what the witches had said, why?
She told him that he must be king and she wondered how to help bring this about. When the king arrived, she plotted a way to murder him. She was a very ambitious woman who always wanted greatness for her and her husband.

? What good reasons did Macbeth have not to kill Duncan

Firstly, the king is Macbeth’s guest and Macbeth is his host who should shut the doors against his murder not bear the knife himself. Secondly, Macbeth is the king’s subject and the king is a noble loving man.


? How did Lady Macbeth change her husband’s mind

She knew that her husband needed persuading. Although he was very ambitious, he was a man of kindness, not of murder.
What did Lady Macbeth do after Macbeth had killed Duncan and the servants?

After Macbeth had killed the king and his servants, he returned with the weapons. She put the weapons back next to the servants so that they would be accused of murdering the king. Her hands became stained with blood; she thought that water would wash her sin.

Why did Macbeth become King after Duncan’s murder instead of one of his sons?
Because Duncan’s sons ran away; one to London and the other to Ireland. As the rightful heirs to the throne had ran away, Macbeth became the King.

? Why did Macbeth have Banque killed
Because Banque had the knowledge and power to bring Macbeth (the king down). Macbeth ordered two of Banque’s enemies to kill him


? When did Macbeth see Banque’s ghost

He saw him in the banquet when he was about to sit on the chair. Banque ghost’s head was half off and...

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