Can we Hold Macbeth Fully Resp
In the play there are many evil deeds that Macbeth committed. These include the murders of Duncan and Banquo, Lady Macduff and her son. Macbeth is also responsible for Scotland's disorder. Macbeth plays the main role in each incident, with the other characters being only minor and undeveloped; acting as vehicles for Macbeth's actions. It is possible that it is not entirely Macbeth's fault for the evil deeds in the play. In Act II, Scene II Macbeth is patented as a hero, when he defeated Norway in war for his country. 'O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman' Initially, the Elizabethan audience consider Macbeth as a respectable and well like character. We do however learn that appearances can be deceptive which corresponds with the main theme; 'Fair is foul, Foul is fair' which is referred to a lot throughout the play. This theme is first introduced in Act I, Scene I where the witches foretell the struggle between the forces of evil and good in which Macbeth is to be involved. It is also an indication that all will not be as it seems. This portrays a character as being much worse if the audience's first impressions of that character were positive. Macbeth's meeting with the witches brings a prediction which symbolises the
In his planning of the death of Banquo and Fleance he did not tell his wife anything about it. It was Macbeth that chose his own fate by believing in the witches and giving into temptation both from the witches and the guidance from his wife. 'Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?' This shows that Macbeth is not purely evil and that he has a conscience. Macbeth did not kill Banquo himself for a number of reasons. Shakespeare writes his plays for the audience to not know what is going to be the final outcome before finishing the performance. He probably felt that she would take control like she did when she found out about the witches' prophecy. There could have been a number of reasons for this. She puts him under pressure to commit the murder. His was not totally surprised when he found out about the murder which would indicate that that he was prepared for such an event. 'Stop up th' access and passage to remorse, That no compuctious visitings of Nature. He independently decides to believe the supernatural powers of the witches will help him; and it is him and Lady Macbeth that make the witches prophecy come true. The next evil deed committed is the killing of Banquo, whom Macbeth fears knows too much. His intention is to remove any threat to his throne. She had the main involvement in the murder of Duncan.
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