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We have to distinguish here between being a traitor to Scotland and being a traitor to the king. Macbeth is certainly a traitor to his king by murdering him. But is he a traitor to Scotland? Perhaps in the sense that the atmosphere of unease and paranoia he creates with his own unease and paranoia does Scotland no good. However, look closely at Malcolm. Malcolm invades Scotland with an English army, and his closest confidant is Siward, an Englishman. His first act as king is to abolish the Scottish title of Thane and set up the English one of Earl. Culturally and politically he is betraying Scotland to the English.
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∙ 7y agoMalcolm. He leads an army of Englishmen to take over Scotland, and almost the first thing he does is to abolish the Scottish title of "Thane" and replace it with the English one "Earl". Macbeth, to be sure, is a traitor to his king, King Duncan, but he does not attack Scottish culture, and so is not a traitor to Scotland. If you like, you can think of the difference between an American Vice-President who murders the President so he can take over as opposed to an American Vice-President who leads a Chinese army to take over the United States and, as his first act, abolishes the title of "President" and replaces it with "Chairman of the Communist Party". Which one is a traitor to his country?
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∙ 7y agoMacbeth, principally, by killing Duncan. We also hear about Macdonweald and the Thane of Cawdor who both join the Norwegians to fight against Scotland. Actually, Malcolm, Macduff and the rest of the Scots in that army are traitors for attacking the legitimate king of Scotland, Macbeth.
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∙ 13y agoMacDonwald the Thane of Cawdor
(Whoops! Macbeth does, in fact, disembowel and decapitate Macdonwald, but Macdonwald is not the Thane of Cawdor.)
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∙ 12y agoHe kills... -King Duncan -Banquo -Macduff's family
and in act 5 Macbeth fights young siward and eventually kills him..
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∙ 10y agoKing Duncan. In thinking about this, Shakespeare has Macbeth use the word "assassination", the first recorded use of this word in English.
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What does macduff vow to do to Macbeth and why?
After learning that he killed Macdonwald, the Thane of Cawdor (the traitor of Scotland), Duncan makes Macbeth the new Thane of Cawdor. He makes Macbeth the Thane because of his valiance in battle. After all, when a battle is done now-a days, awards and battle decorations are handed out, and the guys who were the bravest, most valiant soldiers are given awards like the Medal of Honor. Except that Macdonwald (whom Macbeth unseamed from the nave to the chaps) is a totally different person from "That most disloyal traitor, the Thane of Cawdor" (who was captured and later executed "Is execution done on Cawdor?"). In fact, they must have been involved in two totally seperate battles (as indeed they were historically) because Macbeth had no idea that the Thane of Cawdor was a traitor or had been condemned when the witches predict that he will be Cawdor or when Ross announces that he has been given the title. He could not have been involved in that battle. Macbeth was given the title of Thane of Cawdor for his valour in battle all right, but not because he had personally defeated the previous Thane. Macbeth never fought the previous Thane.
Who are the traitors at the beginning of Macbeth play?
At the beginning of the play in act 1 the Thane of Cawdor (the earlier one, not Macbeth) is a traitor, and also a guy called Macdonweald whom Macbeth defeats.
Who was gruoch Macbeth's first husband?
Prior to her marriage to Macbeth, Lady Macbeth was previously married to a guy called Gillecomlan, by whom she had a son. This is not stated in Shakespeare's play, but explains how Lady M has "given suck" while she and Macbeth have no children.
What leads Duncan to honor Macbeth?
He says so himself. "There's no art to find the minds's construction in the face. He was a gentleman upon whom I built an absolute trust." This of the first Thane of Cawdor he made the mistake of trusting.
Whom does Duncan refer to his peerless kinsman?
Macbeth
What does macduff vow to do to Macbeth and why?
After learning that he killed Macdonwald, the Thane of Cawdor (the traitor of Scotland), Duncan makes Macbeth the new Thane of Cawdor. He makes Macbeth the Thane because of his valiance in battle. After all, when a battle is done now-a days, awards and battle decorations are handed out, and the guys who were the bravest, most valiant soldiers are given awards like the Medal of Honor. Except that Macdonwald (whom Macbeth unseamed from the nave to the chaps) is a totally different person from "That most disloyal traitor, the Thane of Cawdor" (who was captured and later executed "Is execution done on Cawdor?"). In fact, they must have been involved in two totally seperate battles (as indeed they were historically) because Macbeth had no idea that the Thane of Cawdor was a traitor or had been condemned when the witches predict that he will be Cawdor or when Ross announces that he has been given the title. He could not have been involved in that battle. Macbeth was given the title of Thane of Cawdor for his valour in battle all right, but not because he had personally defeated the previous Thane. Macbeth never fought the previous Thane.
Who are the traitors at the beginning of Macbeth play?
At the beginning of the play in act 1 the Thane of Cawdor (the earlier one, not Macbeth) is a traitor, and also a guy called Macdonweald whom Macbeth defeats.
Whom did Macbeth kill in the battle with the English forces?
Hard to say exactly. He killed Duncan himself, so he doesn't count. He has Banquo killed. He has Lady Macduff killed. He has Macduff's children (unclear how many of these there are, but more than two anyway) and Servants (again unclear how many) killed. Do we want to count the soldiers who died fighting for him? Probably not.
What reason does Macbeth give or killing the groomsmen of Duncan?
Macbeth claims that he killed the groomsmen out of fury and grief for the murder of King Duncan, whom he believes the groomsmen had conspired against. However, it is widely speculated that Macbeth actually killed them in order to prevent them from revealing his own guilt in the murder of Duncan.
How was king ducan killed?
King Duncan was killed by Macbeth, who stabbed him to death while he was sleeping in his chambers in Macbeth's castle. This act was orchestrated by Lady Macbeth and was part of the plan to seize the throne.
Who was gruoch Macbeth's first husband?
Prior to her marriage to Macbeth, Lady Macbeth was previously married to a guy called Gillecomlan, by whom she had a son. This is not stated in Shakespeare's play, but explains how Lady M has "given suck" while she and Macbeth have no children.
What leads Duncan to honor Macbeth?
He says so himself. "There's no art to find the minds's construction in the face. He was a gentleman upon whom I built an absolute trust." This of the first Thane of Cawdor he made the mistake of trusting.
What was the number of northern soldiers in the battle of chickamauga?
In the Battle of Chickamauga fought 58,000 Union Soldiers, of whom 1,657 were killed, 9,756 wounded and 4,757 missing.
Whose ghost appears to Macbeth at a banquet in A Christmas Carol?
"Macbeth" and "A Christmas Carol" are two different storys. Macbeth is a play by William shakespeare and Christmas Carol is a book by Charles Dickins. In Macbeth The ghost that apears to Macbet is called Banquo, the Man whom Macbeth Killed so that his Children would not mess up the chances of him being King. In a Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by 3 spirits. Ghoast of Christmas past, present and future.
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.
In the battle whom killed the Magellan by sword or something else?
by a group of natives on Philippine islands who killed him with a spear through his foot and a poisond arrow through his heart
Whom does Duncan refer to his peerless kinsman?
Macbeth
