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Who was a traitor of king duncan and ordered executed?

The traitor of King Duncan was Macbeth, who was the one who ordered his execution in the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth conspired to murder King Duncan in order to seize power.


What two things does Macbeth hallucinate?

Macbeth hallucinates a bloody dagger leading him to King Duncan's chamber before he commits regicide. Later in the play, he also hallucinates seeing the ghost of Banquo at a banquet, which symbolizes his guilt and descent into madness.


Who all died in Macbeth in scene one?

Duncan.


Who was King Duncan's Cousin?

Macbeth is Duncan's cousin, as in the play duncun say's "o worthiest cousin" to Macbeth in act 1 scene four


Did Macbeth have an accomplice when he murdered Duncan?

Yes. Lady Macbeth is the one that drugged the king's guards so they would be knocked out. She also plants the knives on the guards after Macbeth fails to do so.


Macbeth vision before he kills Duncan?

He sees a dagger in his hand like the one he will use to kill Duncan. It is purely a hallucination, the audience cannot see it.


How is Lady Macbeth stronger then Macbeth?

At the beginning of the play Macbeth feels unsure and guilty about killing King Duncan - he is supposed to be loyal towards him! Lady Macbeth plans Duncan's death without asking Macbeth first and tells him what to do. At first she is not guilty about killing him, she wants to be the stronger more manly one. After his death, guilt haunts Macbeth. However, by the end of the play the two characters have effectively swapped roles. Lady Macbeth is now driven crazy by guilt and ends up committing suicide because of it. Macbeth on the other hand is the strong powerful one, he now kills without feeling anything!


Whom does Lady Macbeth drug and why?

Lady Macbeth drugs the guards stationed outside King Duncan's chamber to ensure they are unconscious and unable to interfere with her plan to frame them for Duncan's murder. This allows Macbeth to easily access Duncan's chamber and carry out the assassination.


What is one example of the violence in Macbeth?

One example of violence in Macbeth is Macbeth's murder of King Duncan in Act 2, Scene 2. Macbeth's ambitious desire to become king drives him to commit this heinous act, illustrating the destructive consequences of unchecked ambition and the violence that can arise from it.


What is one trait for Macbeth in the story Macbeth?

Macbeth had 'volting ambition', which ultimately pushed him to kill King Duncan. His ambition was Macbeth's greatest flaw and personal weakness.


What is the context of Macbeth?

Basically, Macbeth wants all the power, and to get that power he kills king Duncan. Then when Macbeth is announced king all of a sudden Banquo ( Macbeth's best friend) suspects him. So when Macbeth finds out that Banquo is suspecting him, he gets his men to kill, Banquo. Soon after Macbeth starts feeling guilty and sees the ghost of the people he killed. Then lady Macbeth, started to feel guilty and she committed suicide. Towards the end Macduff's family are killed, by of course Macbeth. So Macduff kills Macbeth and Malcolm ( one of the sons of Duncan) becomes king.


How does lady mcbeth try to goad mcbeth into killing king duncan?

Lady macbeth wants macbeth to kill king duncan because she wants to be queen. King duncan has a lot of trust with macbeth so no one will suspect it. And she also persuades him by saying he can be king, and have all this power.