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He said he was so mad when he saw Duncan dead and the grooms covered in blood that he lost it and killed them. It was all lies of course. And it is not so clear that nobody saw that they were lies.

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What was the excuse Macbeth gave for killing the guard and grooms and what was his real reason?

In Act 2 Scene 3 Lines 108-112, Macbeth gave the excuse of killing the guards/grooms as the murderers of his king. But the real reason was otherwise. He killed them, so as to have no witnesses and to keep them from being interrogated as suspects.


Who did macduff believe bribed the guards to kill the king?

No one bribed the two royal guards in the Shakespearean play 'Macbeth'. Instead, Lady Macbeth [b. c. 1015] gave them drugged drinks. The guards passed out from their drinking and drugging. They couldn't save their sovereign, King Duncan I [d. August 14, 1040], or themselves from being stabbed to death.


Who gave Macbeth the idea to begin killing?

Actually he starts killing before the play starts. He is a soldier and used to chopping people in half "from the nave to the chops".


How does Lady Macbeth help frame the guards?

In the Shakespearean play, Lady Macbeth [b. c. 1015] undoubtedly managed the household at the Macbeths' home at Inverness Castle. Concurrently, her husband [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] worked as General to the Army of Scotland and as Thane of Glamis. Macbeth received a promotion to the more powerful title of Thane of Cawdor. Then he advanced to King of Scotland while his Lady became Queen.


How did Macbeth become king?

Macbeth became king after being persuaded by his wife, Lady Macbeth, to murder the original king of Scottland, Duncan. Once that was done, the thanes assumed Duncan's sons would be promoted to the throne, but they both ran away in fear they might be murdered as well. With that, Macbeth took advantage of his positioin by saying Malcom and Donalbain (Duncan's sons) killed Duncan so he could be king himself. It worked.


What did Lady Macbeth do to make others seem guilty?

Lady Macbeth gave the two royal guards drugged drinks. The two passed out, and were remiss in their responsibilities as defenders and protectors of their King, Duncan I [d. August 14, 1040]. Her husband then was able to kill the defenseless guards just as easily as he had killed his sovereign. It looked to those who found the three bloodied corpses that the guards had gotten drunk and gone crazy against their King and each other.


Did Macbeth hesitate to murder Duncan?

Yes Macbeth did hesitate to murder King Duncan, he went through allot of mental turmoil about this decision. In his soliloquy he gave good reasons for not wanting to kill Duncan 1)he is not a bad king 2) he is there in double trust. In the end Macbeth did not want to kill Duncan but it was Lady Macbeth's persuasion that caused him to commit the act. In comparison Macbeth had no hesitate in killing Banquo and Lady Macduff.


King Duncan sentenced the Thane of Cawdor to death and gave his title to?

he gave the title to Macbeth because the Thane of Cawdor committed treason and was executed for it.


How did Macbeth's mother give birth to Macbeth?

Normally. MacDuff's mother gave birth to him by Caesarian section.


Who gave Macbeth the dagger?

In Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," Macbeth sees a floating dagger that appears before him during one of his soliloquies. The dagger is a figment of his imagination and is not physically given to him by any character.


What gift for lady Macbeth did duncan entrust to banquo?

Duncan gave Lady MAcbeth a diamond, he let his servants serve her, at her house. Duncan gave Lady MAcbeth a diamond, he let his servants serve her, at her house.


Did the witches make Macbeth murder duncan?

The witches only gave Macbeth prophecies. It was his decision to do so after Lady Macbeth persuaded him. Although the witches' intentions was probably to cause this murder, the witches did not make Macbeth muder Duncan.