Macbeth Not As Bad As He Seems Essay

Macbeth not as bad as he seems



    In the tragedy “Macbeth”, the author, William Shakespeare, writes about the corruption of Macbeth, the main character. Throughout the play, Shakespeare shows that even a good and loyal man can transform into an evil, corrupt soul. The initial impression of Macbeth is that is brave and a good warrior, but he quickly plunges into a state of murder and betrayal. Macbeth’s desire to become king, and his influence from the three witches, helped him gain the courage to murder King Duncan. Many people believe that after the murder, Macbeth is an evil character. In reality, Macbeth is still a good man and has many feelings of guilt that a real murderer would not have.
    Even before the murder of King Duncan, Macbeth was having second thoughts, and was thinking about not going though with it. “We will proceed no further in this business" (I, vii, l31). In this scene Macbeth is showing uncertainty in killing the King, but Lady Macbeth would not let that happen. Even with all of his worries, he goes through with it. Macbeth’s doubts before the murder further prove that Macbeth is not a cold hearted killer.
      The very moment Macbeth killed the king, he was feeling guilty.   "This is a sorry sight "(II, ii, 20).   It was not long after that he started hearing things and seeing ghosts. Lady Macbeth covers for his unusual behavior at dinner. Lady Macbeth does not feel guilty at the moment, but her feelings later change. Macbeth feels guilty again after he organized the killing of his good friend Banquo. Macbeth had no choice but to get rid of him. Basnquo had seen the three witches talking to him, and Macbeth was afraid that he would tell the people of Scotland what he had saw. Macbeth knew he had to kill him in order to protect him and Lady Macbeth. He had no choice. And regrets everything he ever did, King Duncan to the guards.
Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown
And put a barren scepter in my gripe,
Thence to be...