Macbeth

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erland, who has provided him with an army, ten thousand strong. He leads the soldiers to victory over Macbeth, and it appears that he will reign brilliantly at play’s end because he is a virtuous and an intelligent young man.
Macbeth = The Thane of Glamis, then Thane of Cawdor, and then King of Scotland as the witches prophesy. He is Thane of Glamis by birthright, and he achieves Thane of Cawdor through his unparalleled bravery and prowess in a recent war to squelch a rebellion led in part by the traitorous Thane of Cawdor. Before he received the official word of his promotion to Thane of Cawdor, three witches visited him and his friend Banquo and predicted that Macbeth would become Thane of Cawdor and then the King of Scotland thereafter. The witches predicted for Banquo that he would father a line of kings, although he would not be a king himself –the implication being that Macbeth will die leaving his throne empty for Banquo’s issue. The truth of the first prediction that he will become Thane of Cawdor, makes him hungry for the fulfillment of the second prediction, the throne of Scotland. At first, Macbeth is content to see what the fates have in store for them. After all, he might not have to d!
o anything to achieve the throne since Thane of Cawdor was achieved so effortlessly. In a subsequent post-war meeting with Duncan and the other thanes, Duncan announces Malcolm as his heir. Macbeth realizes that the throne, on the other hand, willnotcomeaseasily.
He tells his wife Lady Macbeth of the witches’ predictions and their confirmed truth. He promises his wife royal greatness, and she makes him hold his promise. Even when it becomes clear to him that he should not commit the murder of Duncan for fear of the consequences, Lady Macbeth appeals to his impulsive and insecure side to proceed with the assassination. One could argue that were it not for the suggestion of the witches or the prodding of his wife, he neve...