Kilian Sheehy

English 12
Cindy Rodgers
1/02/17
Assignment 11 Macbeth
None left whatsoever. Macbeth falls into the cliche villain of "Oh, someone's going to take my
place? Might as well give him motive by killing everyone he loves, that'll stop him!" He could have
stopped at any time, he could have prevented this by saying no to his wife about murdering Duncan.
I actually thought it was satisfying. The prophecy is fulfilled and the good-guy claims the head
of Macbeth. All is jolly, and his friends are now earls and the first Scottish lords. Quite the satisfying
conclusion.
Macbeth, knowing his deeds and the prophecy, is driven to utter madness. Lady Macbeth ends
up most likely killing herself due to knowing what she did. I feel a bit more sympathetic for Macbeth
(though that's not saying much) because his wife practically forced him to murder the king.
Macbeth knows that what he did was wrong. He tells Lady Macbeth, after some time as fruitless
rulers, that Macduff will take the throne and kill both of them off. As the witches had told him.
Macbeth then waits for Macduff to arrive with the barons and army. He waits to tell Macduff that what
he did was wrong. Macbeth then goes on about the horrible 3 witches and their prophecy. In the end,
Macbeth proposes a trial so that this feud can not end in bloodshed.
Macbeth is then held in court while the barons and Macduff decide what to do with him. They
end up casting Macbeth and his wife as exiles (assuming Lady Macbeth didn't kill herself). The three
witches arrive and are upset about chaos not spreading across the land. Macbeth then tells them that

nothing can beat negotiation and reasoning. He then starts anew, far away from any nobles. However,
on the inside, he waits for an opening to become a noble, if not king, once again.