Macbeth's Influence

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“Macbeth” is one of the greatest tragedy themed book and was written by William Shakespeare. The book shows how Macbeth believes in fate, also how his concessions ate him and his wife up. He was loyal soldier, who was honored for helping win the war. Macbeth was easily influenced and hungry for power. However he played many roles throughout the story and didn’t stay true to himself. Macbeth is a very complex character, who has struggles within himself and others throughout the story. In the beginning he was loyal to King Duncan and risked his life for the town of Cawdor. Meanwhile when he was at war he won the Norway battle which earned the King’s respect and honor. He is a credulous man, he runs to the witches for answers. When the witches …show more content…

As Macbeth’s desire for power grew, he turned against Banquo. He thought Banquo was going to turn against them because he was there with him when the witches said his prophesies. Macbeth hired assassins to kill Banquo and his son after the came back from their ride. The murderers were so busy killing Banquo that they didn’t notice that Fleance had got away. When Fleanace got away he fled to the King of Scotland to form an alliance to battle Macbeth. After killing the gentleman, the next person on the hit list was Macduff. Macduff questioned the killing of King Duncan and knew something was wrong. The kingdom had never had strange murders frequently happening by the day. Macbeth hired assassins to kill Macduff but Macduff had already fled to Scotland. So, instead of killing him the assassins ending up killing his family. When Macduff found out his family was dead, he was ready for war. While they were at war Macduff killed and beheaded Macbeth. The story showed how ambition can get the best of you. Macbeth should've kept believing in fate and waited his turn. If he wouldn’t have been so easily influenced, things would've happened different. It’s a saying the everything means nothing when you lose all your family

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