His language is formal and his speeches full of grace and graciousness, whether on the battlefield in Act I, Scene 2, where his talk concerns matters of honor, or when greeting his kind hostess Lady Macbeth in Act I, Scene 6. Duncan also expresses humility a feature that Macbeth lacks when he admits his failure in spotting the previous Thane of Cawdor's treachery: "There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face" I: 4, Most importantly, Duncan is the representative of God on earth, ruling by divine right ordained by God , a feature of kingship strongly endorsed by King James I, for whom the play was performed in This "divinity" of the king is made clear on several occasions in the play, most notably when Macbeth talks of the murdered Duncan as having "silver skin lac'd with.
In a tragic play, the fatal flaw refers to the basic mistake in the central character's personality which drives their actions. Macbeth is basically a good man who goes wrong. He is driven by a need for power which eventually sets him on a path to his own destruction.
His wife shares this fatal flaw with him. What news? Macbeth has been thinking about whether or not he should murder Duncan. He reaches the conclusion that the only thing that is motivating him his 'spur' is ambition which he compares to a horse leaping over an obstacle 'vaulting ambition'.
As for the horse and rider, what is on the other side of the obstacle is unknown - it could, of course, be disaster. However, before Macbeth can complete the thought and turn away from the crime, he is interrupted by Lady Macbeth entering. Had she not appeared at this point, the outcome might have been different. In Macbeth, Shakespeare shows us three very different leaders.
Duncan is not a good king as although he is kind and generous, he is weak. Macbeth is strong but becomes a bullying dictator. It is not the fact that he does not love Maggie it is that he can not love Maggie due to loss of attraction. He is denying himself for Big Daddy only to not disappoint him because he is the son. He loves Big Daddy and to tell him the news while he is on his death time would leave Brick to the thought of Big Daddy dying in disappointment through his son.
They mock him, taunting him about how far he has fallen. He responds in anger, wanting to hear more prophecies. He obviously feels more entitled now, and his ambition has thoroughly succeeded in corrupting him to the point of no return.
He is now king; his friend though, in his eyes as of late, his enemy, Banquo, is dead and out of the way; and he is on a mission to kill any others who stand in his way and jeopardize his crown. The witches inform him that none of women born will kill him, but Macbeth still insists that he will kill not only Macduff, but his entire family and staff, just to be on the safe side of things.
For example, his performance of King Henry V displayed his capability to be dignified noble as well as fighting as a soldier admits his brothers regardless of whether he was the higher rank than them. However, we know that this side of Macbeth falters after the exposition of the play.
For this reason, we must look to his role as Loki for the sly and devious nature every Macbeth needs to have. First is the prophecy that the three witches proclaim to him and Banquo in the forest.
This occasion is what starts the entire debate of possessing power or not through violence. Next is Lady Macbeth for the reason that she is thinking of the benefits being the queen will have. So far, Shakespeare wanted the audience to not necessarily villainize Macbeth, but see him in a bad. Being an iron king, he had to lose his family members in order to change his perspective on his deeds.
The contrasting roles between father and son are spoken to be said that women should have equal rights as well as that they can speak their mind and not be discriminated. Macbeth was a loyal king and always want to defend his country. In this quote it 's showing how king Duncan trust macbeth and rewarded him with being the thane of cawdor.
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