Macbeth had made many decisions that only a few weeks before, he would not have imagined making. For example, when talking to Seyton, his servant, Macbeth says “it is a tale/ Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury” (5.5.28-29). Macbeth fully believes that his time as the King was a mistake because in the span of only a couple of days, he had managed to murder many of his friends and their family while also driving himself insane. He was hallucinating and becoming more self-destructive as the play continued onwards.…
Although he is greatly influenced by Lady Macbeth and the three witches, Macbeth’s downfall is ultimately his responsibility. As the play opens, Macbeth is revered for his bravery and courage in the king’s army. He is highly praised by the sergeant who describes him as “brave Macbeth- well he deserves that name- Disdaining Fortune, with his brandish'd steel, Which smoked with bloody execution, Like…
When a fire starts there can be several opportunities to put that fire out in order to stop it from getting out of control. The same principal applies in life. There are many opportunities to reverse bad decision when they are small and under control, but if they are not reversed in time the impact of the decision could have serious consequences later on. Thus who ever does not control the impact of thier bad decisions will be responsible for their own inevitable demise. In Macbeth by William Shakespeare the decisions made by the character Macbeth, were instrumental to his downfall and eventually his death.…
Secondly, Macbeth eventually goes to great lengths to the point of committing a crime to get what he wants. In order for Macbeth to get what he wants, he decides to murder King Duncan and take his spot as King of Scotland. Choosing murder to solve his desire to become King of Scotland shows how much power he has given to selfishness. He has put his desires and greediness to king over human life. Therefore, Macbeth’s greed has been given too much power, and now Macbeth has changed.…
Macbeth is a highly insecure and worrisome man. Macbeth is an insecure man because Lady Macbeth has the most power in the relationship. Lady Macbeth’s powerful and frightening personality pressures Macbeth into doing things against his values and morals in order to gain power. Macbeth does not have any heirs to take the throne after his rule because Lady Macbeth cannot produce children. In my opinion, Macbeth could not have become king if Lady Macbeth had not unsexed herself.…
Understanding the motif of death in Macbeth is so important, and impact of it in the play is so great, that without it, the story would be completely different, therefore, death helps the reader understand Macbeth by making the reader comprehend how the characters developed, how the characters personalities were, and even how the individual roles characters role meant something. Character development is very important in any book, movie, or play. In Macbeth, there are many instances where a character makes a big change in the way they think and how they act, and most of them were because of death. One example is Macbeth, who started of as the loyal, loveable, warrior who helped bring Scotland to victory many times, but knowing of the death of Duncan and how it would happen changed the way he acted, and ultimately led to him killing multiple people and even getting himself killed. Macbeth, before his tyrant stage, was praised by the king and the people, “For…
You have to make various decisions in life . When you're making decisions you're making a list of pros and cons . You can also make a list of options and narrow it down until you have at least 2 possibilities . You need to explore your options before making a decision because some decisions can lead to bad things in life . Sometimes when you make a bad decision you're under pressure and stress .Every…
One of the first ways manhood is portrayed in Shakespeare’s Macbeth is in the way of persuasion. Near the beginning of the play, Macbeth and his wife have an intense conversation about the lingering thought of killing King Duncan. Lady Macbeth is in favour of murdering the beloved king. However, Macbeth has some doubts and is very hesitant.…
Usually in most stories, the male main character plays a dominant role in the outcome of a play and holds all of the power. But this is not the case in William Shakespeare’s famous 17th century play, Macbeth. Lady Macbeth, the main character Macbeth’s wife, plays a huge role and almost entirely affects the outcome of the play even though she is not the main character. She demonstrates the role of femme fatale, a woman who will use and destroy any man that comes into her life. She dominates the relationship with her husband, using him as her own personal puppet, which ends in both of their demise.…
In the very tragic play Macbeth written in 1606 by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is a great warrior of scotland and he make some very bad decisions and he kills lots of people, and in the end he dies. In the story there are 3 witches known as the weird sisters. And Macbeth goes to them to see if they can help him, they tell him many prophecies and things he could do, to get what he wants. “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!…
Lady Macduff and her son was killed because of Macduff’s actions they were affecting Macbeth because of what Macduff was going to. Lady Macbeth died because of Macbeth he did not physically kill her but he drove her to kill herself she felt guilty and could not handle what was happening so she committed suicide. Murdering friend or people he has known is what helps him get more power because they affected him or was in his way. Macbeth was driven to become king because of the witches and the prophecies. The witches said Macbeth will be Thane of Glamis and Cawdor and later king.…
The character’s fortunes are determined here as it is a major turning point for Macbeth as at the beginning of the scene he is certain that he will not murder Duncan however by the end he is “settled” on the idea of killing the King. In the scene we see that Lady Macbeth is the dominant one in the relationship and that she can easily manipulate Macbeth. Both of the Macbeth’s are hungry for power which ultimately brings them both to their deaths. This scene plays a key role in determining the fate of Macbeth as it shows his fatal flaw: the corrupting nature of…
Everyone has to make decisions but many have different ways of making them. All decisions have either a positive or negative outcome. My decisions are made upon a variety of factors. Things like my environment ,friends and family influences my decisions. In the story Macbeth people intervene with his decisions which made him do bad things such as murder.…
At every twist and turn that he tries to directly fight what has been prophesied it backfires and leads him steadily to ruin. What would be the point of having this play with all of the choices that Macbeth takes, if he really didn’t have a choice in what he…
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, there has been various places where the characters grow and develop either in a positive or negative ways that affects the consequences that they would face. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth is introduced as this great soldier that has just come back from war; he wasn’t greedy and vicious, wanting to become the King or Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth was pretty loyal to the King, but then in Act 1 scene s, the Macbeth meets the witches who then tells him that there are prophecies of him becoming the King. At first when Macbeth first met the witches, he was not bloodthirsty for the wealth, to sek the impressive spot of being king… he actually thought he was going crazy, but when the witches revealed that he was going…