Macbeth Reaction To Duncan's Death

Back in the 1600s, when the Renaissance age existed monarchies existed everywhere in Europe and some parts of Asia. The kings ruled the country and was considered the leader who made all the countries decision from war to education. So when a king dies or gets murdered it would have a huge impact on its people because they lost their ruler. In Macbeth, King Duncan is murdered in his sleep by Macbeth and numerous reactions of characters are revealed. Some reactions are positive and some are negative to the situation. In the end it’s a comparison of an ordinary person's death and a king's death, which seems more important. In Macbeth, Macbeth kills King Duncan with a sense of greed, but his reaction and tone to this says something else. When

When Malcolm hears the news of his father's death he’s very egotistical. For example, when Macduff tells him the news he “Let’s not consort with them. I’ll to England”(2.3.132-134). His tone in this is diplomatic because he is trying to run away from his problems. He cares about his father's death, but not a lot because he more worried about his own safety because he thinks he's going to be killed next, so he runs off to England. Also Malcolm admits that he doesn’t feel much emotion to his father's death; he “To show and unflet sorrow is an office which the false mandoes say”(2.3.133-134). Malcolm's tone in this is very cautionary and detached because he’s aware of the situation and the consequences but he doesn’t feel upset about his father's

In Macbeth, both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth hide their true personalities in order to get the power. While behaving friendly and enthusiastic in front of Duncan, behind his back they were planning his death. Another main theme in Macbeth is ambition. The more ambitious you are the more power hungry you become. In Macbeth, Macbeth sends men to kill Banquo and his son because he saw them as a threat to the power he holds, since according to the witches Banquo's descendants would be the next generation’s rulers and Macbeth didn’t want that though he failed killing Banquo's son. Finally, the most important theme in the book is guilt. Guilt is present in every act in Macbeth from Duncan's murder to Lady Macbeth's guilt in act 5. Guilt held the remainder of their wrong doings which ended up affecting their emotional and mental