Macbeth Character Map Analysis

1. Macbeth Character Map Analysis France Wanise Saintil 10th grade College English 10th Friday June 11, 2013

2. Summary • The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare takes place in medieval of Scotland. This tragedy play Macbeth is about when the three witches tell Macbeth and his best friend Banquo their prophecy. Macbeth will be king but Banqou will be a better men than Macbeth and Banquo's son Fleance will be king. Lady Macbeth call Macbeth coward not a men so Macbeth can kill Duncan the real king. Duncan have son that was next in line to be king. Lady Macbeth start to feel guilty but at first it was Macbeth that feels guilty. Macbeth kill his best friend Banqou and almost kill Banquo’s son Fleance because Macbeth don’t want Banqou to have kids anymore and for Flearence to not be king. Now Macbeth start seeing Banqou’s ghost, so he went to see the three witches. Macbeth heard the apparition say first, Macbeth beware of Macduff, second Macbeth no person who born from a women should harm you and third be brave, don’t care about anything because you will be king until the great birnam wood come to high dunsinane. So Macduff went England. To see if Malcolm can help him overthrown Macbeth so at first Malcolm did not believe him, so Malcolm put him on a test and he pass it. When Ross came to do the something he tells Macduff his whole family been murder. Macduff was anger but Malcolm tell him to not be anger to get revenge on Malcolm. So they join together with 10 thousand men to get revenge on Macbeth. But Macbeth soldiers and noblemen going to war but don’t wont to because they don’t like Macbeth. In the end we find out Macduff was not born from a woman and Macbeth fight with him at the end he cam with Macbeth in his hand. In conclusion Malcolm give a big speech that his going to a great king just like her father and he will share his crown or power with others.

3. Banquo-three witches “Lesser than Macbeth, and greater”and “not so happy, get much happier”(Shakespeare 40). • The three witches prophecies about Banquo says he will not be king but he will be successful. The three witches influence Banquo to believe that he is a threat to Macbeth because Banquo’s son Fleance is going to be king according to the witches. Superstion played an important role in Baquo and the three witches relationship. When Macbeth was truly believe in the prophecies 100% but Banquo was cautious about the prophecies. Banquo is smart to figure out what kind of person the three withes are.

4. “unsex me and fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty! Make thick my blood, stop up the access and passage to remorse” (Shakespeare 12). • Lady Macbeth tells Duncan to fill her with evil from the head to the toe and less as a woman and more as a man that no one can stop her evil plan. Power played an important relationship between Duncan and Lady Macbeth to fill her with everything that is evil so she can rules as a woman. Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan. The relationship is power Lady Macbeth have to much power now she even make persuade some one to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth- Duncan

5. “O, treachery ! Fly, good fleance, fly, fly, fly! Thou mayst revenge's, slave”(Shakespeare 40). • When the witches tells Banquo his prophecies he know he was a threat to Macbeth. Banquo realize that Macbeth believe on the prophecies and want to kill Fleance. Faith /Destiny played an important role in this relationship. As Macbeth believes the prophecies he will be king his blind by his ambition but Banquo’s son prophecies was a destiny. Banquo to son Fleance is to get out of their and someday you will revenge on Macbeth. This relationship shows best friend can turn out to be your worse enemy. Banquo- Macbeth

6. “their drenched natures lie as a death, what cannot you and I perfom upon the unguarded Duncan” (Shakespeare 17). • Lady Macbeth persuade Macbeth to kill Duncan and after that two blames it on the guard. Lady Macbeth influence Macbeth to kill Duncan and blame it on the Guards. Blind ambitious and power played an important role in this two life. When Macbeth did not want to do it Lady Macbeth question his manhood. Lady Macbeth feels powerful and Macbeth is now blind ambitious. Actually both is the want to powerful. Macbeth- Lady Macbeth