To Be Powerful
Power is a very dangerous tool, a lot of people wish they were in power, whether it was amongst others, in life or even to have power over the weather. By nature humans often seek power because they like to be in control. Throughout the play the only thing lady macbeth was truly concerned about was being in control. The desire to be in control was what lead to the downfall of Macbeth because all he could focus on was the thought of being in power.
In Macbeth the first huge display of going to extremes to achieve power was Lady Macbeth trying her hardest to convince Macbeth to kill King Duncan. She did not think that he would go through with it and throughout the play there were many times where she had little or no faith in
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After Macbeth kills duncan and the knights he begins to go crazy. Macbeth was so corrupt that he even turned on Banquo who was his close friend. Macbeth was so distraught from killing Banquo that he hallucinated banquo was at the banquet and Lady Macbeth had to lie and say that Macbeth had a childhood illness that made him crazy but it was actually his desire to be gain power.
Lastly, Macbeth went even further to try and gain power when he sent the murderers to kill Macduff’s family. He did this because of the witches prophecies about who would become king. At this point in the story Macbeth seems to be entirely crazy from the crimes he has committed and his thirst to be king. This ends with Macbeth coming to a tragic death by Macduff all because he tried to hard to become king.
In conclusion, power in this story is portrayed as a very dangerous thing to have. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth do anything they can to try and gain control over the kingdom but it just ends badly for the two to them. Many people can gain power wisley or try to ignorantly and in this case it they tried to gain it in ignorant
After the death of Duncan Macbeth begins to work on his own without the help of his wife. He plans the murders of Banquo and the heir to the throne, Banquo’s son Fleance. Although it does not turn out as expected Macbeth remains calm until Banquo’s ghost appears. ‘... and keep the natural ruby of your cheeks, when mine is blanched with fear.’ This was the turning point in the whole story because until this point everything was going great for Macbeth, he had power, fame and fortune, all you could ever want;however, when this ghost appeared Macbeth went on a little insanity trip. He, also like his wife was engulfed with guilt and unable to function properly anymore. This led to another visit with the witches. Showing
It is in human nature that the more power one desires the more corrupt actions one must do to attain it. In Shakespeare’s tragedy of Macbeth, a Scottish noble's craving for power leads him to do terrible deeds that leads to his demise. Shakespeare shows that power corrupts by using Macbeth who corrupts under the thought of have power over others. Macbeth becomes corrupt under the thought of becoming king and gaining almost complete control over the people that he rules. Macbeth wants the power badly enough to do horrible deeds such as commit regicide. Lady Macbeth becomes very ambitious and allows herself to become seduced to the
The Macbeth’s base of all their actions are their strong desire for power, reflected in all the actions they will take in order to claim power. Since they are so power hungry, they bring about many tragic events causing suffering of not only themselves but those around them as well. Macbeth is driven to a homicidal state of mind causing pain/suffering for others. Lady Macbeth is his accomplice in being the mastermind behind all plans.
In this world, one of the strongest human drives seems to be the desire for power. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Thane Macbeth seeks to gain power over Scotland. Through Macbeth’s search for power, he must choose between what is morally right or his inner motives. Macbeth gains power over others through the murders of King Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff’s entire family along with his servants. After each murder, Macbeth becomes more confident in his search to gain power.
Power has the ability to manipulate and control whatever one desires; to do what one pleases to do without answering to authority. The power that corrupts the characters plays an extensive role throughout Shakespeare 's play. In Williams Shakespeare 's tragedy of Macbeth, a scottish noble craving for power leads to him to commit terrible actions that creates conflict between him and society. Shakespeare demonstrates Macbeth abuses power by using it negatively against other people. Lady Macbeth has a strong desire for her husband being in power which allows herself to make unsubstantial decisions. Lady Macbeth then uses manipulation against Macbeth in order to get Macbeth to be king. Macbeth also doesn 't realize how dangerous power is and how evil it can be, Macbeth takes power for granted and decides to kill anyone who gets in the way. He relies acting on impulse until he 's blinded by evil, he can’t think for himself. When people allow the dominance of desiring a power to control their actions, there will be consequences.
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.
Lady Macbeth reveals her greed early on in the tragedy of Macbeth. She convinces Macbeth to kill King Duncan in order to fulfill the prophecy that the witches gave Macbeth (becoming king). Her manipulation of Macbeth shows how she supports murder in order to obtain more
Throughout reading the play, Macbeth changes a lot from being a man of loyalty and honesty, to a man of whom is power hungry and greedy. This shows how the more power you receive the more power you want; which in many cases, such as this one leads to destruction. Many of the choices that Macbeth made were influenced by the power that he had, and this power began to take over him. This then lead to greed and destruction of not only others, but himself as well.
Many people in today's society believe that they have to be on top in order to have power over people. So many people want power but only a few know how to handle it without letting it get to their heads. In the story “No Fear Shakespeare, Macbeth”, Macbeth became overly ambitious and wanted to do what it took to become king, even if that meant that he had to kill his own king for the throne. When someone is overly ambitious they will do anything and everything in their power to get what they
Macbeth’s ambitious ways takes over his whole inner self throughout his time of first wanting to be king. Macbeth was thought to be a great leader and war hero before he was king. Macbeth was hatched an idea by three suspicious witches in whom he had never come in contact with before. They told him that he would one day become King of Scotland. After the witches disappeared, he got to think a lot about what they told him and pondered the words they spoke. Macbeth sends a letter to his wife about his feelings of what he had heard. When Macbeth returned back to his castle his wife wanted to lead him down a dark path and feed his ambition. Macbeth decides he wants to go after the crown after consulting his wife. "I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself, and falls on th'other...." (Act I, scene vii) This shows that Macbeth’s only reason to kill Duncan is for his ambition. Macbeth ends up killing Duncan. The way Macbeth killed Duncan made it a great crime scene. Macbeth still
In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth, the main character of the play, Macbeth, is consumed with the ambition to become king. Nobody will stand in Macbeth’s way of the power that comes with the crown, or so he believes. Since Macbeth is motivated by his wife, Lady Macbeth, and the witches, who are also known as the weird sisters, his decision to murder for power creates his fatal destiny. Macbeth’s behavior is motivated by the push he is given by Lady Macbeth and the witches to steal the power of being king from his own kinsmen, Duncan.
Macbeth becomes corrupted in reach for the power and Lady Macbeth in her support for her husband wanted the power. Both of them became so corrupted with power that they started making choices that will change their lives forever. Even though They had valid reasons for wanting the power, Power instantly corrupts the characters of Macbeth. Because Lady Macbeth was blinded by her wants for her husband and she become corrupted, Macbeth was willing to give up everything for power, and they both was willing to do wrong in order to gain power.
Throughout the play, Macbeth, both characters Macbeth, and Lady Macbeth show examples of how power ultimately leads to corruption regardless of their initial intentions. Macbeth is drawn in from the witches and Lady Macbeth’s influences from the start of the play. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth let their power take control over their lives and both of their lives end shortly, and unsuccessfully. Overall, the play conveys the message that power when taken into the wrong hands, will ultimately lead to
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The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare shows the change in people when power gets in the way. While he was gaining fame and power Macbeth, also was losing his happiness and satisfaction. According to Macbeth “To be thus is nothing/But to be safety thus”. This shows that he thinks that to be the king is nothing if he is not safe and happy; but the more he is receiving the less he feels. This leads him to commit more immoral acts which obscure the clarity of his thought and does not make him realize the real destruction he is going to cause himself. His feelings get in the way of how he perceives the world around him which is changing rapidly. The power that Macbeth achieves through negative means prevents him from thinking clearly, and