To Kill A Mockingbird
Submitted by pluthering on November 20, 2008
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THE KILLING OF KING DUNCAN HAD UNANTICPATED CONSEQUANCES FOR BOTH MACBETH AND LADY MACBETH
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The killing of King Duncan brought about unanticipated consequences for both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth – their expectation that all would be well, despite their heinous crime, was shattered when experiences of guilt, shame and remorse come into play. Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth is enticed to do the unthinkable, but in his need for power, Macbeth fails to foresee that his biggest challenge would be living with himself after the deed was committed.
In scene two act two, Lady Macbeth enters and says that the wine which “made them drunk hath made me bold”. She had arranged everything for her husband – the servants had passed out from drinking too much, Duncan was asleep and unguarded and daggers were left for Macbeth to use. She says that if...