... , set upon and slay him, without remorse and without word" (Maginn, 193). Banquo is murdered gruesomely, he is beaten on the head and his throat is cut. Afterwards when Banquo's ghost appears to Macbeth he describes Banquo's hair as "gory locks," because his hair is covered with blood from his actual murder. (III, 4, 51) The imagery of blood also depicts Macbeth ... killed as well. He even takes his thirst of power to another level by going to war against England in order to protect his kingship. The war kills many good soldiers, including young Siward. He fought valiantly against Macbet...

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... , values, and friendships beside in order to achieve his over-vaulting ambitions, even if it means murder. At the banquet on the same night of the murder, Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost sitting on his seat, and realises that he was wrong. He feels guilty of what he had done to his best friend. The audience can see that Macbeth still has ... the guilt and shame he felt for his wrong deeds. He is also courageous. He fights on bravely, even after he realises that the witches have fooled him completely - English soldiers using wood from Birnam as camouflage, Maduff being a "caesarean baby" - an...

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