Cause And Effect Macbeth

Eventually leading him to descend further into madness and instability. We can see his downfall as he hallucinates a dagger, his dead friend Banquo and three apparitions. To begin with, Macbeth has conflicting emotions and is filled with fear about killing King Duncan as he lacks foresight about his first murder. His

Macbeth decides he needs to take action to keep his crown, “Given to the common enemy of man/ to make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings/ Rather than so, come Fate into the list” (3. 1. 70-72). After seeing that all of his prophecies come true Macbeth thinks about Banquo and fears losing his crown. Macbeth hires murderers to go and kill Banquo and Fleance so that he remains king.

Immediately following the murder of King Duncan, Macbeth comes into the room shaken by what he has just done, but Lady Macbeth shrugs it off, coldly replying that “a little water clears us of this deed” easily and that “your constancy hath left you unattended” (2.2.86-88). Lady Macbeth’s pride and satisfaction with the successful murder shield her from the implications of the horrible moral sin she has just committed. Ironically, she is affected the hardest once her actions’ full effect becomes clear to her, becoming mentally afflicted and dying soon after. Despite these prophetic events, the now unstable Macbeth is unconcerned for his safety, remarking that “the spirits that know all mortal consequences” have declared that “no man that’s born of woman shall e’er have power upon [him]” and that as a result “the mind [he] sway[s] by” and “the heart [he] bear[s]” will hold steadfast against the army (5.3.4-7, 10-11). Macbeth has been entranced by the witch’s prophecy, keeping blind faith that the promising future he was told is unchangeable and that it will come to pass no matter what.

During a soliloquy in act 3 scene 1 Banquo seems very suspicious of Macbeth and how he is now King. During this soliloquy he says “Thou hast it now—king, Cawdor, Glamis, all As the Weïrd Women promised, and I fear Thou played’st most foully for ’t” (3.1.1-3). Even Macbeth’s best friend is wondering if Macbeth was the one who killed duncan. These two events are huge turning points in the play because if it is found that Macbeth is the murderer, we will see the eventual downfall of Macbeth and he will lose everything that he and Lady Macbeth have including their

This occurs when Macbeth remembers of the prophecy Banquo had received when the witches first materialized “Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none. So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo” spoken by the third witch — Macbeth feels intimidated by this and employs two assassins later on another who joins them to kill Banquo and his son Fleance, Banquo is killed, but Fleance flees this, of course, outrages Macbeth when he discovers Fleance had not been killed, despite Fleance being so young he still risks Macbeth's crown and authority without his own

Act 3 is known as the turning point for Macbeth within the play because we can see the plot unfolding just as the witches’ prophecy predicted from the beginning. In Act 3, Banquo has noticed a change in Macbeth; he begins to suspect him of treachery. When Macbeth becomes aware of his suspicion, he orders the murder of Banquo and Fleance, Banquo’s son. Banquo is successfully murdered, though Fleance escapes; this worries Macbeth because he knows it is not Banquo who is a threat to him but Fleance. When we refer back to the Witches' prophecy from the beginning of the play, they state that Macbeth is capable of becoming king, while Banquo is not, but he will become a father of kings to come.

Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, is a play that mainly focuses on one common theme of insanity. Macbeth gradually becomes plagued by intense guilt as his desire for power drives him to attain his goals by any means necessary, including committing murder. He kills Duncan in cold blood in order to become King, has Banquo killed by three murderers because he wishes to maintain his position as King, and finally, he has Macduff’s family slaughtered. Each of these occurrences takes place because of Macbeth’s will to be King, or they are a result of his guilt. Nonetheless, they are all completed of his free will, which is what causes him to deteriorate mentally.

In the play Macbeth by Shakespeare many characters are driven by emotion but the main character Macbeth makes the biggest impact. At the beginning of the play, three witches tell Macbeth that he will be king. After hearing this Macbeth wanted to become powerful so he killed the king once he got to where he wanted to be everything went sideways and he became an evil ruler who enjoyed killing. Macbeth held a guilty conscience that prohibited him from making rational decisions like who he should trust. At the end of the play Macbeth’s mistakes catch up with him and he is beheaded in battle.

The witches thereby initiate a calamitous chain of events. The witches intentionally leave with Macbeth entranced in his thoughts as he fanaticizes murder unconscious of the danger. Although the witches predict that Macbeth will be king, they never suggest murdering Duncan. Macbeth mentions murder when he says,” my thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical.” It is he who links the idea of kingship and murder.

First, Macbeth expresses fear when it comes to Banquo’s prophecy. “Then, prophet-like, they hailed him father to a line of kings. Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, and put a barren scepter in my gripe, thence to be wretched with an unlineal hand, no son of mine succeeding” (Shakespeare 3. 1. 57-61). This shows that in Banquo’s prophecy he will heir kings and Macbeth will not. This proves that Macbeth killed Duncan for no reason and Banquo is making him look like a fool for doing so.

Macbeth, by Shakespeare, is a story of a great warrior named Macbeth who was told by three witches that he would become king. This prediction makes him think it is justified to kill the current king and once he is king he believes that he is invincible. In Macbeth, many symbols are used such as a dagger that isn’t there, hallucinations of blood, and ghosts to show the overwhelming guilt that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have over the murders to highlight the theme that guilt can drive people to insanity when kept in secret. First of all, Macbeth is alone and has decided that he is going to kill King Duncan. All of a sudden he sees a dagger but can’t feel it and says, “I have thee not, and yet I see thee still” (Shakespeare 2.1.35).

Lady Macbeth plans to invite king Duncan over for dinner, but really she is convincing Macbeth to murder him. She influences him to kill Duncan because he is the only one standing in the way of Macbeth becoming king. Lady Macbeth plans the killing but convinces Macbeth to do the dirty deed. Lastly, Lady Macbeth is one of the causes of Macbeth’s failure because she repeatedly questions Macbeth’s manhood until she persuades him to make a bad choice. “When you durst do it then you were a man” (1.7.53-58).

This demonstrates that rather let Banquo be king, he is going to challenge and fight him for his crown. Banquo is the only person that knows about the prophecy and he is also suspicious of Macbeth killing Duncan. Instead of letting Banquo's’ son receiving the crown easily, Macbeth is going to challenge him for the crown. In order that Macbeth can be king, he has to kill Banquo and his son, so they don’t take crown from

Macbeth’s decision to assassinate Banquo causes permanent damage and haunts him throughout the remainder of the play. No issues exist between Macbeth and Banquo, but the moment the witches plant a seed of desire in Macbeth’s head, he becomes paranoid and merciless. This incident began Macbeth’s downfall because it led others to suspect him of foul play and distrust him, eventually leading to a revolution. This decline of

Macbeth’s ambition is one of the most prominent things that drive Macbeth in the play and truly becomes evident when he hears of the Witches prophecies. When the witches stop talking, he demands to know more. “Stay you imperfect speakers, tell me more” (I, III, 73-74). This portrays his excessive curiosity on the subject as well as his craving for more desirable prophecies. This ambitious nature and craving for power is also demonstrated only moments after hearing the witches, when he starts formulating a plan to kill Duncan in order to make the third prophecy come true.