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King Lennon's Diction In Macbeth

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Lack of a stable and righteous leader ensures that the relationship between a King and his country is unable to thrive. Therefore, the country will slowly drive itself into chaos and failure. In the time period that this play was written, the greatest sin was considered to be committing the act of regicide. God, himself, appoints a man to rule on Earth in his place and to disrupt this strict hierarchical structure means direct disobedience to the lord. Immediately after the murder of the decent and worthy King Duncan, the world quickly begins to descend into chaos. Lennox makes note of the unnatural occurrences that take place on the night of murder:
The night has been unruly: Where we lay,
Our chimneys were blown down and, as they say,
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The dark imagery and diction present within these lines suggest that Macbeth is able to see the dark path that will ensue if he allows his ambition to win the battle against his conscious. It foreshadows the eventual destruction that will result from his evil deeds. His contemplation of the murder of Duncan represents the first time that his judgement and morality becomes obstructed by the rewards he can reap. Macbeth is aware of Duncan’s noble qualities and the good he does for their country. This only further sparks outrage when he is killed. His murder not only represents the destruction of natural order but the hope for Scotland’s peaceful future. Macbeth’s inability to decipher moral injustice prohibits him from being a good leader. His self-serving desires do not allow him to see beyond what is best for himself and this, in turn, pushes Scotland towards disaster. The King is in control of a country and thus how peaceful it is. Under Macbeth’s leadership the chaos that he imposes on Scotland parallels the chaos in both his mind and the universe. It is only through better leadership that nature,

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