In Act II of Macbeth the assassination of King Duncan is completed by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. There have been reactions from the all the characters at large. The first reactions seen by the reader is seen in the character Macbeth. His reaction was of guilt and sorrow as he has never purposefully killed an innocent man, nevertheless a king. “I will go no more. I am afraid to think what I have done. Look on ’t again I dare not.” (2.2.65-67) This quote is giving it all away of how Macbeth feels about his deed, and that how he did not want to return to the Duncan’s room and place the dagger to strategically have the death blamed on the servants. Macduff, who is the Thane of Fife arrives at the castle in the morning to awaken Duncan, but instead he finds him dead and says “O horror, horror, horror!” (2.3.73) showing that he is surprised about the death of the king. Meanwhile, Macbeth also acts surprised by asking “What is the matter?” (2.3.75) in order to play the role of an innocent bystander. When Malcolm and his brother, Donalbain, learn of their father’s death they decide to flee the country. Malcolm flees to England while Donalbain goes to Ireland which will later cause suspicions on the death of the king, and who did it.
After Donalbain and Malcolm flee the country to Ireland and England, suspicions float in the air of what really happened in the death of Duncan. “They were suborned. Malcolm and Donalbain, the King’s two sons, Are stol’n away and fled, which puts upon them Suspicion of the deed.” (2.4.35-38) Macduff had said this because in act one Malcolm had just been named the heir to the throne, and it could be seen that Malcolm and Donalbain had bribed the servants to kill their father in order for Malcolm to make his way to the throne faster than expected. All of these responses leave Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to go unpunished for the crime as no one suspects that they were the ones who planned, and committed the assassination of King Duncan. It is suspected that Malcolm and his brother were the ones who planned the death of their father, and bribe his servants in order for them to rise in ranks. When there is no punishment afflicted upon Macbeth, the sovereignty will fall on him.
After Donalbain and Malcolm flee the country to Ireland and England, suspicions float in the air of what really happened in the death of Duncan. “They were suborned. Malcolm and Donalbain, the King’s two sons, Are stol’n away and fled, which puts upon them Suspicion of the deed.” (2.4.35-38) Macduff had said this because in act one Malcolm had just been named the heir to the throne, and it could be seen that Malcolm and Donalbain had bribed the servants to kill their father in order for Malcolm to make his way to the throne faster than expected. All of these responses leave Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to go unpunished for the crime as no one suspects that they were the ones who planned, and committed the assassination of King Duncan. It is suspected that Malcolm and his brother were the ones who planned the death of their father, and bribe his servants in order for them to rise in ranks. When there is no punishment afflicted upon Macbeth, the sovereignty will fall on him.
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