Classical Heroes
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In Act 2 Macbeth kills Duncan, after being persuaded to do so by his wife. His wife then returns to the scene of the crime to complete her plan by incriminating the guards. Once the murder has been carried out, Macbeth seems repentant:
"Wake Duncan with thy knocking. I would thou couldst."
(Act 2: Scene 2: Line 76)
This implies that he is regretful after killing Duncan. This is another example of Macbeth's conscience coming into play after almost being forced into doing something by Lady Macbeth. I would seem already that the 'evil tyrant' was not Macbeth, but his wife. In the following scenes, Macbeth and his wife act out their plan, and Malcom and Donalbain escape to England and Ireland respectively in order to avoid accusation. Macbeth is named king of Scotland, and is invested at Scone. This is the last of the prophecies for Macbeth (made by the witches) fulfilled.
In Act 3 Banquo begins to suspect that Macbeth ha ...
