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"Examine carefully the ways in which the different Characters in this Passage react to the murder of Duncan"

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"Examine carefully the ways in which the different Characters in this Passage react to the murder of Duncan" Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare, the passage of the play which I will be speaking of is Act 2 scene 3, lines 42-144. In this passage the King of Scotland, Duncan is brutally murdered by Macbeth, who is a successful general and respected by the King. His wife, Lady Macbeth, leads Macbeth to murder the King and he has been told by three witches that he will be the next King of Scotland. After Macbeth had finished leading Scotland to victory in battle he is named as Thane of Cawdor by the King, in fact so pleased is Duncan with Macbeth that he accepts Macbeth's invitation to spend a night in his castle and dine with him. Lady Macbeth sees this as the perfect time to eliminate the king...

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