Macbeth Essay At the beginning of the play Macbeth is nice and honorable, but by the end of the play, he is a bad person willing to kill, even friends, to get what he thinks he deserves. Lady Macbeth at the beginning of the play says he is too nice and he needs to be more “ill.” But by the end, he is fighting people he used to fight alongside. A lot of good things happen to Macbeth during Act I because of him being an honorable and nice person, but influences from Lady Macbeth and some witches cause him to make some bad choices. Scene III: Lines 89-93: Ross to Macbeth: “The king hath happily received, Macbeth, the news of thy success; and when he reads thy personal venture in the rebels’ fight, his wonders and his praises do contend which
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Scene V: Lines 16-20: Lady Macbeth to herself: “Yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great, art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it.” Also in Act I Lady Macbeth begins to think that Macbeth does not have enough illness in him to become king. Line 71: Macbeth to Lady Macbeth: “We will speak further.” Lady Macbeth then decides to try and convince Macbeth to kill the king so Macbeth can become king, but at this time Macbeth doesn't think it is a good idea. Scene VII: Lines 12-16: Macbeth to himself: “He’s here in double trust: first, as I am his kinsman and his subject, strong both against the deed; then, as his host, who should against his murderer shut the door, not bear the knife myself.” Macbeth then starts …show more content…
All the prophecies from the witches that he, basically, begged for come true. Scene I: Lines 47-48: Macbeth to the witches: “How now, you secret, black, and midnight hags! What is ‘t you do?” Macbeth gets very cocky after talking to the witches again and he thinks he is invincible. Scene III: Lines 58-60: Macbeth to Doctor and Seyton: “Bring it after me. I will not be afraid of death and bane till Birnam Forest come to Dunsinane.” Scene VII: Lines 12-13: Macbeth to young Siward: “Thou wast born of woman. But swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn, brandished by man that’s of a woman born.” At the end of Act V Macbeth learns very quickly that he shouldn't have been so cocky and that he isn't invincible. In conclusion, Macbeth was a pretty ok guy until certain choices he made along the way cause the prophecies to come true but with a very high cost, his life. Before his death, Macbeth was no longer a guy that people respected but a man that nobody wanted to be king
Scene V: Lines 16-20: Lady Macbeth to herself: “Yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great, art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it.” Also in Act I Lady Macbeth begins to think that Macbeth does not have enough illness in him to become king. Line 71: Macbeth to Lady Macbeth: “We will speak further.” Lady Macbeth then decides to try and convince Macbeth to kill the king so Macbeth can become king, but at this time Macbeth doesn't think it is a good idea. Scene VII: Lines 12-16: Macbeth to himself: “He’s here in double trust: first, as I am his kinsman and his subject, strong both against the deed; then, as his host, who should against his murderer shut the door, not bear the knife myself.” Macbeth then starts …show more content…
All the prophecies from the witches that he, basically, begged for come true. Scene I: Lines 47-48: Macbeth to the witches: “How now, you secret, black, and midnight hags! What is ‘t you do?” Macbeth gets very cocky after talking to the witches again and he thinks he is invincible. Scene III: Lines 58-60: Macbeth to Doctor and Seyton: “Bring it after me. I will not be afraid of death and bane till Birnam Forest come to Dunsinane.” Scene VII: Lines 12-13: Macbeth to young Siward: “Thou wast born of woman. But swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn, brandished by man that’s of a woman born.” At the end of Act V Macbeth learns very quickly that he shouldn't have been so cocky and that he isn't invincible. In conclusion, Macbeth was a pretty ok guy until certain choices he made along the way cause the prophecies to come true but with a very high cost, his life. Before his death, Macbeth was no longer a guy that people respected but a man that nobody wanted to be king