To be a man takes grit, but to be a great man takes a lot more. A good man is someone, who has loyalty, trust, leadership, nobility, kindness and generosity. Back in the Elizabethan era during Shakespeare's time the men were highly respected. A noble in the Elizabethan era could provided an honor for their family because they were so highly ranked. In the play Macbeth by Shakespeare the main character Macbeth is a well respected man in the beginning of the play, but later in the play Macbeth's personality changes to become a more violent man. Macduff is a very good and trustworthy man through the whole play. Lastly, Duncan is a very loyal king who sadly is murdered by Macbeth, but Duncan shows what it takes to be a great king. Through the
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He also shows what it takes to be a great warrior. One instance where Macduff never stopped caring for his family even when they all get killed while he was England. Macduff was very angry at Macbeth for doing so. He even said, “within my sword I set him upon and he he leaves forgive him.” (Iv,iii,220)Macduff is saying that when I get the chance to kill him and if he gets away from me then I should forgive him. After this he goes to England to get revenge on Macbeth. When he finally gets to Macbeth they start fighting right away and after the fight was over Macduff was announced as a brave man for killing Macbeth. This means that Malcolm finally gets to be the rightful king. In the play we learn through the character of Macduff that a good man is someone who is loyal to their country and at the same time caring for his family, and also able to fight and kill to save his country.
Throughout the play Macduff and Duncan were always on the right side, and they were consistently good men. On the other hand, Macbeth shows how to be a good man in the beginning of the play, but as the play goes on his personality changes and he becomes a dreadful man. Macbeth shows us that good people can fall off the right path because of their ambition. If Macbeth stayed on the right path he would have probably been a good and happy man, but his ambition overcame him. Through these characters Shakespeare shows us that you must stay on the right path to be a good
He also shows what it takes to be a great warrior. One instance where Macduff never stopped caring for his family even when they all get killed while he was England. Macduff was very angry at Macbeth for doing so. He even said, “within my sword I set him upon and he he leaves forgive him.” (Iv,iii,220)Macduff is saying that when I get the chance to kill him and if he gets away from me then I should forgive him. After this he goes to England to get revenge on Macbeth. When he finally gets to Macbeth they start fighting right away and after the fight was over Macduff was announced as a brave man for killing Macbeth. This means that Malcolm finally gets to be the rightful king. In the play we learn through the character of Macduff that a good man is someone who is loyal to their country and at the same time caring for his family, and also able to fight and kill to save his country.
Throughout the play Macduff and Duncan were always on the right side, and they were consistently good men. On the other hand, Macbeth shows how to be a good man in the beginning of the play, but as the play goes on his personality changes and he becomes a dreadful man. Macbeth shows us that good people can fall off the right path because of their ambition. If Macbeth stayed on the right path he would have probably been a good and happy man, but his ambition overcame him. Through these characters Shakespeare shows us that you must stay on the right path to be a good