Foul And Foul Is Fair Macbeth

You can see at the middle of the play the transform that this character passes through, and how much he changes as he was before. Some believe lady Macbeth wash his head and make him act as he did; I believe instead she was a direct compliss and also, she knew the consequences that the murder of king Duncan could bring to them. For example, Macbeth starts admiting he is full of ill when he says in the fifth act “My soul is too much charged with blood of thine already”. In deed, is important to analyze this quote because it means that Macbeth admits his hate and his anger, which lead to think he is guilty. As a result, what caused Macbeth to fall from his ambitious throne, at least for me, is the free will that he used. He had two options, the first one was to wait pacificly the inheritance of the throne, and the second one was to take the power with his own hand, I say he fall down due to free will because he had an idea of the current situation he lived at. Free will makes Macbeth fall and makes the consequences fall even harder and painful than they were going to be assuming he would choose the pacific road. Macbeth receives the consequences like a dead wife, a token kingdom, and at the end he died. It can also be analize the fact that the play makes the audience think on free will and fate. It makes the audience have a

His desire to stay in power overcomes him as he realizes that Banquo’s son may take his place. Shakespeare reveals Macbeth’s feelings about his best friend after becoming king in another soliloquy: “To be thus is nothing; but to be safely thus. Our fears in Banquo stick deep, and in his royalty of nature reigns that which would be fear’d…” (3.1.48-51). Macbeth’s fears of Banquo are expressed, and it all started because he heard that prophecy about Banquo. Macbeth does not see much point in becoming king if he in not “safely thus”. In order to preserve his power, he feels the need to sacrifice other people’s lives. The murderous path he has chosen will only lead him to death, as people will find out and kill him for it, contributing to the theme that death is inevitable. In conclusion, Macbeth’s desire to stay in power is what made him choose to take another life; however, if it was not for the witches, he would not have felt a need to carry out any of the deeds he has done.

In Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”, words and actions have a dichotomic relationship that one would not expect. This is illustrated through the use of the theme, fair is foul and foul is fair. In the English language, the verb to be is used as an equal sign. The word that precedes the verb is defined as being equal to the word that follows the verb; therefore, fair and foul should be synonyms. In ‘Macbeth”, Shakespeare uses this theme to show the coexistence of good and evil that occurs within the same time frame. Examples of fair is foul and foul is fair often have similar elements, including, weather, celestial references, living things in nature, and appearance compared to feelings.

The dream of becoming king has ironically changed from a bright future to a tragic end due to some of the crucial decisions Macbeth has made during the course of his journey and a number of his actions will backfire on him. The first of his actions that backfired was when he murdered King Duncan which he regrets afterwards. Another action that backfired was the murder of the guards which could've drastically changed the outcome of this entire story since he could've gotten away with King Duncan's murder if he didn't commit it. The third action that backfired on Macbeth was when he ordered the murderers to murder Banquo and Fleance at which they failed to eliminate Fleance.

The theme of ‘Fair is foul, foul is fair’ permeates throughout the play 'Macbeth.' Explain what it means, providing examples from the play to support your answer:

However, upon meeting the witches upon the unruly, barren wasteland of the Heath, he becomes “rapt withal” in the words of Banquo. With the possibility of Kingship seeded in his mind, his ambitions begin to change direction, shifting to a more evil one, how else to obtain the position of King when not in the bloodline? In terms of structure, Macbeths increased use of Asides in scene 3 is indicative of this change of mind, for if his thoughts were innocent, would they not be shared with his best friend Banquo? Macbeth questions if he has to do anything to become king here “(Aside) If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir”. I believe that he subconsciously justifies the act of murdering the king here, as in the previous aside, the thought of murdering the king “Unfixes his air…makes my seated heart knock at the ribs….whose murder is yet fantastical”. This quote shows how the thoughts of committing this usurpation of power both startles him yet feels unavoidably natural too. Already, this early in the play, evil and ambition are intertwined, with Macbeths’ innocent ambitions of higher power, now existing through plots of an evil nature, manifesting themselves in his mind.

The play of Macbeth is about a man called Macbeth who got a prophecy that he was going to be king. Once his first prophecy, being a cawdor, came true he did everything in his power to make sure he would be king. He strongly believed that taking the throne would his life better or happier. He had already had land because he was already a cawdor, the king even went as far as to give Macbeth more land for his services. All that land meant nothing to Macbeth because he wanted it all. His decision to complete the prophecy led him to be consumed by greed. He was convincing himself that he was doing this for the happiness of him and his wife. These thoughts led Macbeth to murdering the king, his cousin, Duncan. Macbeth’s best friend Banquo knew of his prophecy and soonly discovered that Macbeth killed the king. Paranoid about being discovered Macbeth ordered the murder of Banquo. Macbeth thought that now he could rein the kingdom of Scotland without anyone to accuse him of murder and for a while no one did. They should be happy now right? On the contrary Macbeth and his wife began going insane. In the end, Macbeth was killed and his wife died of insanity. Macbeth believed that having everything that his cousin had would make him happier than he was earlier on in the story but instead he was constantly consumed with guilt of his actions and died a horrible death. The story of Macbeth proves that having everything doesn’t make people happy. Having money and fame like celebrities isn’t going to make you happy. If Macbeth was just content with what he had he might’ve been king eventually without the

In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, the main character’s goal is to become the king. Macbeth seeks to gain as much power as he possibly can and this ultimately leads to his demise. He hears the prophecy of the witches and becomes so obsessed with fulfilling the prophecy because it states that he will eventually become king. Having this information, Macbeth goes out of his way to force the prophecy to come true. He becomes so power hungry that he tries to force fate leaving him with an undeniable guilt for his actions, the loss of love from the people who once loved him, and a harsh death in the end.

This angers Macbeth and enables him to follow Lady Macbeth's scheme to kill the King easier. Macbeth's first murder is definitely a trying experience for him. However, as the play progresses, killing seems easy and the only solution to maintain his reign of the people of Scotland. Macbeth becomes increasingly ambitious as the play goes on. The witches prophecies and Lady Macbeth's influence intensifies his ambition and drives Macbeth to obtain and maintain his title of Scotland by whatever means, even murdering his best friend, Banquo. "Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, ...no son of mine succeeding. If't be so, for Banquo's issue have I filed my mind; For them the gracious Duncan I have murder'd; ...To make them kings, the seed of Banquo kings! (Act III. sc.I) At this point Macbeth's passion becomes more and more extreme to the point where no one stands in his way. His greed, violence, and hunger for power drastically declines his character. The witches prophecy, Lady Macbeth's influence, and Macbeth's own ambition all contribute greatly to his deterioration of character which results in his downfall, which was death. All the causes link to one another. If it wasn't for Macbeth's strong will and passion, Macbeth would still be his ordinary self. Because of this, Macbeth's curiosity of possibly becoming king was brought out which led to Lady Macbeth's controlling influence. Macbeth's ambition then builds and causes him to commit a

Macbeth’s sense of self seems to diminish as he comes to reality with what he has done and who he has hurt. This leads to him to not being able to sleep because he has “murdered and therefore/Cawdor/Shall sleep no more. Macbeth shall sleep no more” (2.2.55-57). By him not sleeping it shows that he is going crazy, and is not ok with what has happened. Losing his sense of self is also slowly killing his mental state. His conscience is guilty which makes him think less of himself. When Banquo’s ghost appears it makes Macbeth feel as if he were dead. Wanting Banquo to “Take any shape but that,” because he wants him to “be alive again/And dare [him] to the desert with thy sword” (3.4.124-126). When Macbeth’s fears are confirmed about the line of kings all in the image of Banquo his future is shaken. Once being trusted friends this also helps to twist his mental state; and not for the good. Also by him not being stable Macbeth starts hallucinating and feels tempted to grasp what he sees and use it. These visions are a

The quote "Fair is foul, foul is fair. " this is one of the last lines in Act 1 Scene 1 when the witches are foreshadowing events to come in the play, Macbeth. It reveals that appearances can be misleading and what appears to be good can be bad. Macbeth appears to be good on the outside but is led to evil by the witches' predictions and by his wife's force. The good example for this is , at the beginning of the play, King Duncan believes Macbeth to be a loyal servant but Macbeth eventually betrays Duncan’s trust and murders him to steal the throne.

Shakespeare’s characterization of Macbeth and his consequences reveals his warning about ambitions and its downfalls. Macbeth begins as a noble man who’s ambition ruins him and his true self, leading to his inevitable death. In Act I, Shakespeare presents Macbeth as an accomplished man whose lust for more is fueled by his wife’s ambitions. At this point in the play, Lady Macbeth commonly challenges his masculinity to drive his ambition to kill King Duncan and acclaim the throne of Scotland: “Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valour as thou art desire?” (P. 29). Conversely, by Act III, Macbeth’s ambition is self-driven because of the prophecy making him loses his sense of morality, and become corrupt. One such action is the murder of Banquo, Macbeth’s “noble partner” (P. 17): “Who wear our health but sickly in his life, which his death were prefect” (P. 56). Banquo’s murder serves as the beginning of Macbeth’s crumbling edifice, as for each murder he commits, he falls deeper into the world of deception.

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Lady Macbeth brings out Macbeth’s tragic flaw when she proposes the idea of killing King Duncan and he states, “I have no spur . . . but only vaulting ambition” (1.7.25-27). Once King Duncan has been murdered, this flaw is revealed because his actions reflect on his ambition to stay king. Macbeth begins by planning on killing Banquo and his son because the witches told Banquo “thou shalt get kings, thought thou be none” (1.3.68). Macbeth must kill Banquo and his son, so no one will have the opportunity to take the crown away from him. When Macbeth sends murderers to kill them, Fleance can get away while Banquo is brutally attacked; however, luckily for Macbeth, Fleance is never heard from again. When Macbeth goes to visit the witches again and the first apparition tells him to “beware Macduff” (4.1.71-72), he then realizes he must eliminate any other obstacle that could potentially keep him from staying king. He says he will “give to th’edge o’th’sword his wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls” (4.1.150-151) just to ensure his throne. By doing these horrible deeds, Macbeth proves he is willing to go above and beyond to remain king until his

Theme of Fair is Foul in William Shakespeare's Macbeth 'Fair is Foul' is the major theme in Macbeth and is present throughout the play in both the characters and the events. ' Fair is Foul' refers to the contrast of good and evil in the play, since Macbeth commits many evil murders for what seem to be good reasons. There are several false and secretive characters, such as the Witches, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, because of the contradiction of good and evil. Therefore the theme of 'Fair is Foul' is also linked to the theme of appearances being deceiving. As a result of this theme lots of chaos, lies, secrets and total disorder are caused.