Banquo's Influence On Macbeth
How has someone or something been so influential in life that it causes certain decisions or choices to be made? In Shakespeare’s drama, Macbeth is endlessly being influenced by the characters in the play. Towards the beginning, Macbeth and his friend Banquo have just returned from war as hero’s. Suddenly three witches appear giving both of them predictions about what will happen to them and what they will achieve. From then on Macbeth is different, he is willing to do anything no matter how cruel it is to fulfill what the witches have said and take the crown. Although the witches prophesies drive Macbeth to conquering the crown, he is most influenced by Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare drama Macbeth Our Tragic Hero by her ability to name call/embarrass
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In Act 1 after the witches give him their first predictions Macbeth immediately wats to know more and is I utter shock. He says, “Stay you imperfect speakers. Tell me more,” (IV iii 73). Later in the drama in Act 4 wants to know more about his future. He says, “I conjure you by that which fear you profess, answer me,” (IV i 51-52). Macbeth is always wanting the witches to tell him more and answer his questions. It is easily shown that Macbeth is influenced by the witches because of how he keeps asking for more predictions and repeatedly comes back to the them. However even though it is proven that the witches had an influence on Macbeth, they didn’t have the largest one. Lady Macbeth ultimately had the most impact on him because of her threat to take the murder into her own hands causing him to look at the way he was acting and man up so he could follow up with the plan. In Act 3 Macbeth refuses to tell his plan to Lady Macbeth about his plan to murder Banquo because he doesn’t want her to try and take apart in it and so he can surprise her to prove to her that he can do it. He says, “Thou marvel’st at my words, but hold thee still. Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill. So prithee go with me,” (III iii 61-63). He knows she is surprised by his words but he doesn’t want her to question him. It once again shows how much of an impact Lady Macbeth has had on him because he isn’t struggling with following through the plan on this murder because of all of the embarrassment she caused his last time. This demonstrates that in society woman can make a difference and should be heard and not ignored when they have an
In Act 1 after the witches give him their first predictions Macbeth immediately wats to know more and is I utter shock. He says, “Stay you imperfect speakers. Tell me more,” (IV iii 73). Later in the drama in Act 4 wants to know more about his future. He says, “I conjure you by that which fear you profess, answer me,” (IV i 51-52). Macbeth is always wanting the witches to tell him more and answer his questions. It is easily shown that Macbeth is influenced by the witches because of how he keeps asking for more predictions and repeatedly comes back to the them. However even though it is proven that the witches had an influence on Macbeth, they didn’t have the largest one. Lady Macbeth ultimately had the most impact on him because of her threat to take the murder into her own hands causing him to look at the way he was acting and man up so he could follow up with the plan. In Act 3 Macbeth refuses to tell his plan to Lady Macbeth about his plan to murder Banquo because he doesn’t want her to try and take apart in it and so he can surprise her to prove to her that he can do it. He says, “Thou marvel’st at my words, but hold thee still. Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill. So prithee go with me,” (III iii 61-63). He knows she is surprised by his words but he doesn’t want her to question him. It once again shows how much of an impact Lady Macbeth has had on him because he isn’t struggling with following through the plan on this murder because of all of the embarrassment she caused his last time. This demonstrates that in society woman can make a difference and should be heard and not ignored when they have an