When Is Macbeth Honorable

In the beginning of the play Macbeth is an honorable man. He is a fierce soldier for scotland and King Duncan. He fights for his country and is loyal to his king. In the battle against Norwegian king and his forces Macbeth saved the day and became a battle hero. King Duncan even Honors him for his amazing military service. Macbeth was soon giving the title of the Thane of Cawdor. Later on in the play the witches plant "black and deep desires" into Macbeth’s heart and from there on things are not what they seem. To everyone else it would seem that Macbeth invites the king to dinner to celebrate the battle victory but to Macbeth he has other plans. Macbeth plans to murder the king to steal his throne. In act 1 scene 7 Macbeth changes his mind he says “We will proceed no further in this business. He has recently honored me, and I now have the …show more content…
Later Macbeth hires murderers to kill Macduff and his family because the witches told him to “beware Macduff” and he felt that Macduff threatened his power as king but Macduff escaped early. He also wanted to take Macduff’s castle. Lady Macbeth has been feeling guilt and can't seem to wash the blood off her hands. She sleepwalks often and in the end can't handle it anymore and commits suicide. She wouldn't have gone through any of that if she didn't let power hunger control her. In the end Macbeth dies from overestimating his power in a battle against Macduff. Macduff at the end of the play was obsessed with power and authority. He would kill anyone who got in his way and wouldn't believe he would ever get caught. He transformed from an honorable man into a power hungry and selfish man. Lady Macbeth thought it seemed like she wanted to be queen but once she got what she wanted she couldn't handle the guilt. In the end they both died as karma from their wrong