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mahkai3
mahkai3
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Whom do Macbeth and Lady MacBeth plan to blame for Duncan's murder?

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Posted by mahkai3 on Thursday March 12, 2009 at 8:15 PM and tagged with duncan, lady macbeth, macbeth, murder.

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  1. danylyshen Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    The MacBeths plan to set up the drunken servants by covering them with Duncan's blood and leaving the bloody daggers with them so that when the scene is discovered, they are visually implicated. Unfortunately, MacBeth is so overcome by his murderous act that he forgets to leave the daggers with the servants and Lady MacBeth has to "plant" the daggers. To further compound the botched coup, when MacDuff "discovers" the carnage, MacBeth in a rage bursts into the room and slays the drunken servants. This seems too rash, too "convenient" to both MacDuff and Banquo. They suspect MacBeth has committed regicide.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/macbeth/act-ii-summary-analysis
    http://www.enotes.com/macbeth/principal-topics
    http://www.enotes.com/macbeth/themes

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    Posted by danylyshen on Thursday March 12, 2009 at 8:30 PM