As Macbeth and Banquo are walking across the moor after a victory, they encounter 3 witches who prophesize Macbeth’s appointing as Thane of Cawdor and eventual king of Scotland. Not believing the witches, they return to greet King Duncan and tell of their victory. Upon their arrival, Macbeth is informed that he is the newly appointed Thane of Cawdor. At this point, the tone of the play changes completely from one of boastful victory and joy to evil greed and murder. Duncan told Macbeth he would be dining at his house that evening. Already conjuring up a plot to murder Duncan, M

“Had I but died an hour before this chance,

There’s nothing serious in mortality:

The whole basis of the play, Macbeth, is the pains of greed. The guilt that goes along with its actions, the whirlwind it sucks you into and the eventual backlash of indirect revenge from those you harmed. Whether a greedy person’s conscience haunts them or not does not change the fact that those who aren’t greedy end up better off. Money and power can buy objects, but happiness, love and prosperity are not for sale.

Is left this vault to brag of.” (Act II, scene III, pg. 69)

The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees

When Macbeth makes the choice to kill Macduff’s family, its not to make him angry it is to end his plan for rebellion against Macbeth. Macduff is so damaged by the murder of his wife and son that he forgets about the rebellion and grieves instead. Macbeth wanted the child to die in a horrible manner with the mother watching which just adds to the cruelty and maliciousness of his greed. At this point, Macbeth isn’t just out to kill off his enemies, he is out to emotionally tear them apart to prevent anyone from advancing on his thro

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