Examples Of Emotions In Macbeth

Being considered the tragedy that Macbeth is, it is not a surprise to travel through as many emotions as the reader does throughout this Shakespearian piece. Macbeth is considered by many as being Shakespeare’s ‘shortest yet darkest tragedy’ according to editoreric.com. Some people would also call Macbeth a dark comedy. Being a play, Macbeth, like many other plays throughout the years, exploits the audience’s emotions to keep them intrigued and wanting more. These emotions range from fear, panic, delight, pride, devastation, wonder and many more as the story takes us to the final conclusion. Although most of these emotions can be felt towards the characters in the story, it can’t be said that all of these emotions are felt towards both of them. …show more content…
Even though both of these characters are murderers, our feelings are very different towards each of them. It isn’t uncommon to have some of the same feelings for both of these characters, but it seems that it is rare to have the same feelings for these characters at the same point of the story. This is most likely because of the path that the tragedy follows. For example, there are points when Lady Macbeth is convincing Macbeth to commit acts that he does not necessarily want to commit at first, and there are also times when Macbeth doesn’t seem to be the same character as he was at the beginning of the story. Points such as these change our emotions or feelings towards these characters for obvious reasons.
At the beginning of the story, we are introduced to Macbeth through supporting characters conversing about how important and crucial Macbeth was during the battle that ended as the story of Macbeth began. Macbeth is portrayed as a selfless hero that would risk anything for his country because he has already risked the most important thing that he could, meaning his own life. We also learn during this time that Macbeth is already a nobleman, which makes him an important figure in the community already. These events make the reader feel almost a type of pride towards Macbeth for his achievements and …show more content…
At this point in the story, Macbeth and his good friend Banquo are walking through the woods when they happen upon a group of witches that begin to tell Macbeth his future, which includes being king someday, and also how Banquo will not be king but his son will. Like most humans, Macbeth then asks the witches questions upon questions about when he is going to be king. This comes off to the audience as very greedy and impatient which is not how the beginning of the story portrayed Macbeth at all. Macbeth then continues to write his wife, Lady Macbeth, about what the witches informed him of. This is the first encounter the audience has with Lady Macbeth, and quite frankly she makes herself seem very greedy and insane. After she reads the letter, she immediately begins plotting how she and Macbeth are going to kill king Duncan so that Macbeth can become king quicker. Her immediate plotting also gives off the feeling that Lady Macbeth is persistent, cold, calculating, and