... find it strangely amusing how much sympathy is given to a murderous, ruthless couple. William Shakespeare cleverly keeps the sympathy towards Macbeth by describing Macbeth's hesitancy to kill King Duncan, how delusional and crazy he becomes after the murder of the king and Banquo, and his reaction to Lady Macbeth's suicide. Sympathy is shown to Macbeth because of his unwilling actions to murder King Duncan. For example ... not only did his wife encourage the murder, but it was also a very difficult task for him to fulfill. Another way Shakespeare straightforwardly creates a sense of symp...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... not murder Duncan, describing his loyalty and appreciation for the king. Lady Macbeth bluntly states that Duncan must be murdered and tells Macbeth that the murder is a test of his manhood, leaving Macbeth no choice but to save his dignity by committing the murder. Had Lady Macbeth agreed with Macbeth's refusal to kill Duncan, Macbeth would not have gone through with it, allowing fate to take its ... to take any actions in order to fulfill these prophecies told to him by the witches, or was it an inevitable fate that Macbeth could not change? The witches predictions all turned out to be...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate