Macbeth, Macduff and the Witches Essay

Macduff has just told me that he was not born naturally; he actually turned to me and said â€Å"Macduff† was from his mothers womb untimely ripped†. For me, that is the end, I think about the witch’s predictions. Then, I think back to when it all started. We were on our way home, Banquo and I when we meet the witches who told us that I would be Thane of Glamis, well I knew that already. Then they told me that I would be Thane of Cawdor, This surprised me as the Thane of Cawdor was very well and living. Then the final witch said to me â€Å"All hail Macbeth that shalt be king hereafter†. When I heard this I wanted to here more but they wouldn’t speak to me. Then my friend Banquo asked them about him, what will happen to him? They said to Banquo that he will be â€Å"lesser than Macbeth but greater†. Which at first didn’t make sense but then it came to me that he would not be king but his children would succeed to the throne. I turned to question them and suddenly they disappeared. I saw Ross riding towards us he told us that the king has heard of our success against the Norwegians. Then he said that the Thane of Cawdor has been relieved from his command and the king has given me the job of being Thane of Cawdor. I couldn’t believe it the witches were right, their predictions came true and if that prediction came true than so should the rest. I wrote a letter to my wife telling her about the witches and their predictions I also told her that I had become the Thane of Cawdor. When I got home my wife told me that the king will be coming to stay at our castle for the night. I was really surprised about this visit and then my wife explained the plans she made. It was all too difficult as Duncan had been really good to me; he made me Thane of Cawdor which was very generous. But now I have to kill him, I was afraid but my wife convinced me that when it is done everything would be fine. Her plan was to drug the king’s personal bodyguards, wait till they fall asleep, then steal their daggers and use them to murder Duncan. After I kill Duncan I was to leave the bloody daggers in the hands of the bodyguards. I really didn’t want to do this but I couldn’t let my wife down. So went up to Duncan’s room and I saw a dagger before my eyes, I tried to grab it but my hand just went through it. It started floating towards Duncan’s room and then it just disappeared. I picked up the sleeping guard’s daggers and walked into Duncan’s chambers. When it was done I came out of Duncan’s chambers and went to my wife who was ringing the bell gently. She saw me with the daggers dripping in blood and she said to me why did I bring the daggers with you, you was supposed to leave them with the guards I told her I was afraid and I just ran out of the room and forgot everything. She took the daggers away from me and put them in the hands of the guards. Then I heard a very loud knocking, I looked at my hands and they were stained red so I quickly ran to the well and washed them, my wife cane back and her hands were also red so she washed them as well. The knocking continued so we got changed and laid in bed. The porter opened the door. It was Macduff and Lennox, who came in ringing the bell so that everyone would wake up. I went to them and showed them to Duncan’s room. Everyone was shocked at what they saw, and I had to play along too. Malcolm and Dolabain – Duncan’s two sons fled. One went to England and the other to Ireland. This was good because it makes everyone suspicious of them. Now they were gone, I was crowned king, but I still had one more problem. Banquo was with me when the witches told us of their predictions. He was also there when Ross told me the king has given me the job of being Thame of Cawdor, so then Banquo would be suspicious of me because one of the witches’ predictions was that I would be king, and now that the king is dead, he will accuse me of killing him. I had killed once, and it seemed easy to kill again. I arranged for Banquo, my friend, to be killed. I hired these hit men. I was not sure how it would all turn out. I told the hit men to make sure they kill Fleance, his son as well because I didn’t want any of his children to reign as well. I prepared a banquet for all my friends. Lords and nobleman – we all sat around the table and began to eat: â€Å"You know your own degrees, sit down.† At first it was going all quite well, me and my wife was enjoying ourselves which was a relief from thinking about Duncan and what happened in the past. Then just as it was getting better, I spotted one of the hit men that I had hired earlier. I went to him and made sure no one could see or hear us. I asked him â€Å"is he dispatched?† He replied with good news â€Å"my lord, his throat is cut; that I did for him†. I asked him what he had done with Fleance. He hung his head and said that he had escaped. I was furious – I knew the nightmares would come back to me. I returned to my seat. Then Ross asked me to sit at his table, but I told him it was full. He said there was a free seat next to him. I looked at the seat next to him and saw the ghost of Banquo looking at me. I began to panic, but my wife Lady Macbeth said to everyone that I was getting into a fit and that they should leave now. When they had gone, she calmed me down saying it’s just â€Å"the very painting of my fear†. After that day I felt strange, different, uneasy, so I went back to the witches because I was so worried. When I got there they were all around a black cauldron, they said to me that they will summon their master the â€Å"Apparitions†. I looked into the cauldron I saw the first apparition an armed head. It said â€Å"beware Macduff, beware the Thane of fife.† I thought hmm well Macduff won’t be a problem I can just have him killed like Banquo. The second apparition appeared which was a bloody child it said â€Å"Be bloody, bold and resolute, laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman shall harm Macbeth.† Ha! I was impressed with this, everyman and woman is born from a woman so no one can harm me. The next apparition appeared it was a child crowned, with a tree in his hand. â€Å"Be loin-mettled, proud and take no care that chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are, Macbeth shall never vanquish be, until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill shall come against him. Well to me this was just wrong how can a wood move all the way up Dunsinane hill? I went home feeling very confident and the very next day I found out that Macduff had gone to England to get an army together lead by Malcom. I told my mercenaries to go to his castle and kill everyone and everything in there. Mean while when all this was going on my wife had been sleepwalking and the lady-in had called in a doctor to observe her actions. He watched her while she was sleepwalking. My wife was carrying out the actions we did when we murdered Duncan! So now the doctor and the lady-in knew about us. I noticed all my friends had left me and gone to England with Malcom, even Ross had left me and I knew he was going to tell Macduff that I had killed his family. I didn’t care actually no born of a man could harm me. I bet Macduff was furious but I had nothing to fear. So as I was getting ready to fight Macduff and Malcom I still felt safe about it all because of what the apparitions told me. I knew my wife had died somehow â€Å"she should have died hereafter† I felt cold about everything except defeating Macduff. A messenger came later saying that Birnam wood was moving â€Å"Liar and Slave† I said to him but he begged me to take a look, so I did and realized what the apparitions were talking about. Malcom’s army was using the branches and wood as camouflage. When everyone found out that Macduff was coming they all ran away those cowards. A few English soldiers came to me and tried to attack me but they were no problem, I walked outside the castle full of confidence and pride. I faced Macduff and said to him â€Å"I bear a charmed life, which must not yield to any of woman born†. Then that’s when he told me that he was born â€Å"untimely ripped†. Looking back now I see where it had gone all wrong, but when I think about the future, me kneeling before Malcom’s feet I couldn’t let it happen. I raised my sword and attempted to kill Malcom but Macduff got in the way trying to defend him, I fought as hard as I could but he was just too fast. I felt something cold and sharp go through my chest, my sword fell from my hand and then I saw a blur in front of me soon I could see nothing everything had just gone black.