“How could one man go from a valiant warrior to an ambitious killer?” Macbeth is a tale of a Scottish warrior who through ambition and greed allows himself to be persuaded into killing his own king. Written by William Shakespeare in 1606 and published in 1606, Macbeth is a tragedy set in the middle ages of Scotland. It was originally written for King James of England, since he was said to have been related to the stoic character Banquo. The play follows the tale of Macbeth, a warrior who from the premonitions of three witches and the support of his wife kills his king to succeed the throne. The story then goes on to show Macbeth’s vulnerability as his guilt leads him to paranoia and forces him to kill his own friend, Banquo. His constant
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Although, Lady Macbeth presses on trying to shame him in order to keep him on her side. She questions his masculinity telling him to be “Constant like a man” to keep him from thinking about the consequences of committing such a heinous crime. (Langis) She even goes as far as calling upon unholy spirits to unsex her and take away her sympathies and kindness to only fill her head with plans of murder. (Favila) Lady Macbeth takes these plans to Macbeth and convinces him to become her accomplice. (Favila) She uses his insecurities in his strength as a man to taunt him into agreeing. Because of his wife’s constant degrading remarks of his feminine qualities Macbeth is never given the chance to explore his anima. Anima is the term Carl Jung characterizes as the feminine traits of empathy and emotion. (Asp) As Macbeth’s worries and guilt starts to consume him, he starts to hallucinate claiming to see Banquo’s ghost smiling at him. Once again Lady Macbeth uses his obsession to become the perfect archetypal male against him telling him to stop acting like a hysterical woman even questioning if he is a man. (Labno) It is no question that Lady Macbeth greatly affected Macbeth’s mental health leading to his self-doubt and anxieties which only worsened with
Although, Lady Macbeth presses on trying to shame him in order to keep him on her side. She questions his masculinity telling him to be “Constant like a man” to keep him from thinking about the consequences of committing such a heinous crime. (Langis) She even goes as far as calling upon unholy spirits to unsex her and take away her sympathies and kindness to only fill her head with plans of murder. (Favila) Lady Macbeth takes these plans to Macbeth and convinces him to become her accomplice. (Favila) She uses his insecurities in his strength as a man to taunt him into agreeing. Because of his wife’s constant degrading remarks of his feminine qualities Macbeth is never given the chance to explore his anima. Anima is the term Carl Jung characterizes as the feminine traits of empathy and emotion. (Asp) As Macbeth’s worries and guilt starts to consume him, he starts to hallucinate claiming to see Banquo’s ghost smiling at him. Once again Lady Macbeth uses his obsession to become the perfect archetypal male against him telling him to stop acting like a hysterical woman even questioning if he is a man. (Labno) It is no question that Lady Macbeth greatly affected Macbeth’s mental health leading to his self-doubt and anxieties which only worsened with