FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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He was drunk and didn’t realize what he had done. He didn’t want anyone to suspect Lady Macbeth
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He did it out of love for Duncan and rage against the guard, but he actually wanted to be rid of any possible witnesses
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They were attacking him, and he did it in self defense. He wanted it to look like a plot to murder him, too
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The witches predicted it, and he could not help himself. He was afraid they would not be loyal to him once he became king
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Detailed explanation-1: -What excuse or explanation did Macbeth give for killing the guards (grooms)? What is his real reason? He did it out of pain and rage, but he actually wanted to be rid of any possible witnesses to the murder. Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave?
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Macbeth claims that he found the men covered in King Duncan’s blood. Overwrought with grief and guided by a desire to avenge his king, Macbeth killed them. In this way, Macbeth directs suspicion away from himself by providing different suspects.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why does Macbeth believe he needs to kill King Duncan? Macbeth believes he needs to kill King Duncan because he sees the king’s son, Malcolm, as a threat to the throne.
Detailed explanation-4: -What happens to the guards in Macbeth Act 2 Scene 3? Macbeth kills the guards in Act 2, Scene 3. Although he tells the men that he killed them because they had killed Duncan, in reality, he kills them to eliminate any guilt that might fall on him.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: Even though Lady Macbeth wants Duncan dead, she will not kill him herself. The excuse she gives is that, when Duncan is asleep, he looks too much like her own father. She says, ‘Had he not resembled/My father as he slept, I had done ‘t.