right or wrong. In the play Macbeth it was fear that was the main

motivating factor that influenced the outcome of the play. This can be

proved by the subsequent murders that followed after Duncan's, why

were these committed? Because Macbeth was scared of being caught and

having to pay for the wrongs he had done. Also look at Lady Macbeth,

he constant washing of her hands, sleepwalking and other behaviour

like this. All done out of fear, and like her husband fear of being

caught. The final piece of proof I offer is Macbeth's actions, they

were all due to fear, not only of being caught but of the witches'

prophecies, he was scared of them coming true and tried to stop them

from happening. This whole play was inspired by fear and what it and

To begin, we'll address Macbeth's subsequent murders, following

Duncan's. For Macbeth, he's just killed the King of Scotland and

blamed it on his son. It worked and he became King, however he

remembered the witches' prophecies. They claimed that Macbeth would be

King, but it would be Banquo's children that would follow after him.

anything that will give him an edge in the final battle. Macbeth's

of fear for Macbeth, after all where has he learned everything from.

Macbeth mad for power which he ended up getting. But after the first

To make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings!

him. And he is also told that he will not be defeated until the trees

[Act IV, S I, L 77], well now that Macbeth has heard this, he believes

able to handle what she has done to Duncan. As shown in this quote

of Birnam Wood move towards his castle. He has put all his faith in

these prophecies, what the witches say must be true because of the

losing the impending battle with England, makes Macbeth start doing

Here Lady Macbeth is trying to wash out what she sees as being

before the battle against the english is about to begin. This taking

made Macbeth kill to become king. As well as Banquo's children

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Approximate Word count = 985
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)