Macbeth:
The follower blinded in the pursuit of power Macbeth was a blind follower, his conquest of power was not his own, he only had an illusion of choice as his actions were controlled by the manipulators surrounding him – those who use others solely to fulfil their ambition. Macbeth was not a man to question the motivations behind his actions – his ambition was greater than his conscience. He did not think for himself. He was blind as he did not realize he was being manipulated until his end was near (Act 4). He had little real free will, and his actions were determined by others; those closest to him were the most successful in controlling him. Even before the start of the play, Macbeth was still being manipulated through the feudal …show more content…
She led Macbeth from being blind in his thoughts to being blind in his actions. Her first set of lines had shown her plan of manipulation by directly playing on Macbeth 's ambition and desire; this was done because of her own ambition and desire. Lady Macbeth had said Macbeth was “too too full o ' th ' milk of human kindness” (1.5.16) and attempted to coerce Macbeth into murdering King Duncan. Macbeth did not want to go through with the plan, “We will proceed no further in this business. / He hath honored me of late, and I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people” (1.7.31-33). Lady Macbeth, in response called Macbeth a “coward [...] like the poor cat i ' th ' adage”. Macbeth, who was seen as a great warrior, and also saw himself that way, did not take kindly to being called a coward, “Prithee, peace: / I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none.” (1.7.46-48). Lady Macbeth emotionally abused Macbeth in order to get her way. Macbeth had a close relationship with his wife, and strongly trusted and valued his wife 's opinion – but this trust was taken advantage of by Lady Macbeth. Macbeth 's decision to murder the king was made by Lady Macbeth – she manipulated Macbeth to go from regretfully thinking of the crime to finally committing the “terrible feat”
The follower blinded in the pursuit of power Macbeth was a blind follower, his conquest of power was not his own, he only had an illusion of choice as his actions were controlled by the manipulators surrounding him – those who use others solely to fulfil their ambition. Macbeth was not a man to question the motivations behind his actions – his ambition was greater than his conscience. He did not think for himself. He was blind as he did not realize he was being manipulated until his end was near (Act 4). He had little real free will, and his actions were determined by others; those closest to him were the most successful in controlling him. Even before the start of the play, Macbeth was still being manipulated through the feudal …show more content…
She led Macbeth from being blind in his thoughts to being blind in his actions. Her first set of lines had shown her plan of manipulation by directly playing on Macbeth 's ambition and desire; this was done because of her own ambition and desire. Lady Macbeth had said Macbeth was “too too full o ' th ' milk of human kindness” (1.5.16) and attempted to coerce Macbeth into murdering King Duncan. Macbeth did not want to go through with the plan, “We will proceed no further in this business. / He hath honored me of late, and I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people” (1.7.31-33). Lady Macbeth, in response called Macbeth a “coward [...] like the poor cat i ' th ' adage”. Macbeth, who was seen as a great warrior, and also saw himself that way, did not take kindly to being called a coward, “Prithee, peace: / I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none.” (1.7.46-48). Lady Macbeth emotionally abused Macbeth in order to get her way. Macbeth had a close relationship with his wife, and strongly trusted and valued his wife 's opinion – but this trust was taken advantage of by Lady Macbeth. Macbeth 's decision to murder the king was made by Lady Macbeth – she manipulated Macbeth to go from regretfully thinking of the crime to finally committing the “terrible feat”