Malcolm McLaren

In Macbeth, all the characters are responsible for what they’ve done, and also the aftermath of their deeds. Instead of setting his mind at being the Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth’s fate is largely affected by his greed, his fears, and his ruthlessness. Once he arouses these monsters, his fate is changing with them. Macbeth’s greed largely determines his fate. Macbeth is a national hero, a man of honor before everything has changed. After King Duncan decides to execute the traitor, he says:”what he…

still determined to secure his authority as king. At the time, Macbeth did not fear Macduff, but wanted him dead for assurance. Soon after Duncan was murdered and Macbeth was named King of Scotland, Macduff fled to England in hopes of convincing Malcolm to return to Scotland to help defeat Macbeth and take his rightful place as king. Macduff wanted to see Scotland free of Macbeth’s tyranny and would stop at nothing to ensure that this would happen. He was even willing to leave his wife and…

the signs show right away. Duncan’s eldest son Malcolm has to make up for his absence by curing Scotland with a new king. However, Macbeth has the instinct to cure the country as well. Macbeth mentions curing his country after Lady Macbeth is sick. Shakespeare refers to war and battle to represent a struggling country like Scotland. Macbeth can be seen repeatedly abusing his competence which evokes the destruction of Scotland. Unfortunately for Malcolm, the country, that he sacrifices with his…

Every tragic hero desires to obtain success; their constant struggle to achieve this goal is what eventually leads the hero to their destruction. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, the false ideals of success, which are deeply rooted in ambition, blind Macbeth and Willy from the reality of things, thus leading them towards destruction. In the beginning, Macbeth and Willy initiate the route to their destruction by making decisions which seem like they should help…

suspect, upon closer inspection lies crucial evidence placing the blame upon the ‘victim’ himself, King Duncan. This evidence suggests that Duncan’s fault rests within his trusting of Macbeth, his inability to infer circumstances, and his declaring of Malcolm as his heir in front of Macbeth.…

In the beginning of the play, Macbeth introduces chaos into the realm as he dethrones its divinely-ordained king and becomes a tyrant who transgresses all moral boundaries to maintain his power. When Macduff presents the head of Macbeth to Malcolm as proof of his death, he says “Behold where stands / The usurper’s cursed head. The time is free. / I see thee compassed with thy kingdom’s pearl, / That speaks my salutation in their minds (Macbeth 5.8.54-57). This illustrates how the subjects…

“One of the definitions of sanity is the ability to tell real from unreal” (Alvin Toffler). Many times what causes one to lose their sense of sanity is several events joined together to create an enormous problem for the individual. In the tragedy Macbeth written by William Shakespeare this is exactly what happens, Macbeth is a relatively normal man who is currently fighting for his country however, after many self induced events that took place throughout the play in order to make Macbeth…

him. Lastly the witches say, Macbeth cannot be defeated until Great Birnam Wood gets up and moves to Dunsinane Hill (Macbeth 4.1.90-94). The witches are deceiving Macbeth and making him think he is indestructible. Macbeth learns that Macduff and Malcolm are coming to battle against him. This fulfills the witches’ prophecies, in one article it says, “Also their references to no man born of woman (Macduff), and till Birnam Wood come to Dunsinane are further examples,” (“What are Some” 1).…

Sae Koyama Ms. Holdsworth J3 Language Arts Macbeth Literary Analysis In the play Macbeth, Macduff and Macbeth are portrayed as conflicting characters, although both are referred to as “heroes”. These two men are both qualified to be tragic heroes, when following Aristotle’s six principles regarding the qualities a tragic hero needs. This is because both have a fatal flaw, but ultimately the real tragic hero in Macbeth is Macbeth, as there is no reversal of fortune nor nemesis in Macduff.…

What you sow is what you reap; Macbeth, the main character in this play killed a major person in Scotland, He will therefore be punished later for his actions. This play The Tragedy of Macbeth is written by William Shakespeare, and is a tragedy describing a man believing the 3 witches’ prophecy, and goes insane to become and stay as a king. The many characters within this wreck reside in the Dark Middle Ages in mostly Scotland, but the two who relate, but also differ most are Macbeth and Macduff…