William Shakespeare's Macbeth
Behind every man’s actions, there are driving forces—impetuses that
push a man into performing the things he does. Some men go to all
ends for happiness and joy, while other men work for hours at a time
for fame and money. However, in the play Macbeth by William
Shakespeare, Macbeth, the tragic hero, is pushed into his actions
neither by money nor happiness. His driving force is none other than
his evil, ruthless wife, Lady Macbeth who thrusts him into murdering
the most beloved King Duncan. Macbeth, who was very much so a loyal
subject, did not want to commit murder, but was tempted by his wife to
carry out actions that he eventually regretted.
As revealed throughout Act I of Macbeth, Macbeth really had no
thoughts of murdering his king. Though his vaulting ambition made him
start to lust after the crown, Macbeth knew his boundaries and did not
have treason on his mind. In fact, in Act I Macbeth even said, “We
will proceed no further in this business:/ He hath honored me of late,
and I have bought/ Golden opinions from all sorts of people,/ Which
would be worn now in their newest gloss,/ Not cast aside so soon?”
(Act I, scene vii, lines 31-34). In this short quote, Macbeth mainly
said that King Duncan had been such a great king and he had no reason
for backstabbing him. Macbeth knew that he already had so much fame
being the Thane of Glamis and the Thane of Cawdor and that it would be
foolish to risk his glory simply in an attempt to steal the throne.
However, despite the fact that he was not going to murder King Duncan,
cries of murder are heard throughout Act II. Does Macbeth actually
commit treason because he is evil? This question is not only
misleading, it is deceptive. The truth was that gentle Macbeth was
tempted, even in a way forced by his wife, Lady Macbeth, to kill the
king.
The two scenes that the essay will be focusing on are Act 1 Scene 1
In Act 1 Macbeth is troubled by his desire to kill the king that is countered by his morals that state he should not kill Duncan for the fact “First, as I am his kinsman and his subject,
William Shakespeare's Macbeth Shakespeare first showed Macbeth in the court of a newly crowned King James the First. Some people would argue that in places this was written as a piece of flattery for James the first. James was meant to be a descendant of Banquos' and therefore Shakespeare shows Banquo to be a valiant and heroic character throughout the play. However, Shakespeare had to be careful what he said in the play, as he didn't want to upset the King. This play could be written as a piece of propaganda or a warning to anybody who went against the King.
MacBeth’s villainy is shown when he kills his king, friend, and innocent people and usurps the throne but he is not totally evil. His bravery loyalty and honour are qualities to be admired. He’s a man of action and remorse not just an evil villain.
“What goes around comes around.” The decision of the execution of the King Duncan was beyond the concept of being egoistical. The sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences. Macbeth, every dreadful deed you take as an action and claim you have committed a wrongdoing; you excavate your own grave. Since, you commit the murder of King Duncan, how do you believe that fortune will come your way. The three Weird witches and your own love, Lady Macbeth are the key players in this game of guilt. Abundantly, Lady Macbeth is the true top dog pulling the strings, you are the puppet, and while she is the puppet master, you’re just a squirrel trying to get a nut in her world. No virtuous outcome comes out a misdeed. You have to conquer her mindset, and be grateful for what you have now. You should not be able to give your own decisions to someone else.
However, she may be old as she is determined to get her last chance of
Shakespeare pays much regard as to what it is to be a man and to
### 2nd Part of Essay ### At the beginning of Act 1, Scene 7, we see a soliloquy from Macbeth expressing his doubts about killing King Duncan. When Lady Macbeth first enters the scene he attempts to assert his power over her, perhaps for the first time, by saying ‘We will proceed no further in this business’. This adverbial phrase is a definitive statement, which is utilized by Macbeth to reinstate his power over Lady Macbeth and regain control. His hesitancy over committing regicide is evidence of the fact that he is not an innately evil person, nevertheless his overriding ambition has the power to change the man into a merciless killing machine not far from the characteristics demonstrated by the Hawk in ‘Hawk Roosting’.
member, a subject to the king, a king, a friend and as a person. By
account I think the witches did play a big part in the murder of king
“Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.” Once said by Marc Twain, this is an excellent example of the human nature that is represented in the play: Macbeth. Shakespeare demonstrates that all humans have the ability to do good or evil. This is strongly affected by the choices that we make and by our actions. These decisions will have a huge impact on our lives and the lives of others. Throughout the play, Macbeth experienced a huge decent into evil and violent action that lead him to his death. With his thirst for power and constant paranoia, he killed his way to seize the crown. By killing Duncan at the beginning of the play, Macbeth soon realizes that nothing can be undone and his blood stained hands can never be cleaned. “A little water clears us of this deed” (2.3 70) said by Lady Macbeth after Duncan’s murder. But what they don’t know is that this is the start of the bloody massacre that will change who they are and how they think forever. Macbeth has multiple hallucinations and his paranoia leads him to hire murderers to kill Macduff’s family out of anger and spite. Lady Macbeth sleepwalks and gets to the point of madness when she kills herself at the end of the play. This demonstrates that our actions can be affected by human nature and our thoughts can be easily corrupted by temptation.
Macbeth, one of William Shakespeare’s famous tragedies, is set in Scotland. Returning from battle with his companion Banquo, the nobleman, Macbeth meets with three witches. They predict that Macbeth will initially become the Thane of Cawdor and then king of Scotland. Macbeth privately has ambitions of being king and enjoys the ideas of becoming the head of the country. After the first part of the witches' prophecy comes true, early in the play, he begins to think the subsequent part may also come true. Encouraged after continuous unrest from his wife, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth murders King Duncan, while he is a guest in his castle. Macbeth then seizes the throne of Scotland.
going to smack you in the face, you have to search for it. And in
It is under tragic circumstances, that we are brought here today. Ladies and gentlemen, it is unfortunate that we are here to mourn the death of not just a great King, but a great friend, Duncan. He has changed the lives of many and we are gathered here today to embrace the greatness of King Duncan, whom will be dearly missed. Duncan was a kind and good man and an extremely trustworthy King of his fellow men. He trusted his men with his life, his children, his throne and most highly his kingdom. He had no other choice but to trust these men however this
he heard this he was intrigued to find out how he was going to become