Macbeth Character Analysis

In the tragedy of Macbeth, Shakespeare conveys the belief that success can be obtained by dishonesty. There are many things that Macbeth has that makes him more project than others, starting with the guilt and remorse. The guilt became more intense when macbeth came to reality that he had just stabbed Duncan. Macbeth easily prevails over his situation of guilt and remorse, while Lady Macbeth is still struggling. “Out, damned spot!

In Macbeth by William Shakespeare a man gets to the throne of king through power and murder, Duncan is the first king of Scotland, then Macbeth finds out that he is in line to be king next, so he is pressured by his wife Lady Macbeth to kill Duncan. Macbeth later feels guilty about what he did to Duncan, and this leads to speculation if Macbeth is truly a bad guy or not; however, Macbeth shows that he’s hard to control.

After receiving the prophecy of his future accomplishments, Macbeth accepts his near future and decides to act upon it. This event signifies the loss of his nobility and the birth of a deceptive and traitorous character. Similarly, In act 3, scene 1, after realizing the exactness of the prophecies, Macbeth then comes to the conclusion that his longtime friend Banquo, is now considered a threat. Even after being crowned King, Macbeth’s ambition drives him to insane lengths such as going on a rabid killing spree in order to secure his position. This ambition can also be considered a trait of human nature, to be driven and motivated is something we share with

In Macbeth, the overall theme is that the ones who call you their friend, are really your enemy. The character Macbeth shows us this by killing two important people who at first he didn’t have a problem with. The predictions from the witches caused Macbeth to act the way he is. Let’s start with Duncan who was the king before Macbeth had killed him cause of jealously (Macbeth wanted to be king). As Macbeth and Banquo are having a conversation with the king in the king’s palace at Forres Macbeth says to the king “[…] Your Highness’ part is to receive our duties, and our duties are to your throne and state children and servants, which do but what they do should by doing everything safe toward your love and honor.” Macbeth is basically saying

Quote Analysis CPT Gursimran Singh Quote/Moment 1: The witches planted the seed of ambition in Macbeth’s mind. They made him curious about his future and after that moment he was powered by the greed of power. This is exactly what the witches wanted. The witches controlled Macbeth’s fate by telling him about his future.

Given the power and influence that Macbeth has as a tragic hero, there are many aspects to this character that Shakespeare created. Throughout The Tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth goes through an evolution in a variety of different manners. These changes include: his relationship with other characters, his physical state, and his emotional state. Throughout each act, and sometimes more than once, there is a change or evolution in the character of Macbeth.

Would you kill someone if that’s the only way you can get what you really want? From the time the witches told Macbeth that he will be the king of the Scotland, Macbeth becomes greedy and started making plan on how he can be a king. Later he kills King Duncan with the help of Lady Macbeth (Macbeth’s wife) and afterward he keeps on killing people. He even kill his friend Banquo because he thought Banquo was suspicious of him. But at the end of the play, Macduff kills Macbeth. The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare incorporates the elements of hamartia, peripeteia, and anagnorisis to demonstrate Macbeth’s fall from hero to tyrant.

The witches prophecies and Lady Macbeth’s influence intensifies his ambition and drives Macbeth to obtain and maintain his title of Scotland by whatever means, even murdering his best friend, Banquo. “Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, ...no son of mine succeeding. If’t be so, for Banquo’s issue have I filed my mind; For them the gracious Duncan I have murder’d; ...To make them kings, the seed of Banquo kings! (Act III. sc.I) At this point Macbeth’s passion becomes more and more extreme to the point where no one stands in his way. His greed, violence, and hunger for power drastically declines his

   The dark aura surrounding Shakespeare's Macbeth is well deserved, as is the darkness shrouding its title character. Although Macbeth is certainly a villainous, evil man based solely on his actions, a fuller examination of his character's portrayal leads to a more sympathetic view of him. The play does not portray Macbeth simply as a cold-blooded murderer, but rather as a tortured soul attempting to deal with the atrocities surrounding him.

Macbeth is very fearful that his claim to the throne is threatened by Banquo’s son, Fleance. He goes to the three witches and demands the witches for another prophecy. The witches then per Hectates request show Macbeth 4 apparitions with visions of the future.http://nfs.sparknotes.com/macbeth/page_136.html. Macbeth then becomes overconfident in his efforts of keeping his crown due to his lack of insight. Little does he know that he is playing right into Hectates plan to deceive him because she doesn’t like his spoiled and arrogant attitude.http://nfs.sparknotes.com/macbeth/page_124.html. Hectates trickery causes Macbeth into a false sense of security, but he mindlessly following the prophecy and bones an unaccountable mindless puppet for

At the beginnig of the play Macbeth is shown as respected general, a devoted husband and a loyal subject to the king Duncan .The 3 witches make three prophecies, in act 1, scene 3 , the first 2 prophecies is rewarding Macbeth and the last one about Banquo, The first prophecy brings out his ambitous nature, but makes him struggles with killing his cousin king Duncan. Macbeth evil deed makes him suffer from fear and guilt , causing him to commit more evil crimes. Because of the witches prophecies Macbeth changes throughout the play from being a noble and loyal person to the king, to being a murder and people calling him the

Furthermore, Macbeth's ambition was deeply dominated by the witches prophecy which later created a monster. Intense desire and eagerness was the drive throughout the whole play. When Macbeth and his friend Banquo met with the three witches, they tell them that Macbeth will be king, the Thane of Cawdor. The witches state that ''None of woman born shall harm Macbeth.'' Which was meant to deceive and mislead Macbeth. When Banquo asked the witches about the prophecies, they told him how his sons were going to be kings, which later on led Macbeth's plot to kill both Banquo and his sons.

In spite of Macbeth was influenced by outside sources, he was motivated by his ambition and has a desire to become King

Whilst the character of Macbeth is initially portrayed as a noble kinsman, his ambition and motivation, directly influenced by the witches and Lady Macbeth, ultimately transforms him into a corrupt and ruthless tyrant. William Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy “Macbeth” clearly depicts this notion of change, illustrated through Shakespeare's utilisation of literary techniques. The tragic downfall of Macbeth is mainly attributed to Macbeth’s own greed and hubris.

    Once Macbeth becomes king, he becomes paranoid, due to the third prophecy given by the witches, which says that Banquo will become the father of kings. When both the prophecy that the Macbeth would be king of Cawdor and that he would become king came true Macbeth was worried that Banquo and his son Fleance would try to overthrow him. Due to this paranoia Macbeth hires three murderers to kill Banquo and his son, they are unsuccessful in killing Fleance, but they kill Banquo. Macbeth goes insane after Banquo is murdered and sees his ghost. It had been Banquo’s supposed fate to be father to kings, yet it would have also been Macbeth’s fate to kill Banquo, it can not be both. There are many instances of contradictions like these in the play.