Throughout time many rulers have fallen from power due to greed of absolute power. It is hard for one to gain power, but it is even harder for one to maintain power. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth King Duncan was murdered by a trusted, loyal general who took throne over his heir, Malcolm. Malcolm in his destiny to be king, had to look past his desire of revenge and look to the need of his people. When the great King Duncan was murdered Malcolm took solitude in England until the time came to take back his crown. As an unruly Macbeth tears apart Scotland a valiant Macduff sent out for the help of Malcolm. “The son of Duncan, from who this tyrant holds the due of birth, lives in the English court, and …show more content…
In the time of Macbeth's tyranny Malcolm gained support of England and those of Scotland, who had once turned their backs on him. “ For that I saw the tyrant’s power a-foot: now is the time of help; your eye in Scotland would create soldiers, make our women fight, to doff their dire distresses.” (66) Ross, a nobleman to Malcolm, knows the good name he once had in Scotland and when he shows his face he will get the country on his side. Not only will he get the men of Scotland but he will also get the women to help him overtake Macbeth. Malcolm shows the signs of a gracious leader with showing respect, kindness, and goodwill. “My first false speaking was this upon myself.” (64) When Macduff came to plead for his help, Malcolm was erary at first on his true intent but when he saw that he meant no harm he agreed to help. The test he gave Macduff was a bunch of lies to see if he was really there for the better of Scotland and when he saw that he was he told Macduff that he would help. This was the first time that Malcolm ever lied further improving his status as a noble …show more content…
After their father was killed the brothers Malcolm and and Donalbain felt it was their best interest to flee for their safety. In the time of their absence people turned their backs on them and put suspicion on them for killing the former king. “They were suborn’d: Malcolm and Donalbain, the king's two sons, are stolin away and fled, which puts upon them suspicion of the deed.” Others view Malcolm as a coward who has none of the qualities of king for fleeing after his father's death and not staying to take what was rightfully his. Instead of staying and taking on the threat and helping his country mourn the loss of the king he has no courage which is a quality that one needs to be a king. On the other hand Malcolm had fled in order to spare his life and find out answers to the murder of his father. In doing so if he had not fled to England he would have been killed and Scotland would have suffered under the reign of Macbeth in his quest for absolute
Although he is expected to do great things all he does is bring tragic news onto others. In this part Ross went to England to tell MacDuff the bad news of his family. “Your castle is surprised, your wife and babes Savagely slaughtered. To relate the manner Were on the quarry of these murdered deer To add the death of you.” (4. 3. 240-243). Ross is telling MacDuff that his wife and his children have been murdered, and his castle has been captured. And that they are looking for MacDuff next, so they could kill him. Malcolm, the prince that fled to England then gave MacDuff ten thousand men to kill MacBeth and anyone who has helped him. Malcolm is helping MacDuff is because he also wants MacBeth dead. He wants him killed because of the bad stuff he has done. Although MacBeth was praised for killing men before, now he is being shamed for it. He is being shamed for it because his reason for killing is because he wants to regain all that power that he most likely never really had before. Now that he has power he wants it all. He is a greedy man, and that is another bad trait that MacBeth
Words like “dark” and “treacherous” and also tyrant are to name but a few. In Macbeth we see how the kingship is potential for good or evil. Macbeth is seen as a hero for some. “Brave Macbeth” to refere. “If good, why do I deal to that suggestion/ whose horrid image death and unfix my Hair/ and make my seated heart knock at my ribs/ against the use of nature? Present fear.”(1.3.147-155) As said in this quote, Macbeth has stated that he has no fear against whatever he will face showing good kingship because of the amount of power is in his hands. Macbeth is not the only one with great power. King Duncan performs two of the basic duties of a king: punishing the bad and rewarding the good.”My plenteous joys/ Wanton in fullness, seek to hide themselves/ in drops of sorrow- sons, kinsmen, thanes,/and you whose places are the nearest, know/ we will establish our estate upon.” (1.4.39-49) Duncan shows that not everything is easy and not everything is even to some by hand. Everyone must earn what they are given.Malcolm unlike Macbeth is able to tell appearance from reality in his superiority as
With this new knowledge, Macduff knows that he must be the one to kill Macbeth and secure Malcolm’s right to the throne. Macduff does kill Macbeth, being the only one able to do so and secure peace and prosperity for Scotland.
Gather round my brothers, a call to arms. I am Malcolm, the son of King Duncan. Before we embark on bringing justice back into this kingdom, let me offer you some words of advocacy. We come here not as individuals, rather a single force for justice and truth. Macbeth is no match for this brave hearted army. Today this turmoil ends, today we fight!
In order to keep our two characters separate, the Shakespearian character will be referred to as Macbeth and the actual historical character as MacBeth or King MacBeth, depending on the time. The following areas will be examined to find the “real” MacBeth: heritage and title, personality, deeds and death. The heritage will determine the legitimacy as heir to the throne and title to reflect rank and class; their personality, deeds and death to illustrate their worthiness of being king. In 1005 MacBeth MacFindlaech was born to Findlaech MacRuaridh and Doada, daughter of Malcolm I, making him in line to be King. It was around this same time that his grandfather (Malcolm II) became king. As was required for the children of important chieftains, M...
...lanced as Malcolm becomes the King. The truth of Macbeth is shown immensely near the end of the play as his ideals are truly expressed. The demise of Macbeth was inarguably affected by himself. The prophecies caused Macbeth to become nonsesual and led him into doing the wrong for his good.
After Macbeth brutally murders King Duncan for power and the title of King of Scotland, the country is in complete mayhem. Although the son of Duncan, Malcolm, has fled to England in order to remain safe from Macbeth’s dark intentions, he continues to stay strong and portray many specific attributes necessary to be a good ruler. In Act IV Scene iii of William Shakespeare’s famous Macbeth, Malcolm proves himself fit to be a successful king of Scotland.
Because he wasn’t in a proper mental state, Macbeth was a terrible king. He ruled Scotland like a tyrant and shut himself off from all of his friends and subjects. His terrible leadership of the country caused most of the politicians to wish for him to be overthrown. Some of the nobles-- such as Ross, Lennox, and Macbeth-- left Scotland and went to England where Malcolm had been staying with his relatives, the royal family of England. In England, Malcolm and the others from Scotland are planning an attack on Macbeth so that Malcolm can claim the throne that is rightfully his. This shows that Macbeth’s choices caused his downfall because they led him to insanity and that caused him to be a terrible leader that needed to be
... each other. This helps in understanding why Malcolm was able to flee to England with no trouble. Shakespeare’s Macbeth, is an attempt on the authors part to incorporate underlying tones of Scottish political history to impress King James who united England and Scotland.
In the last scene of Act 3 suspicions are arising about Macbeth, those who have sided with him, namely the late king Duncan, 'the right-valiant Banquo have paid for their decision. Lennox outlines for us why Macbeth is indeed a tyrant and his feelings are clear: " May soon return to this our suffering country/ Under a hand accursed" Many are now more suspicious of Macbeth than of Malcolm and Donalbain for the murder of Duncan. Macbeth may be in danger although he will not believe it.
A tyrant is someone who does not take equity into account. His decisions are primarily based on self-satisfaction, rather than the wellbeing of others. The protagonist Macbeth, whom Shakespeare describes as a ‘valiant cousin’, has different phases of respectability, all molded by his inevitability of fate. As an audience, we interpret and form an opinion through Shakespeare’s use of psychological audience manipulation. Throughout the beginning of the play we are lead to believe he is a ‘noble warrior’, a loyal man to his administrator who represents that of the divine, Duncan.
...hecies had an effect on him because he became more and more intrigued by the thought of becoming king. Lady Macbeth did bring up the idea to kill Duncan, but she did not take full action in the murder. If Macbeth wouldn’t have abused his power and kept calling for the witches he wouldn’t have been so corrupted. Being a bold and loyal warrior he abused his power by taking his fate into his own hands. The witches talked to him about his future as a royal subject to the king and then he realizes that there isn’t a difference because Malcolm was going to be named the next king. If he wouldn’t have listened to what other have told him all along he would still believe in himself. He is supposed to be the man with great integrity and set good examples for the other warriors, but he doesn’t realize that when he achieves the power he can’t be able to rule in peace.
Furthermore, we also learn about Lady Macduff’s and her kids’ death. To prove this, Macbeth says in Act 4, scene 1 that he wants to kill Macduff and his family for joining Malcolm, the protagonist adds “The castle of Macduff I will surprise, / Seize upon Fife, give to th’ edge o’ th’ sword / His wife, babes, and all unfortunate swords / That trace him in his line.” Although many might argue that Macbeth was forced to kill Duncan, which caused him to kill everyone else, the protagonist could of have refused to follow his wife’s orders and refrain from the power he wants. From the quotations used, we can now tell that Macbeth is a monster due to the murders he
The King’s sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, have fled, raising suspicions of them being the ones who have done the deed. Because of this, a new king is to be appointed tomorrow.
The tragedy of Macbeth opens up with him returning home from a victorious military battle, displaying his honor and excellence. This is, also the first time he is presented with the opportunity for power. His success covered him with glory in defense of the crown. Macbeth is busily basking in his own glory and soaking up credit when Duncan basically steals his spotlight from right over his head, proclaiming Malcolm, Duncan's son, as the heir-apparent. This action also belittles Macbeth's achievement, since the procession of the throne is not necessarily dictated by bloodlines. Duncan is basically announcing that Macbeth, while noble, is inferior to his son Malcolm. This is where Duncan provokes Macbeth to hate him and also points out what Macbeth must do to become King. Duncan even tempts Macbeth, by pronouncing him as the Thane of Cawdor. This gives Macbeth a taste of power and he begins to have a desire for more. This desire or ambition is his fatal flaw. Shakespeare, by using Macbeth as a guide, shows that even the honorable men can fall into the hands of evil just like everyone else. No one is safe from his or her own ambitions of power and success. It is clear that Macbeth ends up a far more brutal and simple...