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Despite these images all representing threats the witches assure Macbeth that he is safe 'none of woman born shall harm Macbeth'. They also tell him that he will not be defeated until the wood moves, implying that he will never be defeated 'rise never till the wood of Birnam rise'.
The theme of 'evil' in the play is represented mostly by Lady Macbeth in that she tries to use evil to aid her in her acts 'Make thick my blood'. She is probably not evil herself but once she hears the news about Macbeth's destiny, she is overwhelmed and becomes very ambitious, as does Macbeth. She posses an ability to encourage Macbeth to do something by bullying him and questioning his own masculinity 'When you durst do it, then you are a man' She cannot commit the murder herself so she uses her wickedness and her persuasive nature to convince Macbeth to do it by psychologically tormenting him 'Was the hope drunk Wherin you dressed yourself?'
Murdering the king is also considered to be very evil and is considered a crime against god as the king is god's representation on Earth. As Macbeth eventually kills the king, it is fair to say that …show more content…
Not a lot of characters can be described as good in the play because the play is essentially expressing evil and exaggerating it.
In conclusion, one can say that good does triumph over evil as, although there are a lot of serious crimes committed in the play, Macduff eventually achieves his revenge over Macbeth and he is one of the rare 'good' characters in the play. He manages to kill Macbeth which represents evil being defeated by good. But ultimately, the play is at tragedy. There are examples of murder, witchcraft and many other serious crimes. The message of the play is that crime does not pay. It is a play of political and social realism: showing how an oppressive hierarchical society systematically can produce corrupt individuals. It is also a play of ideas and themes, for example, 'appearance and reality'. The ultimate theme is that appearances are not what they seem. At the beginning, Macbeth is portrayed as a brave, loyal, valiant soldier, but we discover that he is actually quite the opposite. He is corrupt, evil and takes advantage of his position as
The theme of 'evil' in the play is represented mostly by Lady Macbeth in that she tries to use evil to aid her in her acts 'Make thick my blood'. She is probably not evil herself but once she hears the news about Macbeth's destiny, she is overwhelmed and becomes very ambitious, as does Macbeth. She posses an ability to encourage Macbeth to do something by bullying him and questioning his own masculinity 'When you durst do it, then you are a man' She cannot commit the murder herself so she uses her wickedness and her persuasive nature to convince Macbeth to do it by psychologically tormenting him 'Was the hope drunk Wherin you dressed yourself?'
Murdering the king is also considered to be very evil and is considered a crime against god as the king is god's representation on Earth. As Macbeth eventually kills the king, it is fair to say that …show more content…
Not a lot of characters can be described as good in the play because the play is essentially expressing evil and exaggerating it.
In conclusion, one can say that good does triumph over evil as, although there are a lot of serious crimes committed in the play, Macduff eventually achieves his revenge over Macbeth and he is one of the rare 'good' characters in the play. He manages to kill Macbeth which represents evil being defeated by good. But ultimately, the play is at tragedy. There are examples of murder, witchcraft and many other serious crimes. The message of the play is that crime does not pay. It is a play of political and social realism: showing how an oppressive hierarchical society systematically can produce corrupt individuals. It is also a play of ideas and themes, for example, 'appearance and reality'. The ultimate theme is that appearances are not what they seem. At the beginning, Macbeth is portrayed as a brave, loyal, valiant soldier, but we discover that he is actually quite the opposite. He is corrupt, evil and takes advantage of his position as