Essay on Macbeth
Shakespeares Macbeth features several key characters. Of these main characters Macbeth, his wife and the three witches are, in general, regarded as the evil personae. ... In this case the good characters are Malcolm, Macduff, Banquo – and all the other people fighting against the evil tyrant Macbeth. However, there is one good character that does not fight Macbeth. ... This character is the good King Duncan, whom Macbeth has decided to murder, in order to become King himself. Before Macbeth murders Duncan he has great doubts, because there are three very valid reasons not to kill the old man. First of all, Macbeth is Duncans servant, a knight in his service. ... Macbeth then gives the second reason not to kill Duncan, as he proceeds to say, . ... Macbeth has given two perfectly fine reasons not to murder Duncan; he would be breaking the unwritten rules of both loyalty and hospitality. ... And Macbeth sees this as well, as he says, Besides, this Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been So clear in his great office, that his virtues Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against The deep damnation of his taking-off; (I. ... 16-20) Here Macbeth says that Duncan is a righteous and good King. ... This is shown when Macbeth, after he has murdered Duncan, cannot say "Amen" anymore – and this scares him, because he knows Heaven does not approve of his deed.