Why was Macbeth murdered?

Answer 1

Lady Macbeth was worried about Macbeth because she thought he was a coward. When he clearly was not. After he slaughtered Macdonweald. She worried that Macbeth wasn't capable of murdering King Duncan.

Answer 2

Macbeth was murdered because he became a tyrannical and ruthless king, causing unrest and opposition among his subjects. In the end, his own ambition and the actions he took to secure power led to his downfall and eventual murder.

Answer 3

In the Shakespearean play, Macbeth [d. August 15, 1057] was unhinged by his bloodied murders of King Duncan I [d. August 14, 1040] and the two royal guards. He feared that he'd wouldn't get a good night's sleep again. He indeed feared that he had murdered sleep [Act 2 Scene 2 Lines 42-43].

Answer 4

Once he has become king, he starts to worry that somehow or other he will lose his throne. He is afraid of exposure because it will turn everyone against him. But everyone turns against him anyway, and he then uses spies ("a servant fee'd") and secret murderers to try to foil the plots he imagines happening.

Answer 5

Macbeth was murdered because he was a terrible tyrant who was murdering everyone who got in his way. He was bringing Hell to Scotland and there were more and more deaths everyday.

Answer 6

He was scared when the ghost of Banquo showed up at his supper party.

Answer 7

Everyone at one point or another.