Alex Karras, an inspirational writer once said, “Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles. ” People including Macbeth always make decisions, forgetting about the outcome and how their conscience can affect them. In Macbeth, through the character of Macbeth, Shakespeare suggests the desire to achieve something can be challenging for both mind and body; it also takes a great courage to make the right decision. Macbeth, a valiant soldier whose determination for being safe and achieving more power takes over his fair side which created tragic costs for him and everyone else around him.
Macbeth has rather complicated character than other heroes. He is a valiant soldier, Scottish general and “Than of Cawdor”. “The Thane of Cawdor began a dismal conflict; till that Bellona’s bridegroom, lapp’d in proof, confronted him with self-comparisons. ” Hence, he is a brave man who fights courageously. Thane of Glamis always admires his wife, Lady Macbeth. “My dearest partner of greatness” is what Macbeth called his wife while he was writing the letter. In effect, Macbeth listens to her, as long as she doesn’t back-off. Counter to him being defeat less, he believes in witches and prophesies.
Bring me no more reports; let them fly all, till Bernam wood remove to Dunsaine. ” Illustrates his over-confidence and letting some witches to take over his life, but the witches showed Macbeth, their prophesises are right, by Macbeth earning the title of “Thane of Glamis” besides his old title “Thane of Cawdor”. One of his important goals, like any other king, is being safe. “To be thus nothing, but to be safely thus” and he maintains that by ordering murderers to kill “Thane of Fife”. “Seize upon Fife; give to the edge of the sword his wife, his babe. In the same way, this order was influenced by the prophesises, during his second visit to witches, first apparition said “Beware Thane of Fife. ”.
The Coursework on Macbeth The Witches Role
... witches conjure up three apparitions for Macbeth. The first apparition is a head in armour that chants "Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! beware Macduff; Beware the Thane of Fife." ... robes" Angus continues by explaining to Macbeth that the previous Thane of Cawdor was killed for committing treason, ... happened. In the letter Macbeth tells his wife, Lady Macbeth that he believes the witches to "have more in ...
No doubt, that Macbeth tries to solve each problem with violence and murdering others, because of his strong desire and determination to be safe. Counter to all these blood that he has spilled, he doesn’t feel comfortable as his role as a criminal. He is unable to bear the psychological consequences of his atrocities, besides he tries to hide them by telling lies. “False face must hide what the heart doth know. For this reason he could have been a different kind of king if he didn’t allow his ambition to take over his decisions.
However, his characteristics are evident, that he has the potential of being a good king; his ambition grows over the time, and develops some internal and external conflicts, which make it hard to stop by his time of realization. The time when he realized, people’s point of view towards him were changed from when Duncan called him “worthy gentleman”, to someone who, “the devil himself could not pronounce a more hateful name”, he was old and he knew he was going to die.
All these started, when Macbeth had his first meeting with witches. Third witch tells him “That shalt be king hereafter. ” This informs Macbeth that there is a chance for him to be bigger, more powerful, but his conscience blocks his way. “If it is done, when tis done. ” Shows he is struggling between right and wrong, between real and fake. “A dagger of mind”, later “the ghost of Banquo” are the result of his conscience pushing him, and how his mind is playing tricks on him because of all the pressures that are affecting him. At first Macbeth felt sorry for his victim, Duncan “wake Duncan with thy knocking!
I would thou could’st”. But as the time elapsed, he felt more confident, tasting less fear and sometimes even killing without any good reason; without even feeling pity for them just for his own safety. “The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear. ” Or later when he says “shall live the lease of nature”, “Was he not born of woman? ” shows Macbeth becoming more confident, only by relying on the witches whereas, he is misinterpreting them. Overconfidence is his major conflict which is the result of Macbeth struggling to gain more power.
The Term Paper on Lady Macbeth King Life Mind
... of how one decision can alter life forever. As Macbeth tries to successfully pursue his prophecies, his mind and body slowly deteriorate until ... when Macbeth first hears the witches refer to him as the thane of Cawdor and reveal that he will be the king (1. ... as a very dangerous situation. Too many times in modern life circumstances a power-driven, single-minded, ambitious group or person has taken ...
Title “King” brought Macbeth so much stress and trouble like the hallucinations that he had such that made him to not trust anyone but witches’ prophesies and himself, not even his “dearest partner” who started all these. Angus says “Now does he feel this title hang loose about him. ” Unfortunately, Macbeth has gone so far, which fixing things that are happening around him are, nearly impossible. Initially, Macbeth is not the same the same valiant and courageous soldier; he is an old “King” who everyone hates to even say his name. “Thou bloodier villain than terms can give thee out”.
His self-confidence and desire to be powerful has led him into a valley which escaping from it is almost impossible. As the time went by, his confidence was growing more, until the time he understood that he has misunderstood the witches. Now, that he can see the trees moving, he doubts if the “three weird sisters” were telling the truths. “To doubt th ‘equivocation of the fiend. ” The solid, seemingly unbreakable relationship between Macbeth and the witches has finally broken down completely proving that it was futile from the start. He doesn’t want to believe, because all this, is a sudden shock to him, which is really hard to handle.
This shock has made him realize that his life is in danger. “I pull in resolution and begin”. He wants to examine his determination, but his confidence is failing him. At this time, he has lost himself and his courage. “There is nor flying hence nor tarrying here. ” Macbeth realizes that he cannot escape or stay there. Macbeth’s mind is under a lot of pressure, and that is the reason that he cannot decide about anything. Meanwhile, all these life’s pressures that he has been through, has made him to not taste the fear for a while, for this reason he has lost all his feelings and emotions. Life’s but a walking shadow. ”
His life doesn’t signify anything and he is not enjoying it. “I’gin to be aweary of the sun. ” All these problems, that he has been through, made him to start to grow tired of living. In the same way, Macbeth’s reaction to the death of his “partner of greatness” was not as big. “She should have died hereafter” he had lost this purpose of living, and he didn’t get the chance to enjoy it. In contrast to all there, he stayed as a hero at all the time because he did not give up his life even with all the problems he had. Why should I plat the Roman die and die on mine own sword” Besides to all these tragic problems, he never fled away or commit suicide.
The Essay on Down: Personal Life and Time
In college it is easy to stray away from the main purpose, which is having a higher education. College years are supposed to include fun but not too much fun. There are many ideals to consider when trying achieving success in school. They way students manage their time and consume energy has an effect on the outcome of their success. Relaxation also plays a significant role in the turn out of ...
In conclusion, Macbeth is a courageous Scottish general who is not naturally to commit evil deeds, yet he desires power. Macbeth could have not been a tragedy at all if it was not for the ruined relation between the witches and Macbeth. Macbeth’s desire to gain more power and stay safe put him in trouble and made him into a feeling less, evil and most hateful human on Earth. Why is ambition so powerful? Dorsa N.
