... win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truth, Win us with honest trifles, to betray's In deepest consequence." Macbeth begins to get frightened of how he will become king. He says to himself that the picture of murdering Duncan, to be crowned, horrifies him. "Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair, And make my seated heart knock at my ribs," He decides ... due to the evil she summoned earlier in the scene. Act 1 Scene 6 starts with Duncan arriving at Macbeth's castle. There is a lot of irony in this small penultimate scene of act 1. Duncan comments on the pleasant atmosp...

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... the natural order prevail but then changes his mind again when Duncan announces that his son Malcom is to be his successor. Macbeth intends to destroy this. Macbeth has a change of heart before he reaches home until his wife persuades him that it can be done safely. Macbeth leaves the banquet that is to be Duncan's last, deciding not to do it ... is strong; when Macbeth is determined, Lady Macbeth is tortured. In conclusion, Macbeth is, for the most of it, responsible for the evil deeds. In Shakespearean times it have been said that he was the victim of the powers of darkness such when ...

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... kings. Banquo a bit more cautious than Macbeth warns him (the good is bad thing, remember) "oftentimes, to win us to our harm, / The instruments of darkness (the witches) tell us truths, / Win us with honest trifle, to betray's / In deepest consequence." Or, don't trust witches. Do you think Macbeth is paying attention? Does he already have other things on his mind: "If chance ... us how kind he was. No matter because good is bad is back as Lady M tells Macbeth to "Look like th" innocent flower, / But be the serpent under "t." Notice the irony in the comment "He (Duncan) that's coming /...

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... ; false face must hide what the false heart doth know."" Macbeth and Lady Macbeth seem to have good communication but that deteriorated as the play went on, to the point were Macbeth didn't tell her he instructed people to murder Banquo. The later the play went on, the less the involvement she has to play in Macbeth's downfall to the point were ... a good man but he was mistaken as he deceived Duncan and then he was greatly wrong about Macbeth. They trusted Macbeth even so he gave him the title Thane of Cawdor. It was dramatic irony that as Duncan's trust grew; Macbeth was plotting to ki...

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• Grade Level: High School