![]() ![]() ![]() He kills Macbeth and presents his head to Malcolm, the son of King Duncan and next heir to the throne. He becomes a threat to Macbeth so much so that the three witches warn Macbeth of this threat with the name of Macduff as “Beware Macduff.” It is also interesting to note that Macbeth confronts him in the last scene when he invades his castle. He doubts Macbeth’s role in the assassination of the king very early. Character #6Īlthough a minor character, role of Macduff is critical in Macbeth. His character is significant in that he realizes Macbeth the enormity of his crime. ![]() Banquo’s ghost causes Macbeth to raise an alarm during a festivity. Macbeth later gets him killed through his assassins while his son, Fleance, succeeds in escaping from the scene. He is with Macbeth when they first meet three witches but they predict that Banquo’s descendants will be the king and not Banquo himself. He is a close friend of Macbeth and an ally of King Duncan. Character #5īanquo is another general in the Scottish Army. Both of them appear by the end when Macbeth is facing a huge army led by Malcolm. He tells his brother that “There’s daggers in men’s smiles” and leave the scene. Malcolm tells Donalbain to flee to England, while he himself would be heading to Ireland. Donalbain, the wise one, advises Malcolm to escape. When they try to talk to each other, they sense dangers and immediately decide to flee. Macduff, a noble from Scotland, discovers his body and sounds the alarm where Malcolm and Donalbain first appear. When King Duncan visits Macbeth, he is assassinated. Malcolm and Donalbain are sons of King Duncan. She has used memorable words and phrases such as “inform of purpose” when referring to weakness of Macbeth and “Unsex me here” referring to her own firm resolve. She commits suicide by the end showing she could not bear the enormity of the crime. However, by the end she becomes mentally so weak that she suffers from sleepwalk and depression. Whenever Macbeth has some misgivings, she chides him. It is she who has pushed Macbeth to kill the king. She has the ruthlessness of a criminal as well as the heart of a child. Lady Macbeth is among one of the memorable characters among the Shakespearean characters. Macbeth stabs him during sleep when he visits him and tries to occupy the throne himself. He has announced rewards for Macbeth and Banquo and nominated Malcolm as his heir. He is not only kind but also very trusting fellow but is also ready to punish his opponents. He is also a relative to Macbeth, as his resemblance to Lady Macbeth’s father show it. King Duncan is a generous king of Scotland. It is because of his crimes of assassinations, treachery and betrayals. He faces his death at the hands of the invading army led by Malcolm by the end. However, his weakness lies in the fact that he is a weak-minded person who could be easily swayed by predictions of the witches and urgings of his wife. Imaginatively, he is a powerful person who can imagine of killing and then executing it. Lady Macbeth adds fuel to the fire by instigating him further. Once he starts thinking of the prophecies of becoming the king and taking hold of the state, he becomes obsessed with this thought. However, he falls prey to two wicked things the prophecies of the witches and the urgings of his wife. Besides a general, friend and thane, he is also a loving husband. A valiant and powerful soldier, Macbeth is in the inner circle of King Duncan and a very loyal relative. A general in the Scottish army and the Thane of Glamis in Scotland, Macbeth is the most memorable character in Macbeth. ![]()
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