Comparison Of Macbeth And Tonya Harding

That was the component that kept him from advancing, as he still feared negative repercussions from his own interventions. However, as soon as the next scene, his mindset began to turn. Now, Macbeth has heard that Duncan plans to have Malcolm as the next king. Because of this, Macbeth himself began to realize that his fate will also require him to have a hand in the matter. In an aside to himself, Macbeth comments, “The prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down or else o’erleap, for in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires. The eye wink at the hand, yet let that be which the eye fears, when it is done, to see” (1.4.55-60). He realizes that his options are now down to doing nothing or intervening and changing fate, because his path to power is not as clear-cut anymore. He also wants himself to not fully comprehend and understand the evils he plans to do, though he wants to enjoy the end result. The fact that this is an aside is important, as it gives the audience a look into what he is truly thinking. Things that are said to others can easily be lies, while asides

Macduff talks to the land of Scotland about Macbeth. He talks about how he should build himself up because the good people are afraid to stand up to Macbeth. He also says Macbeth should enjoy everything he has stolen because his title is safe. What he is saying is the people of Scotland are scared of him and don't want to stand up to him. Macduff knows Macbeth doesn't deserve the crown he wears on his head. Macbeth is a cruel ruler to the country of Scotland. Macduff uses his frustration about Macbeth getting the crown as a technique to get Malcolm to help fight.

Lady Macbeth is filled evil schemes, and knows how to achieve her goal of getting her husband into the kingly position. Lady Macbeth is very convincing in her ideas, and does not leave a lot of space to think otherwise. Macbeth is not left much choice but to conform himself to his wife’s mischievous strategy to get him to become king. He is very loyal, and wants to remain so to his king even knowing he would become king if Duncan, the present king, were to die. Lady Macbeth, however, has other plans for Macbeth, and she soon has him convinced to commit an act which will change their lives forever. Macbeth and his wife are truly opposite people, as Macbeth is laid back and easy going, while Lady Macbeth wants everything planned out and will go onward with plans no matter who they affect. She truly does make Macbeth a more interesting person through her evil schemes.

Malcolm in William Shakespeare's Macbeth In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Malcolm is one of the more cautious characters in the play. He has the ability to realise appearances can be deceitful and that the person on the outside may not be as innocent as he or she is putting across. As Duncan's son he is the natural heir to the throne and is eventually made king at the end of the play after the death of Macbeth. Malcolm has a reasonably good relationship with his somewhat naïve

In the play Macbeth, ambition, strength, and insanity play major roles in how the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth behave and react. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth present all 3 of these behaviors at one time or another during the play. However, there behaviors progress in very different ways. While Macbeth gets stronger and more ambitious, Lady Macbeth does the opposite. She starts out strong and ambitious, but becomes weaker and more reserved.

He may even be compared to that of a tyrant. At one point, he is approached by three apparitions who give him a sample of his future. They encourage him to continue causing such chaos in Scotland by confusing him into thinking he has a lot more power than he does. Although, one of the apparitions, particularly the second one, truly seems to get into Macbeth’s head. The fate which it gives Macbeth is, “Be bloody, bold, and resolute. Laugh to scorn /The power of man, for none of woman born /Shall harm Macbeth.” (4.1.90-92). This is saying how no one born of a woman shall harm Macbeth. In other words, Macbeth interprets it as no one at all can harm him. Having this knowledge, he begins to feel more power since he believes no one can hurt him. It also diminishes his sense of fear, believing that anything he does couldn’t impact his personal self. Macbeth then decides to go off on his own to create more tragedies, impacting everyone in Scotland. They now see how Macbeth is a terrible person, and even seek to get revenge. At one point, Malcolm talks to Macduff about the havoc Macbeth has created. He says to Macduff, “Be comforted. Let’s make us med'cines of our great revenge, To cure this deadly grief.” (4.3.252-254). Malcolm is saying that he would like to get revenge on Macbeth since he turned out to be such a horrible king. His actions created many hardships

He does things that he would never have thought of doing, such as killing Banquo and trying to kill Banquo’s son. And some other things that Macbeth is now doing are affecting all of Scotland, including Malcolm, King Duncan’s older son, and Macduff, a scottish noble that could replace Macbeth as king. When Malcolm is talking to Macduff he suggests that “I am not treacherous. But Macbeth is.” (4.3.21-22), they are talking about how corrupt Macbeth has become due to too much power. Then shortly after, Macbeth goes on a rampage and starts to kill scottish nobles and their family’s so that he can stay king and have his descendants become king after him. One of the family’s that he kills is Macduff’s. Then out of hatred and grief for his family Macduff meets Macbeth at Macbeth’s castle to kill him. Since Macbeth has gained this power as king, the effects of it make him do things that he wouldn’t normally do which leads to him having the feeling of self hatred, “With blood of thine already” (5.8.6) as he says to Macduff after he had killed his family. The effect of too much power leads Macbeth to do things that he wouldn’t have done and away from demonstrating what it means to be a

IV), Macbeth is angry, he knows to become king he needs to either give up or step over Malcolm (meaning defeat him or perhaps assassinate Duncan). Macbeth begins to plan his betrayal against Duncan as he sees Malcolm standing in the way of Macbeth gaining the throne. Macbeth’s ambition to become king leads him to betray his beloved king Duncan.

Macbeth’s new title of Thane of Cawdor made him more hungry for power.: “ The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step/ On which I must fall down, or else o’erleap,/For in my way it lies. Stars hide your fires;/ Let not light see my black and deep desires” (1.4 48-51): King Duncan has just announced that his son, Malcolm, is now the Prince of Cumberland. Macbeth does not like that because he knows for sure now that Malcom is Duncan’s rightful heir to be king next. He wants to be king and

After hearing of the prophecy for the first time, Macbeth immediately starts to mentally divide people of hindrance and people of little importance. The first person he declares an obstacle is Malcolm. Duncan speaks of Malcolm as being an heir to the throne and Macbeth labels him as a “step / On which [he] must fall down, or else o’erleap, / For in [his] way it lies” (I.iv.55-57). Malcolm is one of the heirs to the throne so likewise in order to secure the throne Macbeth must not fall upon this “step”. This is a very important line, because not only does it state a simple obstacle, but it foreshadows the end of the play; for, Macbeth does trip upon this step, while Malcolm is crowned king. His doubt of his most reliable companion completely seals his mental state of apprehension. Macbeth believes Banqou to be his most imminent threat because of the prophetical statement made by the witches about Macbeth’s “fruitless crown” (III.i.65). Macbeth’s mind is rankled by the by his fear of Banqou and “[f]or Banquo’s issue have [Macbeth] filled [his] mind, / For them the gracious Duncan have [he] murdered, / Put rancors in the vessel of [his] peace. / …” (III.i.69-71). Macbeth is allowing himself to be distracted from his already secure throne. He should have been able to see that Banqou posed no threat; and, that by worrying, Macbeth was only allowing the prophecy to be followed through. It is his endless anxiety that permits him to

Although a great majority of the time, power corrupts decisions, it also can have a positive effect on choices. In the play Macbeth, one character who keeps in mind what is best for the people is Malcolm. As the son of King Duncan, Malcolm has virtuous morals and realizes that Macbeth is only in it for power instead of thinking of what is best for the people of Scotland. Malcolm makes a choice to fight back with the help of England. His choice to fight for power, although used violence against Macbeth, was a positive decision because he was thinking of the people and his father's legacy. His success is shown when he and Macduff defeat Macbeth and Malcolm is named the new king. He exclaims to his people, “[w]e shall not spend a large expense of time/ before we reckon with your several loves/ and make us even with you” (5.8.72-4). Only seconds after being named king, Malcolm is thinking of how he will reward his people. This proves

Women are presented in similar ways in The Woman in Black and Macbeth, both writers use their female characters to create contrasts and raise questions about women. Susan Hill’s use of typical women of the time helps to contrast with the main female character, sets the scene for this novel and also helps to bring some normality to it. Susan Hill being able to create that image near the beginning of the novel of what a good mother looks like using the archetypal mothers makes the personality of Jennet Humfrye even more outrageously different. Furthermore, the Woman in Black’s powerful, commanding and dangerous character juxtaposed with the subservient typical women such as Isobel, Esme and Stella and the emotional and affectionate Jennet Humfrye establishes the variances between the types of women Susan Hill explores.

Every decision, every action, has some type of repercussion, whether it is good or bad, immediate or long-term. This idea has prevailed over the course of human history from the Elizabethan Age to the present. Macbeth’s character portrayal by Shakespeare in Macbeth, and Eminem’s self expression in the song “The Monster” by Eminem and Rihanna describe two individuals that become puppets in their own life due to the consequences of their ambitious actions. Macbeth’s ambition leads him to become king. Eminem’s desire to be recognized leads him to fame.

In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, we see how a beloved hero can quickly transform into a villain in an instant. The actions of Shakespeare’s character Macbeth can be compared to that of figure skater Tonya Harding due to both of their positive-turned negative personality. They both faced similar internal conflicts which led them to commit vicious crimes. The two also started as ordinary people in their fields, but something came along and changed their points of view. For Macbeth, the prophecy was introduced to him by the witches and he became hungry for power. For Harding, a competition and a fierce competitor came along and her desire to win grew dangerously high.

To understand Shakespeare’s tragic play, Macbeth it is necessary to fully comprehend the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The differences between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are profound. Over the course of the play, Shakespeare skillfully changes the role of the two characters. Macbeth is frightened at the beginning then confident at the end while Lady Macbeth confident at the beginning and frightened at the end.