What five reasons why Macbeth does not want to kill the king?

Answer 1

The first is that he is the kings kinsman and his subject, the second is because he is hosting the king at his home, the third is because he believes that Duncan is a humble leader. The fourth reason is that the king gives him honor and the final is because he is afraid of failing. Rather than that last one, you might include that he believes that if he kills a king to become king, someone else will follow his example and kill him. "This even-handed justice commits the ingredients of our poison'd chalice to our own lips."

Answer 2

You shouldn't kill your close relatives (Alternatively, you shouldn't kill your king. Alternatively, you shouldn't kill someone who is your guest.) They are all just wrong.

Anyway, if you show people that you can get to be king by killing the king, what's going to stop them from killing you once you're the king?

Besides, everyone thinks Duncan is a nice guy. They are going to be really angry if he's murdered.

Answer 3

According to Act 1 Scene 7, Macbeth initially considers and then backs off from the murder of his king. His reasons for not carrying out the murder are the favorable opinions of others [lines 32-35]; gratitude as the beneficiary of titles, honors, and estates from his king [line 31-32]; kinship [line 13]; the obligation of a subject to his king [line 13] and of a host to his guest [line 14]; the popularity and respect for King Duncan's rule [lines 18-19]. In reality, Macbeth may not have flipflopped over the termination of his king. Nor may he have needed the pushes and shoves from his wife. For he wasn't the recipient of honors or kind deeds from his king. Instead, according to the Chronicles by Raphael Holinshed [d. 1580], King Duncan I led a divided kingdom. Among those subjects whom he antagonized was the family of Macbeth. For King Duncan I had been behind the murder of Macbeth's father, in 1020. Twenty years later, he invaded Macbeth's lands in Moray. The consequence was his death on August 14, 1040 by his own men under Macbeth's leadership.

Answer 4

In Act 1 Scene 7 Macbeth found the only reason for killing King Duncan to be ambition. The reasons that Macbeth identified as why the deed shouldn't be done were threefold. First was his kinship with the King [Line 13]. In fact, the King previously hailed Macbeth as 'worthiest cousin' [Scene 4 Line 14]. Second was his responsibility as subject to his sovereign [Scene 7 Line 13]. Third was his responsibility as host to a guest who also was his sovereign [Line 14]. Additionally, Macbeth recognized the widespread respect of the nation for the beloved King Duncan [Lines 16-19]. And then with his wife, he recalled his honorable treatment by the King [Line 32] and the recent, good opinions of others [Line 33-35].