Macbeth review

Macbeth review

In the play “Macbeth,” there is a turn of events between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth before the death of King Duncan. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are two main characters involved in the play. Besides through their active roles in the play  is when the murder of King Duncan take place. Lady Macbeth has contributed significantly to the murder of King Duncan by encouraging her husband to carry out the murder and also helping him in making the murder plan. The unfolding of the events that happens  in the play gives clear evidence that Macbeth could not have killed King Duncan if his  wife did not push him. As such  the essay will argue on the roles and contributions of Lady Macbeth in the murder of King Duncan.

In the play, Macbeth shows some real doubts about committing the murder he plans so that he can become the King. In the first act Scene 7 of the play  Macbeth is seen arguing about the fate of killing the King and what will happen once he commits to the killing. After the inner reflection, he decides to leave his urge to be the king to the fates, Duncan says “If chance has me, king, why, chance may crown me without my stir…come what comes may…” (Irwin 6). These inner thoughts and arguments from Macbeth in the first act of the play show his considerate move and decision for not committing the murder; thus, he had given away the killing decision. Such arguments present enough evidence that he was not going to kill King Duncan after his inner convictions. This shows that the later killing of King Duncan that he committed in the play was a result of external influences and in this case, is the wife whom he was with during these events . In the play, Macbeth says that he wants to kill King Duncan, but he fears nature. According to him, he believes that nature is full of human kindness To catch the nearest way. His wife sees the murder plans of the husband she is concerned to help in planning and executing them. The planning was an aid to Macbeth, who was confused about what to do as he feared nature. Thus, the roles played by  his  wife in helping the husband to plans for the murder can be blamed for the killing since if he was not helped to plan the act, he could not be planned by himself as he feared many things.

Macbeth was worried and fearful of his murder though  he had developed. In the play, Macbeth is seen wondering about his decision he is taking to succeed. He considers the move as cowardice and makes him shake, “My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical shakes so my single state of man” .. He considers the murder thought as a way to succeed as evil. The monologues, as present in the play, as Macbeth argues with the inner self, show that he is not ready to murder weighing all the repercussions and the evil behind the acts. Thus, if he was left alone to decide without influence from the wife, he could not have gone ahead to commit the murder. In the play, Macbeth is seen figuring out the impacts of the Witches’ prophesy to have him kill King Duncan for him to be successful .

In Act 1, Scene seven, Macbeth is seen struggling to decide on whether to kill King Duncan. In his struggles to make the decision, Macbeth appreciates how King Duncan has been good and wise King. He also acknowledges his roles as Duncan’s host and subject, which is to protect the King and not to murder him while asleep .The struggles show some of the shreds of tenderness from him that could not have allowed him to kill a person he considers good, wise, and he understands that his role should be protecting him from the enemies but not acting as an enemy. The descriptions Macbeth gives to King Duncan show his loyalty to him and his leadership, and if left alone to decides the witch prophecy to kill  the King, he will decline the move.

In the second Act in Scene 1, Macbeth makes some remarks when holding the dagger he intends to use in the killing. He says, “Is this a dagger which I see before me, this handle towards my hand…A dagger of the mind a false creation, proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain” .  The words, as presented, show Macbeth hallucinating on seeing a floating knife that is not there. Macbeth believes what he is seeing is a ghost image of him carrying the knife. However  Lady Macbeth assures him that no one was there  to see him as he commits the murder. The words from Lady Macbeth are a form of encouragement to push the husband to continue with the killing.

In conclusion, from the discussion it is evident that Macbeth was influenced by the wife to kill. In many cases Macbeth has proven to be loyal to King Duncan as he recounted how he was a good and wise king. The loyalists he had towards the King could not have allowed him to murder if he was not influenced. Also  the wife helped to plan after learning of the husband’s fear and confusion in committing murder. Macbeth had many inner thoughts that prevented him from committing the crime. As such the final decision to execute the evil plan was influenced by the wife so  she is to blame for the murder.