Macbeth

A detailed Summary of Macbeth

The three kings in Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," Duncan, Malcolm, and Macbeth, have quite different ways of ruling.

The three kings that reign in "Macbeth" each have a different

perspective on their ambition. Macbeth is an extremely ambitious

man who will do just about anything to achieve his goals. He is never

satisfied even after he is given the title as Thane of Cawdor. This just

makes him want the throne even more. "The Prince of Cumberland!

That is a step on which I must fall down, or else o'er leap, for in my

way it lies." (p. 159) After Duncan announced that his eldest son

Malcolm would be heir to the throne, Macbeth decided he must kill

Duncan in order to gain the throne. This is the kind of sick ambition

that Macbeth shows throughout the play. Duncan is a much less

ambitious man than Macbeth. He really shows little ambition during

his small part in the play. In the opening act of "Macbeth" the only

ambition that Duncan shows is when he finds that the Thane of

Cawdor is a traitor. "What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won." (p.

151) Duncan is talking about giving the title of Thane to Macbeth.

He shows a bit of ambition in doing this. Malcolm is King Duncan's

Macbeth with his life and Macbeth ended up taking it from him. "So I

careful about whom he trusts. Even when Macduff comes to help him

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to Macbeth. This is the complete opposite of how his father Duncan

loves, and make us even with you." (p. 223) He also calls home all of

destroyed trust. Duncan came to his castle, was a visitor to Macbeth

Approximate Word count = 819
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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