Macbeth Deception Analysis

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William Shakespeare is one of the greatest english writers and is known for his plays. “It is no wonder that the plays of Shakespeare deal so largely with kings, queens, and their courts.”(Neilson) Shakespeare’s play is about power dishonesty and disloyalty. Throughout the play, the theme of deception is present in more than one character. Deception is when one plays tricks in order to get what they want. Act I of “Macbeth” starts out with three witches chanting around a cauldron in gloomy weather. Then, a wounded soldier arrives along with King Duncan and discusses that Macbeth has killed the Scottish traitor in a violent way. The three witches then reappear with three prophecies for Macbeth and three for Banquo. Later, Macbeth is …show more content…

In conversation with his son Malcolm, Duncan speaks of the execution of the Thane of Cawdor. Malcolm tells King Duncan that the Thane of Cawdor had admitted to being a traitor in which Duncan could have never believed to be true. The Thane of Cawdor’s trust was very deceiving and was a traitor to the King of Scotland. He was executed because he was disloyal to his country. Because of Macbeth’s courageous act in battle, he was given the title Thane of Cawdor. The Thane of Cawdor was a traitor and deceived his country which lead to him having to be executed. The second form of deception in William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” is when Lady Macbeth does not want her husband to reveal his intentions. While reading the letter that Macbeth his written, Lady Macbeth decided that he will get exactly what he is promised. What Macbeth realizes is that in order to fulfill his last prophecy of becoming king, Duncan must die. Lady Macbeth knows that Macbeth is too nice to murder the King of Scotland. She then discusses how she can talk him into doing something that he does not want to do. In order to succeed in fooling Duncan, Macbeth needs to be the better

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