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The Presentation of Macbeth in I i-iv
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The Presentation of Macbeth in I i-iv We don't actually meet Macbeth until I iii, therefore for the first two scenes we build an image of Macbeth through other peoples' comments on him. The first mention of Macbeth is at the very beginning of the play, where the witches are planning on going to meet Macbeth (I i8). This already shows that Macbeth is the subject of evil activity. The next mention of Macbeth is in I ii15-23 by Captain. He refers to Macbeth being brave, and mentions how ruthless he is by slaughtering the enemy, in this case Macdonald. The king, Duncan replies straight away by saying "O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman" (I ii24), this proves that the king had respect for Macbeth, and talked of him being related "cousin" even though they weren't. When Captain mentions that the Norwegian lord has started a fresh attack against Macbeth (I...
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