Once a noble warrior that has "Bought golden opinions" to decorate himself with, Macbeth's path of destruction has trapped him in robes marked by blood, madness and cowardice which ultimately lead him to his irredeemable end.
Early on, Macbeth is introduced by a captain's account of his performance in battle. He is addressed as "Valiant cousin" and "Worthy Gentleman”, reflective of his brutality as well as courage in battle. Furthermore, it describes his honorable and praiseworthy character which epitomizes the original nature of Macbeth prior to his decline into evil.
Lady Macbeth regards Macbeth to be gentle and have a moral conscience. He is "too full of the milk of human kindness", thus rendering him incapable to the pursuit of evil. …show more content…
After murdering Duncan, his mind is haunted by illusions and his body grows weak as he becomes an insomniac. This vulnerable state deprives him of his ability to clearly judge and act. His disturbed mind driven by paranoia and fear, carelessly acts on impulse. This is evident, when he orders the assassination of Banquo (A man he once considered a friend) as well as his innocent son, Fleance. Intoxicated with madness he orders their death as he isn't bothered by murdering the innocent and thus he has lost his humanity completely. Moreover, he has become a mere fragment of his brutal warrior-like self as he cannot act bravely anymore. Instead, he acts with cowardice when he fails to muster the courage to kill Banquo himself and hires criminals to assassinate him.
Even Macbeth's interaction with the criminals is important as it signifies that he is “in blood stepped in so far" that he has sunken to a criminal's level of moral corruption. After killing Duncan, Macbeth himself realizes he has drifted away from all that is good as he says “I could not say amen". This indicates that even God’s grace is not enough to save him from his degenerate state in which he has dived too deeply into evil that he cannot
Early on, Macbeth is introduced by a captain's account of his performance in battle. He is addressed as "Valiant cousin" and "Worthy Gentleman”, reflective of his brutality as well as courage in battle. Furthermore, it describes his honorable and praiseworthy character which epitomizes the original nature of Macbeth prior to his decline into evil.
Lady Macbeth regards Macbeth to be gentle and have a moral conscience. He is "too full of the milk of human kindness", thus rendering him incapable to the pursuit of evil. …show more content…
After murdering Duncan, his mind is haunted by illusions and his body grows weak as he becomes an insomniac. This vulnerable state deprives him of his ability to clearly judge and act. His disturbed mind driven by paranoia and fear, carelessly acts on impulse. This is evident, when he orders the assassination of Banquo (A man he once considered a friend) as well as his innocent son, Fleance. Intoxicated with madness he orders their death as he isn't bothered by murdering the innocent and thus he has lost his humanity completely. Moreover, he has become a mere fragment of his brutal warrior-like self as he cannot act bravely anymore. Instead, he acts with cowardice when he fails to muster the courage to kill Banquo himself and hires criminals to assassinate him.
Even Macbeth's interaction with the criminals is important as it signifies that he is “in blood stepped in so far" that he has sunken to a criminal's level of moral corruption. After killing Duncan, Macbeth himself realizes he has drifted away from all that is good as he says “I could not say amen". This indicates that even God’s grace is not enough to save him from his degenerate state in which he has dived too deeply into evil that he cannot