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How Does Shakespeare Present Tyranny In Macbeth

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Macbeth suffers the most through the text; he goes through the most, whether it is physically or mentally. There are many different themes in the text Macbeth, these can include the corrupting power of unchecked ambition, the relationship between cruelty and masculinity and the difference between kingship and tyranny. The topic of the text is tragedy, which is aimed at Macbeth himself. His wife tells him that he is a ‘coward’ and that he isn’t a real man. He becomes king after committing a crime but soon after it affects his mental health. He later realises that he is not built out to be the king and that he should be a soldier instead as politics is not his line of work. He is also told that he cannot be killed by anyone, which makes it extremely hard for him when he finds out that Macduff will be able to kill him. …show more content…

There is a part in the text where Macbeth wants to commits a crime in order to be king, he later changes his mind. His wife then says this - “Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem’st the ornament of life, and live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would, ”Like the poor cat i' th' adage?” – (Act 1, Scene 7, Page 2, Line 41). Lady Macbeth says this and makes Macbeth question himself as a person and as a man. Having your own wife put you down is pretty bad so for that to happen to him he must have felt very small. Later on in the text Lady Macbeth is killed, which affects Macbeth greatly. This is not the only problem he has to deal

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