Macbeth

Macduff kills Macbeth. That fulfills the prophecy.

Macbeth tries to defeat the prophecy of "Beware Macduff" by killing Macduff's family. He is initially unconcerned with the final prophecy because he views it as impossible, even though everything else the witches have said have come true. His hubris and total lust for power blind him to these "truths."

Macbeth's attitude to the prophecies is not as straightforward as the simpleminded suggestion that he is governed by hubris and a lust for power would imply. Indeed I would suggest that he is governed by neither. What he is governed by, after Duncan is killed, is fear. He does not lust for power--he does not want to invade England, for example--but he is afraid of losing the power and authority he has. He is afraid that, since he came by the throne illegitimately, nobody will respect him. He is afraid that Banquo suspects him. Why else does he say "My fears in Banquo stick deep."? He is afraid that Macduff does not respect him as king. Why else does he say, "How sayst thou that Macduff denies his person at our great bidding?"

Part of him wants to trust the prophecies, to have that faith that quenches fear. But another part of him is afraid that the prophecies will cheat him, and that he himself must take action to fulfill them or thwart them. So, rather than let "fate crown him", he embarks on the murder to hurry the process along. Rather than accept that Banquo will "get kings", he tries to prevent it by killing him and Fleance. Rather than accept that Macduff is dangerous to him, but nobody of woman born is, he'll "make assurance doubly sure" by killing Macduff.

Macbeth is not proud or arrogant. He is frightened and desperate. He clings to the prophecies in hope that they will protect him from the danger he sees all around him. And when he realizes that that hope is a sham, he is ready to give up. Only Macduff's threat to humiliate him (the Greeks would have found Macduff to be very hubristic) blows some life into the fading ember of Macbeth's self-respect. His last speech is of a man left to his last desperate recourse:

Though Birnam Wood be come to Dunsinane,

And thou opposed being of no woman born,

Yet I will try the last. Before my body

I throw my warlike shield. Lay on, Macduff,

And damned be him that first cries, "Hold, enough!"

King James 1st of England had previously ascended the throne of Scotland as King James 6th. But although he was King of Scotland and so was Macbeth, they were no' related. King James was supposed to be descended from Banquo who was no relation of Macbeth's

Man as a sinner.

Lady Macbeth will become Queen of Scotland. The reason why she wants him to commit treason is for the benefit of her crafty self. When he becomes King she will become Queen. She is not thinking of anyone bar herself and she is using Macbeth to get to the throne. Macbeth sadly falls for his 'good' wife's idea and ends up committing a bad deed!

Thanes are like governors, and the title of thane was later turned into Earl (when Malcolm became king, "Thanes, henceforth become Earls"). Glamis (pronounced "glahm-s") is an area/province of Scotland. Macbeth holds the title of Thane of Glamis, making him the governor/local ruler of Glamis.

Upon being attacked by murderers, Banquo exclaims "Fly Fleance, Fly!" meaning "Run Fleance". His motivation for this is up to interpretation. It is obvious that Banquo wants his son to run away and live. However is it simply paternal instinct, or is he realizing that these murderers were sent by Macbeth? The witches told him that he will not be King, but someone of his descent will be a king. If so, he knows that Fleance must survive to keep the bloodline going, so that the throne can eventually be taken from Macbeth. His dying request may very well have been "Fleance, you must survive so that I can be avenged."

The Third Apparition

"All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis" - what he already is

"All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor" - who lives

"All hail Macbeth, that shalt be King herafter"

and for Banquo they said his children will be kings

She is afraid that Macbeth, being a careful and cautious man, will estimate that the potential benefits of becoming king are not a good enough reason to kill Duncan. Her plan is to put pressure on him to commit the murder.

TO make sure that it was carried through. Some even think that the third murderer was Macbeth

Either one of Malcolm's sons (who are not mentioned, so at the time of the events in the play, he may or may not have had sons). In the case that Malcolm did not have sons, (or if he did have them and they were killed or for some reason they were unable to take the throne) Donalbain, Malcolms brother and Duncan's second son, would be next in line for the throne and would become the King.

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Well, presumably the kind of things that the characters realize. Be careful what you wish for, Lady Macbeth. Do not meddle in the affairs of witches, for they are subtle and tricky, Macbeth. A government founded on fear will fall, Macbeth. Kings who are bad judges of character are at risk, Duncan.

she gets power hungry and determine to make the prophecies come true so that she will be queen and have a title as well as her husband

Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. That sounds strange, but it is probably true. Next to them, Macduff gets very emotional when he discovers the murder, but seems to get over it quite quickly. But thoughts of Duncan haunt Macbeth who says in Act III Scene II "Duncan is in his grave. After life's fitful fever he sleeps well." And Lady Macbeth cannot shake off thoughts of Duncan either; in her sleepwalking scene she says, "But who would have thought the old man to have so much blood in him?"

Macduff is suspicious and knows Macbeth killed the King. Macduff is also forming an army in England with Malcolm. Because Macduff is in England and Macbeth can't reach him, he figures the only way to hurt and destroy him is to kill his family. He sends murderers to the house and they all die. Macduff is still alive and Macbeth is getting tired of living and just wants to die. When Macduff tells everyone about Macbeth's murder, he doesn't care any more. At the battle field Macduff tells Macbeth that if he just gives up now and doesn't fight he'll humiliate him infront of the whole Scotland. He even will do it if he doesn't give up. That makes Macbeth angry again and he drops his shield (either to show that he still, only a little bit, doesn't want to live or to just challenge Macduff further), the two fight and soon Macduff cuts his head off and puts it on a stick and marches around with it.

Seyton tells Macbeth that his wife his just died.

To receive satisfaction from the hopelessly impaired part of the Narnia

Ross told Macbeth that he was now the thane of Cawdor just after the 3 witches made that prediction

Uh, no. Banquo and Macduff are both the same age, both with sons who are young kids (and who both appear in the play).

Macbeth Tells The Murderers In Line 144-152 To Go And

Banquo, Fleance, Lady Macduff and her children

All human beings deserve some sympathy. To be sure, Lady Macbeth did a very wicked thing in pushing Macbeth to murder Duncan. But instead of gaining by it she got nothing and lost all she had, including her peace of mind and the love and companionship of her husband, who turned into a horrible monster. In the end she was so miserable and tortured by guilt that she killed herself. She may have deserved that end, but nobody can help but feel that it is sad what happened to her. If she had only been able to foresee that beforehand, she might have been happy.

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.

Banquo's heirs are prophesied to become kings. Macbeth tries to frustrate this by having Banquo and his child killed, but he fails because Fleance lives on to become the father of a line of kings