How Macbeth Changes from a National Hero to a Brutal Murderer

How Macbeth Changes from a National Hero to a Brutal Murderer

Macbeth changes character throughout the play, from the beginning

right up to Duncan’s murder. There are many reasons for this distinct

change in personality. Firstly the witches put the idea into his head

by giving him three predictions. Secondly his wife persuades him into

murdering his cousin Duncan. She is power mad and wants him to be king

so that she can be queen, but she basically wants it for the glamour.

Thirdly Macbeth him self can be blamed for it, as he was always going

to be control of his actions. But in secret I think that he has always

wanted to be king from the beginning but never went through with it as

he is his cousin. Finally I believe that the king had something to do

with it. As when the king decides who is going to be the next king he

can choose anyone that he wants. As Macbeth was leader of the Scottish

army and had saved Scotland twice he though he had a good chance of

becoming kings himself.

The play opens very dramatically with three witches plotting around a

caldron. Macbeth’s name is mentioned in the 8th line this I relates

him to the witches and evil. The witches are clearly up to know well.

They speak in strange contradictions “…when the battle lost and won…”

and the main line “…fair is foul and foul is fair…”This means that

what they think is good is bad and what is bad is good. The play

constantly explores the theme of good vs. evil, truth against lies,

honesty against dishonesty, the natural against unnatural. With all

this considered the witches are important factors in Macbeth’s change

in personality and ultimate downfall.

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... face alone. “False face must hide what the false heart doth know…” he

then leaves to murder Duncan.

In conclusion I believe that not just one person was to blame for the

changes in Macbeth but are several people. First I blame the three

witches this is because they but the idea that Macbeth could be king

into his head and he then carried them on. But also Lady Macbeth who

drove him to commit deeds that he would not normally do. Thirdly

Macbeth himself is to blame as I believe the ideas of him becoming

king were also ways there he just never have the guts to do it. Lastly

I believe that Duncan hade something to do with it as when he could

have made anybody king he made his son when Macbeth is a much more

worthy person. So overall I would say that Macbeth changes throughout

the first scenes but is not all his fault.