FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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People are saying that Macbeth is a wise ruler
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People are saying that Macbeth is a mad king
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People are saying that Macbeth is not the rightful heir
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People are saying that Macbeth is not mentally well to rule
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Detailed explanation-1: -Macbeth says to himself that the king “Hath borne his faculties [royal powers] so meek, hath been / So clear [uncorrupted] in his great office, that his virtues / Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against / The deep damnation of his taking-off” (1.7. 17-20).
Detailed explanation-2: -Macbeth is described at first as a mighty, courageous warrior devoted to King Duncan. However, Macbeth realizes his importance and evil enters his mind, corrupting his motives. While in the poem, Beowulf, the protagonist, Beowulf, is also portrayed as mighty, courageous warrior, but is devoted to King Hrothgar.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Witches’ Prophecy The witches gather on the moor and cast a spell as Macbeth and Banquo arrive. The witches hail Macbeth first by his title Thane of Glamis, then as Thane of Cawdor and finally as king.
Detailed explanation-4: -He knows that Duncan has been a good and wise king. Macbeth also acknowledges that his role as Duncan’s host and subject is to protect his king, not murder him in his sleep. Macbeth senses that the murder will change his life, by making him king, but also by unleashing his dark ambition on the world.