Question

what are macbeth's first thoughts after the predictions and the possibility of becoming king? what does this say about his character?

Answer 1

Answer:

He needed to become king by kiliing Duncan and Banquo. He was seen to be Tyrannical and greedy.

Explanation:

In the Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, a certain brave Scottish general named Macbeth was said to have come across some witches with his friend Banquo when the battle they were involved in that time came to an end. The Witches predicted that Macbeth will be made Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland, and Banquo’s descendants will become kings. Banquo did not take the predictions seriously but Macbeth did.

When the first prediction happened as expected, he became Thane of Cawdor and moved by over ambition, greed and the actions of his wife, he decided to quicken the second prediction by killing the then king of Scotland, Duncan, to become king and he had the throne to himself. He did not want the third prediction to take place, he became afraid and then he made up his mind to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. He only succeeded in killing his friend only but not with his friend’s son, who was said to have escaped.  

Banquo’s ghost haunted him. Wracked with guilt and paranoia, he killed more people protect himself from enmity and suspicion. The constant shedding of blood and the war that erupted afterwards took Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death.