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MacbethMacbeth was a general of King Duncans Scottish Army, he started off to be a great and given up man to King and country but many events occurred that lead to the knowledge of many enemies and his death.Macbeth sends a letter to peeress Macbeth telling her of the witchs proficies in which they said he would be king. After reading the letter a messenger came and told Lady Macbeth that King Duncan leave be climax to dinner that evening, she quickly concludes that in order of Macbeth to be King, Duncan must pass by that very night, She knows that it will not be easy persuading Macbeth to go by with the murder, because she says he is the milk of human kindness. When Macbeth arrives at the castle Lady Macbeth greets him by telling him that they must kill Duncan, he first seems indecisive but Lady Macbeth assures him he will be king by the next day.Later that night Lady Macbeth drugged the kings attendants when he was asleep, then she gives the signal for Macbeth to kill Dunc an, so Macbeth enters Duncans mode and draws his dagger and kills him, After the deed is done Macbeth wishes he hadnt asleep(p) along with the murder, he expresses this by looking at his hands cover with Duncans blood and says what a sorry sight.After alone the investigations the castle dismisses the case as the ii attendants the murderers. Once Macbeth is crowned king of Scotland he thinks about the people who would have the closest idea that he was responsible for the murder of Duncan, he then realises the closest person would be Banquo who was there when the witches told the prophecies to Macbeth, and although Macbeth is unsure Banquo is already starting to suspect him of the murder. Days posterior Macbeth finds out that Banquo and Fleance are going hunt club the next day, he first of all arranges a feast in honour of Banquo the day they go hunting to clear his name for any wrong doing, then he hires two assassins to kill Banquo and his son while they are hunting, but firs t he has to talk Lady Macbeth into it, he does so by scarring her, saying we will eat our meals in fear and sleep in the affliction of the of these sinful dreams. The next day just before the feast the assassins enter Macbeths room and tells him that they have killed Banquo but not his son, because he had fled before they could do so.