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They get Duncan’s guards drunk! And then Macbeth kills Duncan! He then plants the dagger on the drunk guards, then kills ‘em all and says they did it! Yeah, so never get drunk at a party kids! never! Macbeth is made king! Wow! Macbeth must think those witches are the business! Everything they’ve said so far, has come true! For details on Garnet, see Perez Zagorin's article, "The Historical Significance of Lying and Dissimulation" (1996), in Social Research. [27]

The first professional performances of Macbeth in North America were probably those of The Hallam Company. [80] Macduff is the thane of Scotland. He is loyal towards king and turns against Macbeth after discovering king’s death. He flees to England to meet Malcolm where he comes to know about his family’s murder so he plans to take revenge from Macbeth. He also wants to unseat Macbeth from the throne. Malcolm: He is the king of Scotland who is murdered by Macbeth for the lust of power and throne. He is a virtuous man and a good king who is faithful towards his country. His decision to pass the kingdom to his son, Malcolm, becomes the reason of his death. Macduff: The chill of the grave seemed about you when you looked on her; there was the hush and damp of the charnel house at midnight ... your flesh crept and your breathing became uneasy ... the scent of blood became palpable to you. The imagined spots of blood on her hands represent the role she played in the murder of King Duncan. Shortly after the murder, Lady Macbeth’s hands are covered in blood from the daggers she returned to the crime scene. She washes her hands after the murder and seems to show no guilt.

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Macbeth has been thinking about whether or not he should murder Duncan. He reaches the conclusion that the only thing that is motivating him (his 'spur') is ambition which he compares to a horse leaping over an obstacle ('vaulting ambition'). As for the horse and rider, what is on the other side of the obstacle is unknown - it could, of course, be disaster. However, before Macbeth can complete the thought and turn away from the crime, he is interrupted by Lady Macbeth entering. Had she not appeared at this point, the outcome might have been different. Williams, Simon (2002). "The tragic actor and Shakespeare". In Wells, Stanley; Stanton, Sarah (eds.). The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Stage. Cambridge Companions to Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp.118–136. doi: 10.1017/CCOL0521792959.007. ISBN 978-0-511-99957-4– via Cambridge Core.

Zagorin, Perez (1996). "The Historical Significance of Lying and Dissimulation". Social Research. The New School. 63 (3, Truth–Telling, Lying And Self–Deception): 863–912. ISSN 0037-783X. JSTOR 40972318. The three witches are referred to as “weird sisters” in the play. They are the ones who give prophecy about Macbeth’s future and play upon him like puppeteers. A group of ruffians conscripted by Macbeth to murder Banquo, Fleance (whom they fail to kill), and Macduff’s wife and children. Porter