Macbeth, By William Shakespeare

In Shakespeare play, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth’s character progresses in an interesting manner. Lady Macbeth is made to act as an incentive to Macbeth's immoral actions. Even though Macbeth is generally the person to have a final say before killing someone, Lady Macbeth plays the role of his “sidekick”. She mocks her husband if he worries over a sinful deed (which usually she instructs him to do), saying he would be less of a man if he does not follow through with their plan (I. vii. 56-57). She gives Macbeth a short lecture in deceptiveness when they are planning to kill King Duncan (I. vi. 73-78). She also prepared the daggers for Macbeth to kill Duncan in advance (II. ii. 15-16). Although her husband was still having doubts, she was always ready to go in for the kill. She did not think twice about it or feel any remorse. This shows that Lady Macbeth evolved into looking like a humble and quieter person on the exterior, but being an insane woman and criminal due to the events that have affected her.

Everyone has a quality that they do not like about themselves. Some people struggle to be social, others may be too controlling of people. The list goes on and on, but the point is that everybody has a particular quality that they must learn to control or else that particular quality can get out of hand. Of course, one could write a list of characters that have major flaws. There is no better example than William Shakespeare’s character, Macbeth, in The Tragedy of Macbeth. Anyone who has ever read it, could easily identify the fatal flaw that the character Macbeth possesses which is greed. Even though many readers can all agree that greed is Macbeth’s fatal flaw, the argument as to whether or not

As the play goes, Macbeth shows a character of free will. Although his destiny was pre-determined for him by the witches, he took action to believe and to make sure that his prophecies will come true. Macbeth is a strong character with many deep desires that include gaining power, and so throughout the play with the many crimes he had committed, there was no turning back for him. In all, his decisions help shape the future ahead of him.

The play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, presents many societal issues, such as the influence of superstition and the supernatural, as well as the continuous desire of the human race for progress and ambitious fulfilment. What a person chooses to do in order to fulfil those desires depends on the individuals themselves, and in the case of Macbeth, he turns to murder in order to advance his social and political standing. The audience’s perception of Macbeth changes throughout the play, beginning with feelings of admiration and approval of his deeds and character, and ending, with the play and as well as his life, as feelings of contempt and disgust at his treachery. This is achieved mainly through the progression of Macbeth’s character development, as well as through the dialogue of himself and other characters.

Shakespeare tragic hero; Macbeth is undoubtedly conveyed as one of literatures greatest fallen heroes. Initially presented as an admirable hero, he self destructs from external and internal forces. The witches ignited Macbeth’s ambition and temptations prove too strong for the one admired war hero, whilst Lady Macbeth prays up on his exceptional being of vaulting ambition. Throughout the essay, the factors influence Macbeth’s downfall will be explored.

In the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, the two main characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth helped the audience understand the dangers of unchecked ambition. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth was portrayed as a "good being" that was noble and fought for his country and for his King. He is known by this honourable reputation, and the Sergeant speaks of him fondly, by saying "for brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name”. Once he is told the prophecy that someday he will rise to be King, Macbeth realises his deep desires for power and advancement.

Often people put their avaricious ambitions before their morals, which creates fear and leads to everlasting violence ultimately resulting in losing oneself to their own overwhelming madness. This is definitely the case of the character of Macbeth in William Shakespeare 's play Macbeth. Macbeth experiences the loss of morality after his unchecked ambition took over. Additionally, Macbeth 's fear of losing power initiated an endless amount of murder. Moreover, Macbeth 's cruel actions lead him to suffer in an overwhelming guilt as darkness and madness dominated his existence.

Blood appears in only two forms, but many times in Macbeth by William Shakespeare; between the war scene at the beginning of the play and the lifting of Macbeth’s severed being lifted by Macduff at the end. It can be said that Macbeth could have been written in blood that there is such a large amount. What is unique about blood in Macbeth is that the “imaginary blood” or the guilt that the murderer feels plays more of a role of understand and amplifying the theme of the play, that blood is guilt and self-corruption. That however doesn’t mean that the physical blood is any less important, it just is more outright in its presentation and meaning to the audience. There are multiple instances where guilt and blood go hand-in-hand to describe what is happening in the play. The exorbitant amount of blood in Macbeth reveals that blood is just as much a way to represent guilt as it is death, suggesting that blood shed can have be used as a means of describing what the murderer is feeling.

The oxford dictionary definition of guilt, 1, the fact of having committed a specified or implied offence or crime, 1.1, a feeling of having committed wrong or failed in obligation. In Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, Macbeth, the titular character and his wife Lady Macbeth kill the King in order to become King and Queen themselves, this came with consequences which are still relevant in society today. The guilt they felt and the relevance to sleeplessness are common topics almost four hundred years later. I want to know what relevance Macbeth’s sleeplessness has on people in modern society? And what are the effects of guilt on people? And finally, to what extent are sleep and guilt connected?

We believe that to obtain a position of power we must acquire, or presently have traits of deception, force, and manipulation, although the people who think this are dead wrong. People with the greatest amount of power get authority through ambition, responsibility, and motivation. In the play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, it shows a story about a fictional tragedy in which a strong scottish general named Macbeth receives news from witches that he will one day become king. The new king of Scotland would be him one day. He created a large amount of confidence and ambition out of this tale, that he comes to his goal by killing the king to take the throne of the now deceased, king Duncan. The power Macbeth obtains corrupts Macbeth and leads to him being a manipulative, overpowered leader. Macbeth has absolute power and goes against all laws of nature to get to that point of obtaining the position he eventually has through cheating god.

Hubris is a Greek word that means overwhelming pride, as stated by the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Thus, a person that is hubristic is one that is arrogant and has lot of pride and self-confidence. Holy teachings from the Christian church condemn hubris and emphasize that hubristic behaviors lead to eminent and disastrous downfalls. Various examples of teachings of anti-hubristic behavior can be found on the bible such as “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (Proverbs 3:34) and “Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished” (Proverbs 16:5). Consequently, Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus and Shakespeare’s Macbeth are two stories that clearly depict the hubristic behavior that is condemned by the Christian church since both focus on human pride and thirst for power. Macbeth portrays more hubristic behavior than Doctor Faustus, although Doctor Faustus initially seems to be more hubristic than Macbeth.

In most Shakespearian tragedies, the hero possesses a character trait which under normal circumstances would be a virtue, but which under the special circumstances of the play proves to be a fatal flaw. Macbeth consists of several situations where the hero portrays many such qualities that drive him to commit wrong actions. Macbeth’s desires convinced him to ignore the impact of his actions. In addition, his doubtfulness controlled his consciousness and finally his blindness affected his aptitude to seek reality. An analysis of Macbeth’s actions and behaviour reveals that Macbeth should be justified as a tragic hero validating the belief that he possesses several fatal flaws which eventually resulted in his downfall.

In the tragedy Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare writes about numerous different types of characters, all of whom have different personalities. The two most significant characters in the play are the antagonist, Macbeth, and his wife Lady Macbeth. Throughout the play the reader can notice an evident shift in personality and morals of each individual character and the influence particular events have on them. As the play progresses, it becomes apparent that Macbeth becomes a power hungry individual whose sole purpose is to preserve the crown in his name and to rule over “his country”. Macbeth’s eagerness to gain power causes him to become very immoral and allows the evil spirits to take control over him.

Consequently, Macbeth's ambitious desires overcome his morality throughout the entirety of the tragedy. Creating flawed characteristics, which lead to his downfall. These characteristics include the following; greed, paranoia, and betrayal. Unfortunately, his desire to achieve his ambition gave way to greedy actions. In the beginning, Macbeth was loyal to king Duncan, accepting his fate with time. “Why, if fate will have me king, why, chance may crown me,” (Shakespeare 311) . Macbeth begins to understand that all come with time. Yet, as the play progresses, so did Macbeth's sour mentality and characteristics of greed protrude. Despite knowing his set future, Macbeth proceeds to give into dark deeds for his own personal gain. Although he struggles with confliction, his wife convinces him to advance with his plans. “When you durst do it, then you were a man; and to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man” (Shakespeare 322). Lady Macbeth is outraged when Macbeth declares to not intervene with the prophecy. More ambitious than macbeth, She begins to question his manhood, pushing him to act. His quench for power trumps his morality. “I have done the deed” (Shakespeare 329). Macbeth’s selfish desires lead to unfortunate actions. Macbeth then kills the guards, for if they are dead they can not speak for their actions. “Upon their pillows. They stared, and were distracted. No man’s

Like every tragic hero, Macbeth suffered from a flaw. In his case, his flaw was his strong ambition, combined with a thirst for power. Ambition alone is not a bad trait, but when added with a lust for power, this ambition can become dangerous. At the beginning Macbeth was seen as brave Macbeth and shown as a loyal and brave solider on the battle field. That ambition always resided within him but did not cause a problem until the prophecy was made by the witches.