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Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare in the early 17th century and is about death and deceit between Scottish nobles. At the time when the play was written the story in the play was very relevant, with witchcraft just becoming an executable offence and in the play a king is killed which was and a still is a very serious offence but even more back them because people thought the king was chosen by god, so killing a king was going against god and nature. Both of these things would have caused a lot of controversy. The play is also written for the king at the time James. One of his ancestors was Banquo a character in the play. In real life Banquo was evil but Shakespeare made Macbeth the evil one and Banquo the good one to please the King. Also the themes of deceit and rebellion are relevant to the time, mainly due to the gun powder plot than had only just happened. The first scene sets the scene with the mysterious gathering of the three witches. The use of thunder and lighting in the scene is a symbol of evil and gives a m
The witches' prophesises meeting Macbeth upon the heath after the battle is complete The second scene is perhaps the true start to the play. However it seems that Macbeth is loyal to the king and a very trustworthy character. 'My thought, whose murder is yet just fantastical'. In the third scene the witches are upon the heath, when Macbeth and Banquo enter. He demands to know more 'Say you imperfect speakers tell me more'. However as soon as Macbeth becomes Thane his lies begin, as he claims he has forgotten about killing the king to Banquo, Ross and Angus, when in fact the idea is right at the back of his mind the whole time. This demonstrates that his thoughts are only fantastical at the moment. At first Macbeth seems taken back, however he soon dismisses the prediction. The witches greet Macbeth as the thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland. Banquo is similarly surprised and question the accuracy of the witches' predictions. He also sees him as a brave and loyal soldier. ' This shows that the king thinks so highly of Macbeth that he sees him as a relative. In this scene a wounded sergeant is telling the king how Macbeth won the battle for the Scotland. Macbeth is shocked and questions Ross, Ross then explains the thane of Cawdor treachery.
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