Macbeth agrees to kill King Duncan because of his ambition for power and the manipulation by his wife, Lady Macbeth. He desires to fulfill the witches' prophecy of becoming king and is persuaded by Lady Macbeth's questioning of his masculinity. Ultimately, Macbeth's own ambition and the influence of Lady Macbeth drive him to commit regicide.
Who did McBeth kill ? Duncan I in 1040 in battle near Elgin, Scotland or he murdered Duncan shortly after the battle.
Lady macbeth wants macbeth to kill king duncan because she wants to be queen. King duncan has a lot of trust with macbeth so no one will suspect it. And she also persuades him by saying he can be king, and have all this power.
Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan by questioning his masculinity and invoking his ambition for power. She manipulates him into believing that murdering Duncan is the only way to achieve their goal of becoming king and convinces him that they can get away with it.
To inherit Duncan's Throne
why was macbeth releuctant to kill duncan
Where is Macbeth going when he sees the bloody dagger?
What causes him to want to kill King Duncan is the foretelling of him being king. This was announced by three witches.
Macbeth believes he has to kill Duncan's guards in case they heard anything happen in the room while Macbeth was killing Duncan.
She didn't want to kill him herself, because she said Duncan looked like her dad while he slept. She did have Macbeth murder Duncan nonetheless
he reminds her of her father
He killed stewart and Duncan to get the throne
he stabbed him with a dagger