2. How did Macbeth and his wife get
the opportunity to fulfill their plan to murder Duncan ? How had Lady Macbeth developed the
art of camouflaging? When and why did Lady Macbeth herself take the charge to
murder Duncan ?
How did her attempt fail?
Returning
home, Macbeth told her wife about the predictions of the three witches and also
its partial accomplishment. Lady Macbeth was an extremely ambitious woman. She
encouraged Macbeth and they together thought that murdering Duncan
could be the only way to the fulfillment of the prophesy that Macbeth would be
the king of Scotland .
The opportunity itself came along. It happened that at that time Duncan came to visit
Macbeth’s castle to honour Macbeth for his triumph against the rebels.
Lady
Macbeth had already thought of murdering Duncan
and was looking for an opportunity. Yet while treating Duncan as an adorable hostess, she developed
the art of camouflaging her treacherous purpose with smile and charming
etiquette.
Tired
of his long journey king Duncan
went early to bed. It was midnight when Lady Macbeth woke up to plot the murder
of the king. She was well aware of her husband’s nature that was too full of
milk of human kindness to execute a contrived murder. So at first, she took the
charge by herself.
Armed
with a dagger Lady Macbeth approached the chamber where the king was sleeping.
She found the king in sound sleep. As she looked at him, she found something in
his face that resembled his own father. Hence, she could not proceed and gave
up her attempt.
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