Murderer Leaves And M example essay topic

Scene 1: The royal palace at Forres, Banquo talks on his own, he fears M has become King through evil means, but does not worry as he believes that the prediction the witches gave him will now come true. Then others come in, M requests Banquo presence at the feast they are having. M asks B where he is going, and then spreads rumours about the Kings sons. M asks B whether Fleance is going with him and then he dismisses court, leaving him and a servant alone, then M sends servant to get the two murderers, while servant is gone he has a bid soliloquy, which is, briefly, to not be safely guaranteed being king, is not worth being king at all, M is scared of B-B has wisdom to guide his valour, fears no-one but B. Annoyed that B will have line of kings and he wont barren sceptre and fruitless crown. Decides that he has had all this worry for Bs sons and not his. Then murderers enter, M persuades them to kill Banquo with 3 things, B is their enemy, they are the scum of mankind if they dont kill him, and that he, M, will favour them greatly if they carry out the deed.

Murderers say thet have had such bad lives that theyll do anything. M gives reason for not being able to kill B openly-for certain friends are both his and mine-them tells murderers that he will tell them where to be in order to kill B and F. Key Phrases: (soliloquy not included) I fear / Thou played st most foully fort, B on his own thinking M had become king dishonestly. Fail not our feast, M tells B not to miss the feast even though he is planning to have him killed so that he wont be able to. Somewhat ironic taking later scenes into account. Ay, in the catalogue ye go for men. name of dogs, M telling murderers that they are at the bottom of the pile of mankind.

Banquo thy souls flight / If i find heaven, must find it out tonight., lovely rhyming end to scene. Scene 2: A room in Macbeth's palace, LM is worried and tells M not to worry about whats been done, but he is still bothered-we have scorched the snake, not killed it-M says he is jealous of D, as he gets to rest in death. M tells LM to be very nice to B at the banquet-tells her again to look like the flower but the serpent under, but in other words. M hints at the bad things that will happen and LM asks him what, he tells her not worry, almost as if he is protecting her. Key Phrases: Noughts had, alls spent / Where our desire is got without content, LM saying nothings gained and everythings lost. Tis safer to be that which we destroy / Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy, LM again, saying shouldnt be complacent.

Be innocent of the knowledge dearest chuck, M not telling LM his plans, he doesnt want to include her, trying to protect her, not to implicate her Things bad begun, make string themselves by ill, M saying that a bad thing can be turned good by doing another bad thing, but 2 wrongs do not make a right. Scene 3: A lonely place near Forres, the murder takes place but Fleance scarpers. Scene 4: The banqueting hall at Forres, the Banquet takes place, murderer enter to tell M B is dead but F escaped, M says he is worried again. Murderer leaves and M goes to sit down and the ghost scene happens and then again, LM tells lords to leave. Lords leave; LM and M are left alone. M worries about murder and strange things and then complains that Macduff said he did not want to come to the banquet.

M says he will go and see the witches the next day. LM says that he needs to sleep, they leave with M saying that they still have far to go. Key Phrases: Thou canst not say I did it; never shake / Thy gory locks at me! -M when he see Bs ghost.

It will have blood they say What is the night M talking to LM about how a murder will result in another murder, he goes on to say that prophecies and birds have brought forth the murderer. Scene 5: A desolate Place, Hecate has a go at the witches for meddling with Macbeth and his affairs and says that they must confuse and confound the over confident M, H leaves. Key Phrases: Hath been but for a wayward son-H saying that M is evil / sinister. Love for his own ends, not for you-H saying M does not care about the witches, only himself.

Scene 6: The castle of Lennox, L is talking to another Lord and he keeps hinting at M being a traitor, being the murderer, without ever actually saying it. Tells lord about Macduff refusing to go to Ms banquet and how Macduff wants to overthrow M with the king of England's help. Key Phrases: Men must not walk too late L says that if men walk too late at night, they will be killed. 357.