The Dead Butcher And His Fiend Like Queen

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appeal more to the king. Shakespeare even included witches and witchcraft he knew it was of great interest to the king.

We don't actually meet Macbeth till scene three but we hear that he is a fearless warrior from the Captain who says `For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name' Duncan also agrees and says ` O valiant cousin, worthy gentlemen'. This show that Macbeth is well respected and considered an honourable man amongst his peers. Macbeth is said to have `carv'd out his passage' meaning he killed may men to het near the traitor, the thane of Cawdor, this shows his loyalty to the king, that he can kill so many men if they endanger the kings life.

However Macbeths ability to kill many men with the slightest of ease could be interpreted as a cold hearted murderer proving he is a `Dead Butcher' but I personally feel this just shows Macbeth to be a fearless, skilled warrior with unrequited loyalty to the king if he is willing to risk his own life countless times in order ...

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further saying he is not man enough to do the deed `When you durst do it then you were a man'

Lady Macbeth realises that Macbeth is too good-natured to do such a dishonourable deed, she tells him to `screw your courage to the sticking place' meaning he must become more courageous to follow through. She also tries to guilt Macbeth into doing it by saying she would kill her own child if he asked her, `dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn' this proves she is heartless and evil that she would kill her own child.

Even though Macbeth has been convinced to kill Duncan he still feels guilty `false face must hide what heart doth know' this implies that he must mask his true feelings to ...

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