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This is part of why No Man of Woman Born applies - Macduff was born from a corpse. Born from a Dead Woman: Until fairly recently, C-sections were only performed on women who suffered Death by Childbirth.Essentially, he is the Optimus Prime to Macbeth’s Megatron. Subverted in the Polanski adaptation where he wakes up in time to see a slightly hesitant Macbeth hovering over him with a dagger, ironically provoking him into committing to going through with it.Ī fellow Scottish nobleman, prophesied to bring ruin to Macbeth. Slain in Their Sleep: Macbeth knifes Duncan after he goes to sleep.In fairness, Macbeth did a lot to actually earn his trust, from killing the treasonous Thane to leading Scotland's victory against a Norwegian invasion. Horrible Judge of Character: You'd think that he'd be more careful about naming men Thane of Cawdor and placing his absolute trust in them after the first one rebelled.

Macbeth kills him because the prophecy put the idea of being king into his head and his wife put the idea of regicide in his head, not because he hated the guy. The Good King: No one has any complaints about his rule.(That said, Rowe's account came nearly a century later.) Descended Creator: Based on the writing of Nicholas Rowe, the first true editor of Shakespeare, it is widely thought that Shakespeare played the role of Duncan himself.The king of Scotland, who's just made his son Malcolm his heir. What You Are in the Dark: Even after all her speeches about asking to be made completely evil, she cannot go through with her plan to stab Duncan in his sleep, and Macbeth ends up doing it.Scrubbing Off the Trauma: The famous sleepwalking scene: Lady Macbeth is guilt-ridden over Duncan's death, dreams that she has a bloodstain on her hand and she cannot get it out no matter how hard she tries to clean it.Sanity Slippage: Lady Macbeth starts to have visual and aural hallucinations driven by her guilt, and she eventually kills herself.Lady Macbeth made a profound impact, as she's also the Trope Codifier. But as he starts to become a tyrant, she starts going insane with guilt. While Macbeth is keen on becoming king from the beginning, it is his wife who encourages him to take the throne through regicide. Happily Married: Her marriage to Macbeth seems to be mutually loving.She also mentions that she might have killed Duncan herself if he didn't look so much like her father. Even Evil Has Loved Ones: As ambitious and driven as she is, most productions portray her as a loving wife to Macbeth.And all the while, her guilt begins to catch up with her. Then Macbeth grows increasingly paranoid and murders even more people to cover up their crime. Didn't Think This Through: She convinces herself and Macbeth that they need to kill Duncan and frame his attendants for the murder, and everything will be okay after Macbeth is crowned king.Macbeth's wife, who's such an iconic villain she started a trend of wives who encourage their husbands to evil. Duncan gives Macbeth the title as a reward for leading Scotland's successful defence against the Norwegian invasion and for punishing Macdonwald's treachery. More honourably, Macbeth received the title of Thane of Cawdor after killing the previous Thane, Macdonwald, for treason in helping Norway invade Scotland.The malevolent example, of course, is his murdering Duncan and seizing the throne.You Kill It, You Bought It: Two examples, one more malevolent than the other:.The Starscream: He's a successful one, harboring ambitions to become king and then killing Duncan when the latter chooses Malcolm as his successor.Sanity Slippage: Gnawing guilt drives Macbeth crazier and crazier and more paranoid as the story progresses.Protagonist Journey to Villain: Macbeth starts crossing into villainy when he murders King Duncan in his sleep.Off with His Head!: He is decapitated by Macduff at the end of the play.The Kingslayer: Macbeth murders King Duncan in order to become king himself.Ignored Epiphany: He's well aware that what he's doing is wrong and considers backing out of the plot to kill Duncan, but ultimately goes through with it.Face–Heel Turn: Introduced as a valorous and loyal general to King Duncan, ends as a ruthless Tyrant whose death is celebrated by the people.Lay on, Macduff,Īnd damn'd be him that first cries, 'Hold, enough!' Macbeth: And thou opposed, being of no woman born,