He hires assassins to kill Banquo and his son Fleance in order to prevent his prophecy of fathering a line of kings from coming true. While Macbeth ascends to the throne, he is consumed by his guilt and becomes suspicious and tyrannical. Because Duncan’s sons Malcolm and Donalbain flee the country in fear for their own lives, Macbeth, as kin of the king, is crowned. Lady Macbeth plants bloody daggers on them. He stabs King Duncan in his sleep and frames his two guards, who are so drunk that they are passed out and have no memory of the night’s events. Macbeth is so frightened and guilt-ridden by the idea of killing the king that he experiences hallucinations and doubts, but he is pushed on by his wife. Lady Macbeth is even more ambitious than Macbeth, and through manipulation, mockery, and persuasion, she eventually convinces him that he should kill King Duncan when he comes to stay at their castle that night. He is initially skeptical, but he soon begins to entertain aspirations of becoming king. His friend Banquo also receives a prophecy that he will father a line of kings. Macbeth, a victorious general, receives a prophecy from three witches that he will eventually become king.
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