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Macbeth's Motives

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`Macbeth, the Scottish play, is one of the most famous plays that William Shakespeare

composed. It is also a controversial play within theatre. Many actors believe the play is cursed

because when it was originally performed on stage, the actor of Macbeth died on stage! Now

actors believe in the myth that if the word Macbeth is said during rehearsal or the performance,

something terribly wrong will happen to the show! That is how many people know about the

Scottish play!

Macbeth is a very complicated story! There are many characters and each character each

has a motive. Some of them have good motives, and some are not good. Some of the characters

change their motive. Macbeth seemed to change his motive. Every person who reads Macbeth …show more content…

I think it is important to look at his situations and think of why he does what he does. We

can compare our life to Macbeth. Our life may not be as dramatic as Macbeth’s life, and I have

never been in a situation where I wanted to take role of being king! I do have situations where I

have done things that were not wise or good! I do not think that makes me evil or a bad person,

but maybe other people would think that of me. Macbeth is the same! I think he did very evil

things, and I think most people would agree! I do not think that he is an evil person though! I

think he is a hero in a tragedy!

In the beginning of the play, Macbeth fought in a battle for his country. He fought for the

king and he seemed like a hero. After the war was over, many things went wrong. Macbeth met

three witches that prophecied about his future. They said Macbeth will be thane of Glamis, thane

of Cawdor, and king of Scotland. Both of the first to prophecies came true! I think this is the first

time that words started to get into Macbeth’s mind and that is not good. I think before this, he is a

war hero and would live a normal life with Lady Macbeth. Outside of the play, I think it is easy

for people to tell us things that can change how we can think. Sometimes we hear what we …show more content…

I think Macbeth likes the prophecy that the witches told him. He

would be in charge of the country and have control and power! Everyone would want to have the

power! I think that power can change a person though! It can make you greedy and Macbeth did

whatever he could to make the prophecy come true.

What the witches told Macbeth could be true or not! The witches have tricked men before

and lied and said they were sharing a prophecy but it was a lie! Macbeth never worried that the

witches were lying to him! I like what they told him and he chose to believe them! After he

became thane, he knew that the third prophecy will come true! Macbeth thinks if he makes it

come true or not, it will! But Macbeth began to think he must make the prophecy come true

himself. The only way he thought he could be king is if the king died. His wife wants this

prophecy to come true too for her husband. She agrees to sacrifice and kill the king, so Macbeth

does not have to do it. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth both plan to kill the king. This is the part of

the play that it turns to a tragedy. It is a tragedy for the king because he dies but it is also a

tragedy because this is when Macbeth starts to change. He allows his thoughts to control

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