Internal Conflict In Macbeth

Shakespeare’s Macbeth Analysis The classic renaissance play written by William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Macbeth, takes place in Medieval Times and focuses on the warrior Macbeth. Throughout the play, Macbeth goes through major life changing events that ultimately lead to his ascension to the throne but finally his untimely death. Shakespeare creates an environment overflowing with suspense and tragedy through his use of internal and external conflict, overwhelming power of fate, and paradoxes found throughout the play in order to reveal the tragedy that Macbeth and the kingdom went through caused by simple key actions. Starting from the first time that main character, Macbeth, is introduced there is conflict throughout the entire play, whether it is specific to

One of the earlier examples is Macbeth’s overall conflict with the three witch’s prophecy. The first time Macbeth hears of the prophecy that he will be Thane of Cawdor as well as King, he does not accept it in the beginning and wonders “from whence they owe this strange information” about his future (I, iii, 75-76). Since the three witches appeared out of nowhere and started spouting nonsense, why would Macbeth believe what they said to be true? However, not long after, Macbeth was named Thane of Cawdor thus instantly making him believe in everything the witches said. Another major point of internal conflict can be seen in Macbeth right after he has murdered King Duncan and he is talking to his wife Lady Macbeth. Even before he killed Duncan, Macbeth was having doubts about it, but Lady Macbeth convinced him to go through with it since it would lead him to take the throne. After Macbeth returns, he is distraught and seems distant like his mind is