The Scotland Tragedy

The podcast "The Scotland Tragedies" discusses sensitive topics such as war, violence, and death. It focuses on the play Macbeth by Shakespeare, where Macbeth, a Scottish general, becomes consumed by ambition and commits heinous acts to become king. Lady Macbeth also plays a manipulative role in his actions. The podcast explores the murders of King Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff's family, as well as the influence of the three witches. Macbeth's guilt and downfall are also highlighted. Without the prophecies and King Duncan's death, the tragic events may not have occurred. Overall, the podcast provides a deep dive into the dark themes and characters of Macbeth. Welcome to our podcast, The Scotland Tragedies, where we will discuss the crime and neglect. My name is Ariangely. And my name is Delilah. Here we will talk about the Scotland Tragedies. In this podcast, there will be some sensitive topics for some people, which include senses of war, violence, and death, including executions, suicides, violence against children, murders, and domestic, emotional, and physical abuse, mental illness, trauma, PTSD, panic attacks, and depression. The text we will be using as evidence is Macbeth by Shakespeare, the play is about Macbeth, who was a warrior in King Duncan's army. He was one of the best fighters and achieved many accomplishments. Macbeth was married to Lady Macbeth and lived in Inverness until a tragedy happened. King Duncan thought that Macbeth was loyal and put his full trust in him. Throughout this podcast, Macbeth will grow more confident and have power, and you will see why. Get your snacks ready and enjoy. Macbeth was a Scottish general in King Duncan's army and was a saint of glamour. Macbeth was brave and powerful, but he wasn't moral. He was willing to do anything to complete his ambition to take over the throne of King Duncan. After the crime, he felt guilty for what he did. Lady Macbeth, who was his wife, was hungry for power and high positions. Throughout the crime, she slowly got overcome by madness. King Duncan was a noble and kind king of Scotland. He was virtuous and benevolent. Everyone under his rule loved him and wanted the best for him. His subjects were loyal because he did nothing but good deeds. His son, Dolobin, Duncan's son, and Malcolm's younger brother. He was the heir to the throne, but fled after the crime. Benquo was a saint in Duncan's army. He was brave and noble. He had strong ambitions for his children to inherit the throne, but it wasn't strong enough to lead him into madness like it did to Macbeth. And with him, there was his son, Flann, who survived the attack and disappeared. Flann fled after an attempted assassination against himself and his father, which only he survived. The three witches who influenced Macbeth. Their identity is never clear, but they are heartless witches. Hecate, the god of the witchcraft, helps the three witches work their mischief on Macbeth. Macbeth, a Scottish nobleman hostile to Macbeth's kinship from the start, eventually became a leader of the crusade whose mission is to place Malcolm on the throne. Malcolm, son of Duncan, whose restoration to the throne signals Scotland's return to order following Macbeth's regional terror. Malcolm becomes a serious challenge to Macbeth with Macduff's aid. The murderers. A group of ruffians conscripted by Macbeth to murder Banquo, Flann, who they failed to kill, and Macduff's wife and children. King Duncan's murder. Duncan was assassinated in his sleep. He was celebrating the death of the treasonous Macdonald and appointed Macbeth to take his place as the Bane of Cawdor. Witnesses suggest that as King Duncan was sound asleep, his guards were in an alcohol-induced sleep. While they were asleep, two of Duncan's servants supposedly stabbed Duncan with daggers while he slept. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth went with Lennox and Macduff and discovered the lifeless body of Duncan the morning after. Duncan's servants were also found sleeping outside Duncan's chamber with daggers in their hands and blood streaked on their faces and clothes. When Macbeth was questioned about the servants, he said, Oh, yet do I repent me of my fury that I did kill them. He justified these actions by saying, They're the murderers, steeped in the colors of their traits. Their daggers unmannerly breeched with war. Who could refrain that had a heart to love? Banquo's murder. Banquo was murdered by hired assassins. His son escaped. He kills him because Banquo knows of the prophecy and suspects Macbeth of involvement in the king's death. Macbeth hires two assassins to kill Banquo and his son Fleon. The audience has to accept Banquo's ghost as a fantasy representing Macbeth's guilty conscience. By the end, a third joins in on the mission. They kill Banquo but fail to kill Fleon, which led him to escape and disappear. Macbeth then speaks with the assassins to make sure they do the job. The murderers assure Macbeth that Banquo's throat has been cut and he is dead. Thou art the best of the cutthroat. Macbeth comes to the table and sees Macduff's chair is empty. Macbeth then sees Banquo's ghost in one of the chairs at the table. Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake thy gory locks at me. This is the first time Banquo's ghost appears after Banquo's death. Other people wonder what is wrong with Macbeth since they cannot see it themselves. Gentlemen, rise. His Highness is not well. This shows that Banquo cannot be an apparition of any sort since no one but Macbeth saw him. Lady Macbeth's Murder Lady Macbeth killed herself because she is overcome by guilt. All she wanted was power which led her to manipulate Macbeth into doing her dirty work, which later on, guilt overflowed and she couldn't take it anymore. Lady Macbeth wanted her husband to kill Duncan for her evil ambitions to become queen. She manipulated Macbeth into committing a crime by calling him a coward when she said, When you dare to do it, then you are a man. After the murder, she started sleepwalking from her guilt and trauma and killed herself. Macduff's Family Murder Macduff doesn't want Macbeth to become the king so he goes to Scotland to create an army to fight against him. Macduff being gone makes Macbeth angry so he orders his family to be killed, punish Macduff and discourage him from starting a war. When he says, Castle of Macbeth, I will surprise, seize upon a fight. Give to the edge of the sword his wife, his aid, and all the unfortunate souls. This only fuels Macduff's anger though and the war ends and Macduff's beheading Macbeth. If the three witches never gave Macbeth additional prophecies, Macbeth might not have been as ambitious as he was to become king and commit cruel acts. He wouldn't have been as much of a tyrant. The additional prophecies that he got were, Beware Macduff! Laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of women born shall harm Macbeth, and Macbeth shall never vanquish. Be until great Burnham Wood, to high Dunsinane Hill, shall come against him. Another event that would have drastically changed the play is King Dunsinane's death. His death sets off a chain effect that causes all of the murders in Scotland to run its course. Macbeth couldn't control himself because his ambition was again too strong. The three witches told Macbeth that he would be king in the future, but he couldn't wait till he killed the king. Even before the murder takes place when the witches first tell him the prophecy, Macbeth is thinking of murdering the king and he says, If good, why do I yield to that suggestion? Macbeth was contemplating whether or not he should kill the king, even though he knew it was wrong. If it weren't for the three witches, the idea of killing the king to take place never would have crossed his mind. Without the king's death, Scotland likely would never have gone to ruins on a sedge, where sighs and groans and shrieks that run the air are made, not marked by rhinoceros themes of modern ecstasy. Thank you for tuning in. I hope you learned a lot and enjoyed this true crime podcast of our podcast, The Scotland Tragedy. You can learn more about this crime by reading or watching the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Have a great day.