Analyzing Macbeth's Weak Charachter in Shakespeare's Macbeth

In the play, Macbeth, Shakespeare uses indirect characterization to compare Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s personalities to convey that one’s actions do not define a person’s identity. In closer view of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, after Macbeth had assassinated King Duncan, he immediately felt guilty for his actions, “ Lisnt’ning their fear. I could not say ‘Amen’/When they did say ‘God bless us”’(2.2.39-40). Macbeth’s sorrowful state of mind after committing treachery portrays him as a man with a frail mind, who cannot stay strong through the actions that he commits. Macbeth can also be described as a cold-blooded man, whose greed for power led him to backstab his own king and kin. However, his actions provide a skewed perception of his true character.

The tragedy Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, follows the rise and fall of a loyal Scottish warrior. Macbeth is portrayed as a man of multiple sides, presenting three main traits – bravery, ambition, and self-doubt – throughout the play. The character is an example of how ambition and guilt can have terrible effects on an individual lacking in strength of character. Although some people may perceive Macbeth as malicious, his weak character shows that he is incapable of conquering guilt and self-doubt. The prime themes of the play are: ambition, loyalty and betrayal, good and evil, appearance versus reality, supernatural and fate. Shakespeare presents these themes through the actions of Macbeth and their results: the corrupting effects

Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” is a very dark, complex and cynical play written during the reign of King James in the time of Jacobean England. There are many events that occur that will have readers react in many ways and form new opinions while reading, especially with Macbeth’s character. Readers can automatically tell that Macbeth is a very dynamic character because of him in the beginning , describes as honorable and brave, in contrast to how he was in the end, described as cruel and ruthless. However, the remaining question is whether or not he is reprehensible for his actions or is he the victim of his outcome. Macbeth would be more of the victim of his own villainy because even though he did have other outside urges pushing him to do things

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a tragedy in which the main characters are obsessed by the desire for power. Macbeth’s aspiration for power blinds him to the ethical implications of his dreadful acts. The more that Shakespeare’s Macbeth represses his murderous feelings, the more he is haunted by them. By analyzing his hallucinations it is possible to trace his deteriorating mental state and the trajectory of his ultimate fall. Throughout the play Macbeth is never satisfied with himself. He feels the need to keep committing crime in order to keep what he wants most: his kingship. The harder Macbeth tries to change his fate the more he tends to run into his fate. His ambition and struggle for power was Macbeth’s tragic flaw in the play.

Individuals continually deal with general events that affect their personalities. This can either strengthen an individual’s character or lead to one’s demise. William Shakespeare acknowledges these human experiences in The Tragedy of Macbeth with his focus on the protagonist, Macbeth. Fixating his focus on Macbeth, Shakespeare thoroughly portrays the protagonist as a frail human, easily influenced by his environment and personal relationships. Although Macbeth’s decisions determine his plight, he finds himself transgressing when he believes his prophesized throne is in danger. By eliminating what he perceives as threats, he sacrifices his honor, his friendship with Banquo, his wife, and his sanity, resulting in a personality change.

In the play of Macbeth, the concept of free will and fate is always a prevalent topic that critics have argued upon. Many of Shakespeare’s plays have the main character that goes through some sort of depression or conflict that makes them questioning the right decisions. Lady Macbeth is the influence that will instill poisonous ideas into Macbeth's head. The playwright of Macbeth, the main character struggles with whether he has made the right decisions based on trying to change his future. Macbeth is determined to change his destiny by taking matters into his own hands.

The tragedy seen in this play is the loss of the man that Macbeth could have been, hadn’t he given in to fulfilling his ambition. Shakespeare leads us to see the deterioration in both Macbeth’s character and his morality. Macbeth, being the tragic hero of the play, undergoes some great changes throughout the acts. Macbeth cannot resist his ambition, and this leads him to his downfall. After a lot of deliberating within himself he decides to act on the witches’ prophecies. He freely decides to believe in what the witches

In “The Tragedy of Macbeth”, the author William Shakespeare tells the story of Macbeth, a man who becomes power hungry and desires to take control of Scotland's throne. Shakespeare employs many motifs into his work such as hallucinations and prophecy. Macbeth is a man moved more by the irrational than by calculation. Macbeth's tragic fate is his downfall from being such a noble, honorable man to becoming an evil, deadly tyrant.

In William Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, a mighty commander during the 11th century is pictured as a loyal warlord for King Duncan. Macbeth seemingly values loyalty so much that he would never consider betraying his king, unlike the previous Thane of Cawdor. However, this changes when three witches confront Macbeth and Banquo and foretell their future fates. After their conversation finishes, Macbeth’s loyalty is constantly seen chipped away as more of his thought are revealed. Eventually, as he loses complete control of himself, he resorts to murder to achieve what he thinks as “utopia,” which leads to the deaths of King Duncan, and Banquo; two of his dear companions. In the end, Macbeth is beheaded by Macduff, who seeks revenge after Macbeth instigates the murder of his entire family. The humanly traits that cause the transformation of Macbeth from a loyal Scottish Lord to a murderous king includes his attentiveness and willingness to listen, his inability to control his ambitions, and the fear of the loss of his manhood.

At the beginning of Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth is a courageous nobleman and warrior. Who has gained great honour from the King of Scotland, Duncan. However, as the play progresses Macbeth gradually evolves from an honourable and honest man into a stereotypical evil villain.

In the play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, many characters possess internal traits that affect their decisions and actions. Macbeth, the main character of the play possesses three traits that significantly affect him and those around him. First of all, Macbeth’s ambitious personality leads him to engage in harmful actions. Furthermore, Macbeth’s unstable beliefs and his tendency to be easily manipulated also plays a notable role in the play. Additionally, Macbeth’s impulse to prioritize illusions over logic contributes to his decisions and actions.

Macbeth, although a tragedy, dramatises the overall psychological effects of a characters political desire and selflessness. In the play Macbeth shows that he is not naturally lead to commit evil deeds although does show that he has a deep desire to achieve overall power because this is so clearly evident, it is also perceptible that Lady Macbeth had some kind of drive against Macbeth which, in the end, lead to Macbeth executing immoral acts leaving Macbeth with the overshadowing need to stew his guilts and paranoia. Overall ambition between the couple was a forcefully drawn characteristic demanded upon Macbeth by his wife, Lady Macbeth, but the injurious prophecies spoken by the three witches is what maliciously insulted not only Lady Macbeth but Macbeth into disclosing full enormities.

In the beginning of the play, Macbeth was viewed as a heroic character, who fought courageously in battle. However, following the witches’ prophecies, one can see Macbeth’s flaw in his lust for power. Macbeth's misinterpretation the witches’ act of ambiguity led to his excessive ambition and greed, which ultimately resulted in his death. Macbeth has a dual personality, especially seen in the beginning of the play. Although Macbeth intends on killing Duncan, he is afraid of doing so.

The tale of Macbeth follows a man who is constantly troubled with a feeling of pressure, whether it be from his own thoughts or from his hostile wife. It is seen throughout the novel how Macbeth changes as a man into a more ruthless form of himself because of actions he takes. In the beginning of the play he is solely seen as a war hero, but progressively grows more hated as more people realize what a man he has become. Macbeth continues to become increasingly less aware of the morality of his actions due to his pressures from his wife and his own actions.

Macbeth's hidden desires bring out his major character flaw of greed and falling under the influence of others. The flaws are responsible for his change of personality which create his delusional actions and his unthoughtful decisions. For Macbeth to get what he wants, he includes violence, which is shown many times throughout the play. For example, when he first encounters the witches,