Month: March 2016

‘Disdaining Fortune, with his brandished steel, which smoked with bloody execution, which ne’er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, till he unseamed him from the nave to th’chaps’.

The quote above describes how Macbeth fought in the battle between King Duncan and the rebels. It says, ’till he unseamed him from the nave to th’chaps’. It shows that Macbeth was very strong to cut a man from the belly to the jaw. This an example of how Macbeth fought. It also says how his sword was very bloody from killing so many people.

 ‘Compelled these skipping kerns to trust their heels’.

This quote is about how Macbeth and his men forced the Norwegians and the rebels to run away in fright. It also means that Macbeth was a good leader as well as a good soldier. He was

‘Or memorise another Golgotha’.

This quote is about how the Captain thought the battle was like a massacre because of his men were killed and slaughtered. The Norwegians were also killed and forced to retreat. A Golgotha is basically a slaughtering or killing of an important person like when Jesus was crucifixed.

‘Like Valour’s minion carved his passage’.

This quote is how Macbeth had to kill at least ten men to make his way through and kill MacDonald without a second’s hesitation. He was brave and did what no other man could do. For his bravery, Macbeth was given the title of Thane of Cawdor.

In Scene 1 of Macbeth, the witches plan to meet with Macbeth and Banquo to try and tempt them into killing the current King. They say where they will meet them and when.

In Scene 2, it tells you of what happened during the battle between the Scottish and the rebels. There is an injured captain that describes how fierce and brave Macbeth was. It is also about King Duncan making Macbeth the Thane of Glamis and Cawdor.

In Scene 3, it is about the witches meeting Macbeth and Banquo at the heath. The witches persuaded them that they should be King and not Duncan. Now, Macbeth is planning to kill Duncan and the heirs to the throne.

Dear Diary,

Today was the King Duncan battled the rebel forces. MacDonald had dared to challenge the true King of Scotland. I watched from the side of the battle, up in a tower. I was scared for my life because if the rebels had won, then I would probably get killed. The brave Macbeth was also in the battle. This is how it started.

The heath used to be very peaceful and quiet. Now, there were hundreds of men running to the other side, joined by the rebel army. MacDonald had many, many men. There were men on horseback and men on foot. Even from here, you could see the ferocity and viciousness in their faces as they battled. Macbeth was also there running in the vanguard. So was Banquo. I saw Macbeth cut ten men in the space of a minute. He was very brave. We were winning until a Norwegian lord helped Macdonald create a fresh assault. However, even though they were outnumbered, Macbeth was making his way through their men like they were nothing. Him and Banquo were the best fighters I had ever seen. After a while, Macbeth and his men were sure to win. But Macdonald didn’t give up and he tried to fight Macbeth on the battlefield. He was no match for him, as Macbeth cut him from his belly to his jaw. The battle was over and King Duncan had won.

Macbeth was like an army, just by himself. He made his way past lots of men. He was even outnumbered at one point but he still carried. Due to his bravery, he killed the rebel traitor, MacDonald. The blood of the field was like nothing I had ever seen before. Macbeth was such a skilled swordsman that he was no match for anyone. He was so brave and fearless that he killed the enemy leader without any doubt in his mind.

Part of the reason they lost was because the Norwegians had come late to the battle and the rebels were not enough to defeat King Duncan. I saw Macbeth and Banquo take men out like they were practise targets. Once the men saw this, no man dared to come against them. Macbeth’s army were inspired and fought even batter seeing their leader fight as good as he did. They took no break, they just carried on fighting.

Macbeth and Banquo were amazing at fighting with their swords on foot. They were not even scared that the Norwegians were now here. I was scared that they would be too much for our forces. But Macbeth carried on, without a trace of fear in his eyes.

It felt like ages before the battle was finally over. I could now breathe a sigh of relief. We had won and the men were cheering. Shouts of praise were given to Macbeth and Banquo. Macbeth was made the new Thane of Cawdor. He was the Kings’ best fighter. This is how the battle was won.