Macbeth
Macbeth, a once noble thane of Scotland becomes the most vicious and evil character in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, as he betrays his country, his friends and his family in his quest for kingship. Macbeth begins as a loyal thane who defends his country from rebels and honors the king of Scotland, Duncan. Returning to his home after battle, Macbeth encounters three witches who tell him he will become king. Macbeth is enthralled after hearing the prophecy and tells his wife Lady Macbeth of the prophecy. Lady Macbeth encourages Macbeth to take action to make sure the prophecy comes true. Macbeth goes on to kill Duncan the King of Scotland, his loyal friends and murders innocent people to …show more content…
Even though she never kills anyone she regrets what she told Macbeth to do and is tormented by her guilt so much that she takes her own life. Macbeth upon learning of his wife’s death, remarks on the inconvenient timing. Macbeth by the end of the play has lost all humanity, not just for the innocent people of Scotland, but now his own wife. Lady Macbeth’s regret proves she retains some morality. Even though she has killed no one she feels the guilt of what affect her words brought. Macbeth feels regret and remorse only after the murder of Duncan and Banquo, however his regret is not of how wrong and sinful his acts were but he is regretful because he feels uncomfortable with his conscience. Lady Macbeth is tormented by her guilt even though she has committed no murder, whereas by the end of the play Macbeth has killed many but his regret is purely selfish because he does not mourn the lives he took but feels pain only because he is uncomfortable with his burdened conscience.
Macbeth, by the end of the play evolves into a heartless villain. He feels no remorse for his sins and loses empathy for anyone including his wife, as he completely loses himself in his climb to power. Macbeth’s actions are done by his own choice and for his own personal gain. He manipulates and lies to get what he wants. Macbeth chooses to kill and acts on impulse; whereas Lady Macbeth has evil idea’s but does not orchestrate them. Macbeth is the most evil character in the play because he commits murder and chooses to do so of his own free whereas Lady Macbeth only encourages Macbeth to
Macbeth, a once noble thane of Scotland becomes the most vicious and evil character in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, as he betrays his country, his friends and his family in his quest for kingship. Macbeth begins as a loyal thane who defends his country from rebels and honors the king of Scotland, Duncan. Returning to his home after battle, Macbeth encounters three witches who tell him he will become king. Macbeth is enthralled after hearing the prophecy and tells his wife Lady Macbeth of the prophecy. Lady Macbeth encourages Macbeth to take action to make sure the prophecy comes true. Macbeth goes on to kill Duncan the King of Scotland, his loyal friends and murders innocent people to …show more content…
Even though she never kills anyone she regrets what she told Macbeth to do and is tormented by her guilt so much that she takes her own life. Macbeth upon learning of his wife’s death, remarks on the inconvenient timing. Macbeth by the end of the play has lost all humanity, not just for the innocent people of Scotland, but now his own wife. Lady Macbeth’s regret proves she retains some morality. Even though she has killed no one she feels the guilt of what affect her words brought. Macbeth feels regret and remorse only after the murder of Duncan and Banquo, however his regret is not of how wrong and sinful his acts were but he is regretful because he feels uncomfortable with his conscience. Lady Macbeth is tormented by her guilt even though she has committed no murder, whereas by the end of the play Macbeth has killed many but his regret is purely selfish because he does not mourn the lives he took but feels pain only because he is uncomfortable with his burdened conscience.
Macbeth, by the end of the play evolves into a heartless villain. He feels no remorse for his sins and loses empathy for anyone including his wife, as he completely loses himself in his climb to power. Macbeth’s actions are done by his own choice and for his own personal gain. He manipulates and lies to get what he wants. Macbeth chooses to kill and acts on impulse; whereas Lady Macbeth has evil idea’s but does not orchestrate them. Macbeth is the most evil character in the play because he commits murder and chooses to do so of his own free whereas Lady Macbeth only encourages Macbeth to