Macbeth Research Paper

Macbeth was an honorable warrior, content to be fighting to protect King Duncan and Scotland, Duncan though of Macbeth as one of the finest soldiers in the land fearing no man nor enemy that came his way. Macbeth being unsure of himself made him morally ambiguous he knew what he was doing was wrong but at the same time he wanted more power,respect,to please his wife that at the same time the murder of duncan didn't seem wrong. The murders that were planned by macbeth shows an evil persona taking upon him he wanted power,to be a great king macbeth didn't let anyone get in his way of achieving that goal even if it meant killing friends,families nothing mattered but the crown. We can’t blame Sir Macbeth for his behavior besides if you were promised,fame fortune, and everything that came with it what how far would you go to get

Lady Macbeth is more evil than her husband and is blamed more with the things she did. She is responsible more of the blame in the King Duncan's murder than her husband is.

Can ambition and pride excuse senseless murder? Recently, Macbeth ascended to the top of the hierarchy in just a short period of time. I suspect that his latest success is due to dishonorable methods necessary to secure the throne. Rumors verify that Macbeth met with instruments of supernatural forces, had Duncan in residence at his time of death, and lost all sanity during a banquet. I speculate that Macbeth and his wife hatched a plan to murder King Duncan in order to gain the power for themselves. Macbeth is guilty, and at the very least unfit to rule, because of his quick rise to the throne, information regarding Duncan’s death, and his inability to maintain mental stability.

Macbeth is a victim of his own self. He killed Duncan. He killed his best friend Banquo. He could've stopped and look at himself. Macbeth knows he is killing innocent people and becoming so paranoid that his own mind became clouded to the point of no return.

Macbeth's murderous term as king was not his fault. In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth had many negative influences that shaped his rise and downfall as king. Macbeth was easily manipulated and people in his life took advantage of his weakness. Even though the witches have some influence, Lady Macbeth causes Macbeth's tyrannical run as king and eventual downfall because of her dominance, pure evilness, and ambition.

Many people in today's society believe that they have to be on top in order to have power over people. So many people want power but only a few know how to handle it without letting it get to their heads. In the story “No Fear Shakespeare, Macbeth”, Macbeth became overly ambitious and wanted to do what it took to become king, even if that meant that he had to kill his own king for the throne. When someone is overly ambitious they will do anything and everything in their power to get what they

Power can influence people to make disagreeable decisions. Thesis: For power to stay out of the wrong hands you must pick the right people as power doesn’t corrupt, people corrupt power. Harry S. Truman once said, “There is a lure in power, it can get in a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do”.

Isn't everyone a tragic hero from their own perspective and villain from their worst enemy's eyes? I read The Tragedy of Macbeth by Shakespeare. Macbeth isn't a tragic hero because he doesn't fit the all the criteria to be one. I also don't believe that Macbeth is even a hero anymore. One of the biggest things is that he doesn't learn from his mistakes.

What is a tragic hero? What are the characteristics of a tragic hero? A tragic hero is a character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads them to their own downfall. Tragic heroes usually are an exceptional being in the beginning of the story and they have a tragic flaw that causes their downfall. Some example of tragic heroes include Prince Hamlet, Oedipus, Romeo, and Macbeth.

Have you ever made a horrible decision in your life? At the time did you think it was the best decision? Macbeth makes a decision that isn't such a great one. Macbeth was obsessed with power. He was willing to do what he needed to be on top, but he didn't get there by himself.

Macbeth was conscious that his thoughts are used for “only [for] vaulting ambition” and yet he does nothing to correct the situation of his thoughts. Macbeth was not mentally deranged before the killing of Duncan and is able to differentiate good from evil, nevertheless he chose to commit regicide. Macbeth reveals that he knows what he is about to do is immoral, and that that “judgement here…. [will be] taught [to] return to plague the inventor”. This ambition eventually lead Macbeth to greed and paranoia; making him willing to do anything necessary in order to secure his position of power. It also becomes easier and easier for Macbeth to commit heinous crimes. Without thinking twice, he orders the murders of Macduff's family, including his children. Macbeth's selfishness and reckless ambition lead him to his own demise.

In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the three Weird Sisters control the play’s events. Lady Macbeth and the sisters display various similarities that have them collectively working in controlling the main character, Macbeth. The three weird sisters, referred to as the witches, provide the prophecies that trigger Macbeths purpose. On the other hand, Lady Macbeth utilizes her manipulative strategies that convinces Macbeth to fulfill the prophecies even if it ends in a bloody murder. The three weird sisters and Lady Macbeth use their powerful influence over Macbeth, paving the path towards his tragic downfall.

3. 157-159) Macbeth’s arrogance is made apparent with the immediacy of his thoughts of becoming king and it is clear that the supernatural has given him arrogant ambition as Macbeth is already beginning to think of how he will be crowned king. Macbeth eventually decides he will show his “Black and deep desires” (1. 4. 58) and murder Duncan, the current king of Scotland. This is a shift from Macbeth showing loyalty to Scotland and the king as he now has arrogantly, for the benefit of himself becoming king, murdered Duncan, the king of Scotland. Duncan was greatly admired and respected by the population of Scotland. Macbeth himself describes Duncan as “meek” (1. 7. 17) and being “so clear in his great office” (1. 7. 18). When Macduff first realizes the death of Duncan, he describes the scene as: “O horror, horror, horror!” (2. 3. 73) Macbeth acknowledges that the reaction to Duncan’s death would be mournful before murdering him: “Pity… / Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye, / That tears shall drown the wind” (1.7. 21-25). However, Macbeth’s only goal is to become king, not to please the population of Scotland who admires their king greatly and sees him as a righteous person. After tempting Macbeth with the idea of becoming king, the supernatural gives Macbeth arrogant ambition, forcing him to contrast his loyal and courageous personality, which motivates him to kill Duncan.

The witches tell Macbeth and Banquo of their premonition of Macbeth becoming King and Banquo's sons being future Kings of Scotland. While Macbeth and Banquo pretend to not believe what the witches have told them, Macbeth becomes obsessed with wanting to know more information about him becoming King. The witches are responsible for delivering the prophecies that led to the master plan to murder King Duncan. “ These Weird Sisters had, in sooth, no control over macbeth; their prophecies no more annihilated his free-will than the oracles of the Delphic

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