The Downfall of Macbeth's Character in William Shakespeare's Play

At the beginning of the play, Macbeth’s character starts off as a loyal and brave soldier, who is admired by many people. Throughout the play, however, it is evident that his character and the personality of his character change a lot. There are many aspects that changed his character. What the witches said to him I think changed him the most. Before the witches spoke to him, he didn’t think of what it would be like to be king, or any of the other things, but because the first prediction came true, it led him to believe all the others would as well. The witches are what started him off thinking of how powerful he could become. Obviously his wife talked him into it, but without what the

Macbeth is very faithful and honorable general in the beginning of the play. However, once he rebels to king due to three witches plot, his character and personality changes completely. He becomes an atrocious and tyrannical ruler. Furthermore, his understanding of kingly rule is exposed in his words in act 4 scene 1: “Time, thou anticipatest my dread exploits: / The flighty purpose never is o'ertook / Unless the deed go with it; from this moment / The very firstlings of my heart shall be / The firstlings of my hand.” (Shakespeare 4.1.162-166). His evil character, which changed after becoming a king, matches with his understanding of kingly rule – he believes that king can do anything even though it is a dread exploit.

From hero to villain – how and why does Macbeth fall from celebrated loyal subject to murderous villain?

In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the main character, Macbeth, is a brave and loyal subject to the King of Scotland, but as the play progresses, his character begins to change drastically. Evil and unnatural powers, as well as his own passion to become king, take over his better half and eventually lead to his downfall. The three main factors that intertwine with one another that contribute to Macbeth’s tragic end are the prophecies told by the three witches, Lady Macbeth’s influence, and finally, Macbeth’s excessive passion and ambition which drove his desire to become king to the utmost extreme. The prophecy told by the three witches was what triggers the other factors that contribute to Macbeth s downfall. In the first act, the witches

"This dead butcher and his fiend like queen"(V.viii.80) is the way Malcolm describes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.  The characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth changed considerably during the course of the play, Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare.  In the beginning of the play, Macbeth is seen as a courageous soldier who is loyal to the King.  As the play progresses, Macbeth is corrupted by the witches’ prophecies and by his and Lady Macbeth’s ambition. Because of the weakness of Macbeth’s character and the strength of Lady Macbeth’s character, Lady Macbeth is able to easily influence him.  Lady Macbeth pushes Macbeth toward evil at first, but after he realizes what he has done, it is his decision to

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Lady Macbeth’s desire and ambition leads to her eventual downfall. When Lady Macbeth hears of Macbeth’s prophecy she dreams of the glory and high-standing that awaits being queen. She cannot withhold her ambitions and she is willing to manipulate fate to bring about Macbeth’s prophecy. She invokes evil spirits to be filled from head to toe with cruelty to do the evil actions necessary to make Macbeth king and to remove all remorse and pity for her action from her heart. She is initially able to be involved in the treacherous deeds that are needed to bring about the prophecy quickly, but as the play progresses the weight of the merciless deeds fill her with remorse. The remorse and pain she feels for her wicked

In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the main character, Macbeth, is a brave and loyal subject to the King of Scotland, but as the play progresses, his character begins to change drastically. Evil and unnatural powers, as well as his own passion to become king, take over his better half and eventually lead to his downfall. The three main factors that intertwine with one another that contribute to Macbeth's tragic end are the prophecies told by the three witches, Lady Macbeth's influence, and finally, Macbeth's excessive passion and ambition which drove his desire to become king to the utmost extreme. The prophecy told by the three witches was what triggers the other factors that contribute to Macbeth s downfall. In the first act, the witches

Although the witches only play a small role in the play, they have a huge impact on what goes on. The witches are the base of the play, and without the weird sisters, there would not be a play. Throughout the play, the witches tempt Macbeth to do things that will make his fate come true. The witches add fuel to the fire by revealing to Macbeth the prophecies, which drive him to kill many of his friends, change his heart, and ultimately lead to his downfall.

Macbeth, once seen as the mighty and ambitious warrior and, the honorable Scottish Thane of Glamis. He was know to be genuine, honest man who is loyal to his king and would do anything to protect his country. In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth undergoes a transformation from good to evil, which brings him the crown and title, King Macbeth, but it also brings him his death. However Macbeth did not reach the transformation from a genuine, honest and mighty warrior to an evil tyrant alone, there were key motivational factors guiding him. Throughout the play the Three Witches, Lady Macbeth, and Macbeth himself were all motivational factors that manipulated Macbeth into evil. Although Macbeth is to blame for his own actions,

We see in the play Macbeth that when the motivation to succeed in life becomes overpowering, other people may easily influence one and elements and one may decide on wrongful actions to achieve a goal. Some of the influences on Macbeth include the witches and the apparitions, Lady Macbeth, and lastly Macbeth's own insecurities and misguided attempts to control his future.

As the play continues, we pick up that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s relationship changes himself and her. Their relationship signifies, trust, cruelness, and teamwork. Soon after, Macbeth learnt about the prophecies from the witches, they predicted that he will be the king but also predict that Malcom- the son of King Duncan will become the prince of Cumberland. Feeling uneasy about this, Macbeth writes a letter to his wife and lets her know and she urges Macbeth to kill Duncan to acquire the crown. But Macbeth is quite uneasy about this and isn’t as strong as Lady Macbeth believes because she said herself that if King Duncan did not resemble her father as much, she would do the job. Slowly, Macbeths caves in and gets persuaded into killing King Duncan. With the blood on his hands, Macbeth becomes a murderer and soon comes to lose his mind. He begins to change into something so wicked that he couldn't find his way back into the heroic warrior that he was. He started to become weary of his surroundings and dependent towards the

About the murder of Duncan, Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth that he is “his kinsman and his subject” and Duncan “hath been / So clear in his great office, that his virtues / Will plead like angels” (1,7,13; 17-19). Thus, not wanting to kill Duncan for his own good. However, Lady Macbeth provokes Macbeth, as well his ambitions, to stand up like a man and take the chance. She tells him “Was the hope drunk...When you durst do it, then you were a man” (1,7,39; 56). Lady Macbeth’s criticism causes Macbeth to kill Duncan, and become the king of Scotland. Macbeth’s murder of Duncan clearly demonstrates his change in that, now, he is being selfish in that he killed Duncan to become a king, which would give him higher honors. Then, after killing Duncan, Macbeth forgets the feeling of sympathy and kills more people to secure his position as the king. He kills Banquo, who was his dearest friend, for Banquo figuring out Macbeth is the murderer, and also kills Macduff’s family since Macduff, who was also Macbeth’s fellow nobleman, has gone to England to fight against Macbeth. Furthermore, he does not feel any kind of sorrowness when he hears about Lady Macbeth’s death, only saying “She should have died hereafter” (5.5.20).” That is very cold of him since he does not even sympathize about his own wife’s death. Therefore, it is noticeable that Macbeth has completely changed from he was in the beginning, but the exact opposite. Macbeth, at the end, has become an cruel, senseless murderer that only cares about himself due to his ambitions to become a king taking over his

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’s mental and moral deterioration throughout the play engages the audience illustrating how guilt overwhelms his conscience He believes he hears voices crying “Macbeth has murdered sleep” this demonstrates how he is battling against his morals and his ambition. His good qualities are battling his bad thoughts and this is the main reason for his mental downfall which makes for a deeply engaging plot. Macbeth goes from being a man of bravery, strength, honour yet he slowly loses these qualities. He once believed that killing a good man was an evil, un-worthy thing to do yet by the end of the play he is killing the people he once had close relationships with to get himself out of the mess that was dragging him deeper into despair and tragedy. This process is enthralling for the audience who cannot resist watching him go to any length to save himself as his morals go into deep decline. Ambition has completely taken over him in the soliloquy in which he states; “I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o’erleap itself and falls on the other.” In this instance Macbeth is interesting because he realises that the only thing that is making him want to kill Duncan is

Macbeth's actions are evil, inconsiderate, and reckless. His actions become apparent when Macduff asks Ross about how things