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MacBethIn MacBeth , a play by william shakespeare, a scope that I felt was significant was act one scene seven.This is the scene where Macbeth decides whether or non he should put to death King Duncan.Macbeth himself begins to give birth doubts but madam Macbeth eventu totallyy persuades him to go ahead with the plan.Events leading up to act one scene seven involve Macbeths meeting with the witches. They foreshadow that Macbeth will be king.Macbeth then ponders over whether or not to kill King Duncan and become king himself.Scene seven act 1 falls into three parts the first would be Macbeths soliloquay. This is when he tells of his reasons for not killing Duncan. He can think of three reasons. First of all he reckons it would teach others how easy it is to gain power by murder.Also Duncan is a cousin and trusty friend to him and finally the fact that Duncan is a good king and there would be an outcry at his death.After Macbeth had given his reasons for not wanting to kill Du ncan he admits the only reason he has to do the deed is his vaulting ambition. When brothel keeper Macbeth joins him she gets angry at him for keep out this way and she felt he was just making excuses as he was backing out.The second part of the scene is about the meeting between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.Lady Macbeth calls him a coward and accuses him of not loving her.Lady Macbeth saidWas the consent drunk Wherin you dressed yourself? Hath it slept since?And wakes it now , to look so green and gruesome At what it did so freely At this Macbeth is stunned and tells of how opusly he is and that theres nothing he dare not do.To this Lady Macbeth says the only way he will be a man is if he goes along with the plan.Macbeth step to the fores shaken and begs the question if we should lose it? Lady Macbeth retorts we fail? as though it is a completely stupid suggestion.Thanks to Lady Macbeths taunting Macbeth has been bullied into the killing of Duncan.Now with Macbeth being persua ded into the murder she plans how the murder will be done.Lady Macbeth already has ideas because as soon as Macbeth had agreed to the murder Lady began to explain her plan. She explained that while Duncan slept they would make their move Lady Macbeth assures him it will appear as though duncans guards are guilty of the deed Macbeth agrees to his Ladys foolproof plan and is intent now to go ahead.