Who Is Responsible For The Transition Of Macbeth

In the modern 21sr century, the roles and behaviors expected of individuals remains analogous despite gender. This ideology stems from the preceding movement in equality, which preaches that differences of sex appear insignificant. Despite this notion, there remains distinct differences in the physical and psychological makeups of both men and women. In most cultures, certain duties remain associated with specific genders. With this in mind, Shakespeare’s Macbeth heightens the supernatural evil possessing Lady Macbeth as she condones murder for her own selfish ambition, while in Shakespeare’s time women were regarded as peaceful and full of feminine sympathies. This anachronism with the reality of Shakespeare’s day, illustrates the immense sense of wickedness and abnormality emphasizing her character’s influence on her husband and the plot of the play. In contrast, Macbeth appears to some extent a more acceptable evil due to a greater compliance with the gender standards and moral transition during the Shakespearean era. Shakespeare utilizes numerous literary intentions in order to express these diverse levels of evil to provide an element of depth behind the mental reactions and deteriorations of the characters until their final decease into the complete darkness of death.

At the start of the play, Lady Macbeth was “in control” of Macbeth. He listened to her and done everything Lady Macbeth told him to do to prove of himself to her. Although Macbeth was then the King of Scotland, he was not always the king. The way he actually became king was because of Lady Macbeth. She came up with an evil plan to murder the original king was named Duncan. Macbeth was against this plan at first: “We will not proceed no further in this business” (1.7.31). Then, after Lady Macbeth used her controlling ways, he changed his mind. Lady Macbeth questioned Macbeth’s manhood (1.7.35-44). Macbeth felt as

The play Macbeth by Shakespeare is a great example of power affecting characters motives. The main characters that were affected by power are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Their want for power causes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to murder, betray their friends and allies and want what they cannot have. Lady Macbeth is so power hungry that her perception of right and wrong is blurred.

The three witches have told Macbeth that he will be Thane of Cawdor as well as becoming king. Macbeth believes that the witches predictions will come true because he has just been announced the Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth is very confused. The tone of this soliloquy is one of bafflement. In fact, he proclaims that the witches’ fortune “cannot be ill, cannot be good” (130). Given that Macbeth had been told about being king, he’s had terrible thoughts about murdering Duncan which “unfix [his] hair” and “make [his] seated heart knock at [his] ribs” (135,136). Macbeth does not want to kill his friend, yet he still desires to become king. It is very ironic that his emotions and mind-set towards Duncan who is his “friend” has changed because of the fortune that the witches have given Macbeth.

Shakespeare’s point is that the guilt of murdering King Duncan is too much for Macbeth to handle at the moment, so he shows a hint of weakness. This quote shows that despite wanting to overthrow Duncan as King, Macbeth feels remorse for what he has done, and he does not possess the willpower to return to the scene of the crime to finish the job. Macbeth is terrified of what he has done, so he momentarily collapses under the weight of his actions. This guilt will begin his spiralling descent until his death. During a peaceful banquet, Macbeth creates a

It is decided within Act 1, scenes 5 - 7, that Macbeth will kill King Duncan. Macbeth now has second thoughts, noting that such deed would start something that would eventually tear him apart, and that Duncan did not deserve such cruelty. At this point in the play, Macbeth is neither a good man, nor a corrupt one, but still a very tempted one, thus making his realizations fall short when faced against his wife's harsh words, and his own greed and ambition; Macbeth, once again, commits to killing Duncan. The death of Duncan takes a toll on Macbeth's mentality, as the guilt shortly overtakes him, resulting in lack of sleep and

Macbeth is mainly driven to kill Duncan because of his hubris, he had it in his mind that the throne was righteously his and that he alone deserved it. Macbeth also accepts that it was mainly his “vaulting ambition” that persuaded him to murder Duncan (I.7.27). In the end, Macbeth’s fate seems to be justified and fitting, but in a sense can still be viewed as greater than he deserved. The actions that Macbeth took weren’t decided by him alone, he was greatly persuaded by Lady Macbeth and tricked into it was the witches. Without the other external pressure, it possible that he wouldn’t have gone through it because of his honor and sense of loyalty. Macbeth also shows some remorse over killing Duncan in the quote "I’m afraid to think on what I’ve done; look on't again, I dare not….wake Duncan with thy knocking, I wish thou couldst," (II.2.52-53.75-76). Unfortunately at this point, remorse is much too late and Macbeth is stuck on the path he has been lead down. In the end a tragic hero must die a tragic death, but only once they have fallen from great heights and have made irreversible mistakes. A tragic hero also courageously accepts their death with honor as well as recognizes their own faults which have lead them to this

Macbeth’s desire to become King begins with the three witches. The witches predict Macbeth to be King and his friend Banquo to produce kings. Macbeth is seduced by the thought of being King so much that he decides to kill King Duncan. Macbeth is completely aware of his wrongdoing. “I have no spur/To prick the sides of my intent, but only/Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself/and falls on the other” (Act I, Scene VII, page 16). He realizes there is no justification for the crime. He states reasons for not killing him but his drive for power feeds his ambition to kill Duncan anyway. This leads Macbeth to continue to make mistakes and has Banquo killed. Macbeth sees Banquo as a threat to his legacy from fear that Banquo’s sons will overthrow him. Macbeth wants to kill all possible threats to him being King. He becomes paranoid that Banquo may want him dead so that his son’s can become King. Macbeth manipulates two murderers he has hired that Banquo has done them both wrong. His ambition for power lacks all morals and Macbeth reached a point where it was hard for him to cease such horrible actions. “For mine own good/All causes shall give way: I am in blood/Stepp’d in so far that, should I wade no more,/Returning were as tedious as go o’er” (Act III, Scene IV, page

In the beginning, Macbeth has great trouble with the concept of murder, and he regrets killing Duncan - "Wake Duncan with thoust knocking, I would thou couldst"(II.ii.96)!  However, by the end of the play, Macbeth shows no sign of his human qualities. He has in fact become quite inhuman and foul.

Lady Macbeth has a very unique power over Macbeth, she of course wants him to become king and she knows deep down that he will do whatever it takes. She is aware that Macbeth is unsure of what to do so she takes advantage of this. Lady Macbeth pushes him by saying just the right thing, “When you durst do it, then you were a man; / And, to be more than what you what you were, you would / Be so much more the man” (1.7.17). Lady Macbeth pushes him to go through with this evil action by making him feel weak. After Lady Macbeth questions him on being a man, that is when he makes the final decision to go through with the murder

The transformation of ones character through out the years of experience and age is wholesome. To lower somebody 's character through a very quick period of time of fast decisions and unsure actions is going to expose them to danger or injury. In the play Lady Macbeth proves this to be true. The emotional mistakes shredded the journey Lady Macbeth puts down throughout this play and eventually ends in her death. She feels overpowered by everything that is happening in two ways, both mentally and physically and decides to end her own life. Play Macbeth by William Shakespeare shows two proper ordinary nobles whose lives twisted together in a whirlwind of power and the crazy resulting in their plunge. They were so caught up in this selfish

In Macbeth's Scotland spiritual evil coincides with everyday life. When Lady Macbeth calls upon a darkness that would shield her from the heavens, hiding her deeds so she will remain innocent in the eyes of a higher power and Invites evil spirits to give her the courage, power and commitment to aid and persuade Macbeth in the murder of Duncan, King of Scotland. Concurrently, that night King Duncan arrives at Cawdor Castle, noting “This castle hath a pleasant seat ; the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle senses” (Shakespeare, act 1, scene 6). The tone and structure have completely changed from ominous to cheerful, in the blink of an eye, even though these events occur at the same time.

Macbeth was a kind man who in the beginning would never think of murdering his own king whom he served; at least before he meets the witches. Before he was not very ambitious at all, he was very loyal even got name Thane of Cawdor. It was when the three witches gave him this weird prophecy about Macbeth being king did he start to become a bit more selfish. Almost afterward even after Banquo warned him that those witches are nothing but trouble Macbeth was still thinking“I am the Thane of Cawdor: I should be happy but why am I getting all

These actions show how he slowly turned into an evil murderer. Macbeth is a human after all and one of humans’ many weaknesses is to change and to adapt to what is around them. From the beginning of the play, Macbeth is surrounded by darkness. He is lured into it as soon as he gains power. After he is given the title of the Thane of Cawdor, he starts getting greedy and hungry for more power. This results in the first ‘dark’ act that is performed by Macbeth which is the murder King Duncan. Although at first, Macbeth does not want to commit the sin, he is persuaded and tempted into darkness with hallucinations. “Macbeth: I have done the deed;/Didst thou not hear a noise?” (2.2.14). This quote shows Macbeth admitting to killing King Duncan. Although, Macbeth feels guilty about committing such a horrendous crime, it is only the start of what he does to make sure that this power and authority stays with him. Macbeth committing one of life’s most gruesome acts, murder, is what starts the journey to change his character to turn into a different character. Evidently, King Duncan’s murder proves that Macbeth was starting to turn into an evil man. He murdered someone in cold blood so he could gain additional power for himself. For this reason, his character slowly starts to share all his qualities with a dark and evil person. These qualities include greediness, hunger for power and a cold heart which clearly prove that his actions were one of the many reasons how he changed into different

Throughout the play, Macbeth develops from a relatively good character, to a greedy murderer. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth is seen as a brave warrior by King Duncan, who then bestows the title ‘Thane of Cawdor’ upon Macbeth. Macbeth’s character begins to change after he is encountered by three witches who reveal prophecies to him. After Macbeth discovers that he will be named king, he and Lady Macbeth develop a plan to kill King Duncan. However, Macbeth begins to have doubts of their plan, and says “we will proceed no further in this business.”(I.vii.31) This tells the reader that Macbeth still possesses some humanity, and believes that they should not follow through with the plan. After Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill king,