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This 5 page paper gives a brief overview of Shakespeare's play, MacBeth. Also discussed is the point at which MacBeth is responsible for the death of Duncan. Questions explored include: Did Macbeth act alone? Was he forced to commit these crimes? Were the witches ultimately responsible for setting events into action? Bibliography lists 1 source.
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and the witches, remain strong characters to this day, expertly defined in their evilness. However, though Duncan is actually killed by Macbeth, one could argue that he is not the
one ultimately responsible for his death, but rather it was a combination of things that made his death inevitable. A short summary of the work shows Duncan, who is the
king of Scotland, at war. Because of Macbeths bravery in battle, Duncan awards him a title and lands. Just as Macbeth is returning home he has an incidental meeting with
three wyrrd sisters. They predict that Macbeth will be king one day, thus planting the idea in his head. One must wonder how Macbeths life might have been different had
he not met the witches on the road home. Convinced that there is divine providence working on his side, or some other power, Macbeth sets about to make the prediction
come true. It has to be mentioned, however, that Macbeth has had royal aspirations before, and it is mentioned in the beginning, however whether he would have acted on them
before he met the witches is doubtful. He compounds the problem by sharing the news of the witches meeting with him, and of their prediction. Much has been made
of Lady Macbeth. Some have termed her cold and calculating, others have said that she was mad, and terribly ambitious. It would appear, whichever, interpretation is chosen that she wanted
the title of Queen as much as Macbeth wanted the title of King, and she was determined to get it. There is some hint of the fact that she is
not particularly bright in her thought processes, and indeed the way in which Duncan is killed is anything but subtle. Perhaps, of course, the way in which he is killed
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