Who_Or_What_Was_Responsible_For_The_Death_Of_King_Duncan_

Who Or What Was Responsible For The Death Of King Duncan' Who or what was responsible for the death of King Duncan' In the play Macbeth, we can argue that there are three possible choices for who is most responsible for the murder of King Duncan. The first choice is the witches. In the whole of the play, they seem to embody evil and make a morally corrupt atmosphere. In Elizabethan times, they were regarded as evil so these prophecies would be thought to be evil. Macbeth first meets them after the battle against the Norway and they predict that he will be Thane of Cawdor and then King. At first, he cannot believe this but when he finds out he is Thane of Cawdor, he and Banquo are surprised. Banquo says, 'Can the devil speak true'' in surprise. This shows us they did not expect the witches to be telling the truth. After this Macbeth seems to be astonished and Banquo points out 'Look how our partner's rapt', which shows us Macbeth is deep in thought about the third prophecy. Therefore, we could argue that the witches make him feel that he will be king and that it is his destiny. He is always thinking about the prophecies after this and macbeth, murder, says, witches, king, banquo, should, shows, out, knows, first, duncan, because, lady, evil, ambition, after, thought, therefore, thane, saying, responsible, push, prophecies, one, man, make, daggers, choice, cawdor, being, back, argue, against, about