Tragedy of Macbeth “When you know what a man wants you know who he is, and how to move him.” In the tragic play Macbeth by William Shakespeare Tragic Hero Macbeth is manipulated into doing deceitful things. Macbeth isn’t only duped by the supernatural witches, he is also manipulated by his wife, his love, Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth and the witches manipulation are unmasking Macbeth’s dark desires and turning him into a murderer which caused him to derail from reality. When the witches say to Macbeth, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king!” (1.3.51) they open his eyes into a dark and murderous world. Macbeth begins to have dark thoughts
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He also believes that what the witch’s allegations can’t be good but can’t be bad. If the witches never brought their intel upon Macbeth, he wouldn’t be having these alarming thoughts. Macbeth decides to take it upon himself to let fate guide him when he says, “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me Without my stir”(1.4.159-161) Macbeth’s one desire is to be king, if destiny leads him there he won’t have to commit murder or any heinous crimes. When he says, “may” he implies his desires may overpower his fate and he will take action. In this quote, he acknowledges his horrid thoughts and wants to stand down and let fate blindly guide him. Macbeth is demonstrating fear of the unknown. He is conflicted with what the witches said because he is not a murder, but he can’t plunder the crown without …show more content…
Lady Macbeth uses manipulation by emasculating and shaming him to convince him otherwise. Macbeth says to Lady Macbeth shortly after his encounter with the witches, “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” (1.7.34-35). In this quote Macbeth clearly states to Lady Macbeth that he can’t go through with murder. When Macbeth says, “He Hath honored me of late” he is speaking about Duncan who has treats him with nothing but respect and honor. He also has no reason to to kill Duncan, he is a respected successful lord. Macbeth has a transparent conscience on the actions he’s expected to take to achieve becoming king. Lady Macbeth does not take no for an answer when she says to Macbeth, “ Was the hope drunk Wherein you dressed yourself? Hath it slept since? {...} Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem’st the ornament of life And live a coward in thine own esteem” (1.7.39-47). Here she uses his masculinity and dignity to manipulate him. When she calls him a “coward” she is making him feel less of a man. Due to what Lady Macbeth said to Macbeth, he decides to kill Duncan. If it weren’t for Lady Macbeth drowning his mind with lies and manipulation he wouldn’t have killed Duncan. After Duncan is killed, Macbeth begins to go down a rabbit hole that he can’t get out of, Lady Macbeth is
He also believes that what the witch’s allegations can’t be good but can’t be bad. If the witches never brought their intel upon Macbeth, he wouldn’t be having these alarming thoughts. Macbeth decides to take it upon himself to let fate guide him when he says, “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me Without my stir”(1.4.159-161) Macbeth’s one desire is to be king, if destiny leads him there he won’t have to commit murder or any heinous crimes. When he says, “may” he implies his desires may overpower his fate and he will take action. In this quote, he acknowledges his horrid thoughts and wants to stand down and let fate blindly guide him. Macbeth is demonstrating fear of the unknown. He is conflicted with what the witches said because he is not a murder, but he can’t plunder the crown without …show more content…
Lady Macbeth uses manipulation by emasculating and shaming him to convince him otherwise. Macbeth says to Lady Macbeth shortly after his encounter with the witches, “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” (1.7.34-35). In this quote Macbeth clearly states to Lady Macbeth that he can’t go through with murder. When Macbeth says, “He Hath honored me of late” he is speaking about Duncan who has treats him with nothing but respect and honor. He also has no reason to to kill Duncan, he is a respected successful lord. Macbeth has a transparent conscience on the actions he’s expected to take to achieve becoming king. Lady Macbeth does not take no for an answer when she says to Macbeth, “ Was the hope drunk Wherein you dressed yourself? Hath it slept since? {...} Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem’st the ornament of life And live a coward in thine own esteem” (1.7.39-47). Here she uses his masculinity and dignity to manipulate him. When she calls him a “coward” she is making him feel less of a man. Due to what Lady Macbeth said to Macbeth, he decides to kill Duncan. If it weren’t for Lady Macbeth drowning his mind with lies and manipulation he wouldn’t have killed Duncan. After Duncan is killed, Macbeth begins to go down a rabbit hole that he can’t get out of, Lady Macbeth is