Essay on Macbeth - Macbeth Character Study

     In Shakespeare’s classic tragedy of Macbeth the main character Macbeth is driven from his status as a well respected warrior and lord of not one, but two Scottish regions to a dishonest, unloyal murderer. Macbeth gets caught in a web of lies and vile acts of murder in which he brings about his own demise. His criminal actions lead up to his tragic ending of life. ‘ They have tied me to a stake; I cannot fly, But bearlike I must fight the course.’ His great ambition and gullibility of the witches predictions are two of the biggest factors of his downfall;however, Lady Macbeth was probably the biggest influence in the whole tragedy.

"Macbeth" is a tragic play that was written by William Shakespeare in the early 1600’s. It revolved around the character Macbeth and his urge to become king of Scotland. Macbeth had to do anything possible to become the king including murder, lying, and deception. However, Macbeth committed these evil deeds due to some influential people in his life. Between Macbeth’s wife persuading him to do anything to become king and the witches prophesying over him causes Macbeth to try and bury the past and control the future.

In William Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, two main characters experience a change that alters their roles and brings out the worst in them. After Macbeth is promised greatness by three witches on a heath, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth try to achieve his prophecy. Because of their over-reaching ambition, they commit numerous murders to obtain their goal of becoming royalty. In order to cope with the guilt, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth undergo a role reversal, where they exchange characters and amount of ambition.

An important character in ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare was Macbeth. Macbeth is shown as the protagonist of the play and is the person who drives the plot of the drama. Macbeth changes dramatically throughout the play as in the start he is portrayed as the tragic hero who would do anything for his King and country. As the plays continue he becomes ambitious and, encouraged by a prophecy. After that, he ends up killing a lot of people/becoming a tyrant.

“Macbeth” a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, portrays, how the main character Macbeth, transforms from a war hero, to a murdering villain. Macbeth starts out as the thane of Glamis and steadily rises to become King of Scotland. The higher Macbeth rose on his road of power the more corrupt and evil he became. The character change of Macbeth ignites the whole theme of the play.

     Lady Macbeth progresses throughout the play from a seemingly savage and heartless creature to a very delicate and fragile woman. In the beginning of the play, she is very ambitious and hungry for power. She pushes Macbeth to kill Duncan in order to fulfill the witches’ prophecy. In Act I, Scene 6, she asks the gods to make her emotionally strong like a man in order to help her husband go through with the murder plot. She says, “Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full Of direst cruelty!” Also, she does everything in her power to convince Macbeth that he would be wrong not to kill Duncan. In Act I,

According to the classical view, tragedy should arouse feelings of pity and fear in the audience. Does Macbeth do this?

Many of people have heard the tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare. The story revolves on a sequence of misfortunate events that take place when Macbeth makes immoral decisions to be king. In the play, Shakespeare shows how power can cause corruption in a human’s brain. Macbeth himself was not a very confident person, though he had a kind soul to begin with, he was easily influenced and gullible. Through the prophecies of the evil beings, an insignificant seed was planted in Macbeth. That spark of wealth and fortune caused the tyrant within him to awake. Which eventually lead to his fatal death. His ambition lead him to murder, go insane and become very superstitious.

Macbeth and has come up with a plan to plant the blame of the murder

Macbeth’s good nature is increasingly defeated by one of his major flaws-ambition. His ambition and desire to become king leads

Today was the day I so patiently had been waiting for, coronation day! As a commoner it was almost unheard of to be able to visit the castle amongst the royals. I walked up to the tall door and entered the grand dining hall. The dining hall was dark and cold sending a shiver up my spine. The sound of laughter and conversation bounced off the walls overpowering the room. That was when I saw him, Macbeth, our future King, accompanied by his wife. Macbeth looked even taller and wiser in person, he was the type of man anyone would want as their king. At least that was what I had thought.

     In another scene in the play Macbeth is forced to kill one of his long time friends Banquo. Instead of doing it himself Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo for him showing once again that he is turning more and more against his values, because this shows in a way that he may be somewhat scared. Another thing that shows that Macbeth is scared is that he is trying everything possible to hide his treachery and even says, “False face must hide what the false heart doth know.'; (1,7,82) In this line Macbeth tells us that he must lie on the outside to keep the secrets he has inside from getting to other people.

In the beginning of the play Macbeth and Macduff are very similar in many aspects including rank, leadership, belief, and loyalty. But as the play unfolds, Shakespeare reveals these two characters are as different as night from day. In this essay I will compare and contrast the characters of the murderous Macbeth, and the forthright Macduff. I will consider their status within the Scottish society and the depth of their intelligence. I will also evaluate their actions and their relationships with other characters, including their families and I will discuss their degrees of ambition.

Lastly, as the story progress towards the end, Macbeth starts to realize he is losing the war between Scotland and England and Hank, Jacob get into a fight with the sheriff and a fake FBI agent, the brother of the dead pilot, who is here to take the $4.4 million. In the story of Macbeth, Macbeth is told by the witches that he cannot be hurt by anyone who is women-born, so Macbeth becomes overconfident. When the English army breaks into the Macbeth’s castle, Macduff challenges him to a fight, Macbeth replies, “Yet I will try the last. Before my body/ I throw my warlike shield. Lay on, Macduff, And damned be him that first cries, “Hold, enough!””(V, viii, 37-39). Macduff challenges Macbeth to a duel, and they start fighting. Macbeth gets killed by Macduff, who is not a woman-born. Macbeth’s desire for power causes him to do the most immoral acts involves murdering his own friend and his death becomes the outcome of his ambition. However, Macbeth did achieve his objective, which was to become the King of Scotland and attain the power. From Macbeth’s perspective, he did find the right solution to his problem, but it did not last too long. As Macbeth's head hits the ground and rolls down the street, Hank and Jacob get into a fight with the sheriff

Characterisation: The Witches In Macbeth, by shakes spear there are many interesting and complicated characters. Among those characters there are the three witches. How and to what effect are the witches described in Act I of Macbeth? Is the answer that s going to be concluded through analyzing some of the following character development factors: