Where there is a positive figure there will always be a negative mocking the good. During the act, Macbeth, Shakespeare uses contrasting images of lightness and darkness to express the differences of powers used amongst two different characters. The character Macbeth is a very important aspect of the play because his is referred to as the tyrant: a dark, evil and violent dictator that does nothing, but tries and destroys other around him. Duncan on the behalf is a loyal king to the people of Scotland. Duncan tries to praise the people around him and honor them for the good that they instill.
He just threw himself in the bloodiest middle of the fray, and hacked his way out. Just as he had admirable strengths of character, so did he have unpraiseworthy weaknesses. His biggest weaknesses were his ambition and his manipulability. Because he was such a good worker, he couldn't help but hope for recognition and reward for the consistently superior quality of his work. It may have been that he was serving a sovereign, King Duncan I [d. August 14, 1040], who wasn't known for appreciation or generosity.
Although Othello is wildly respected because of his hard work to become general, Iago uses Othello’s skin color to try and destroy his reputation. Othello is portrayed as a passionate and noble hero. He is represented as an honest man and holds a high rank as general in the Venician Army. Although Othello is portrayed as a great man, he is also treated as an outsider because he is a Moor. For example Brabantio says to Othello “You’re something to fear, not to love.
Loyalty Through the noble deeds performed in Anglo-Saxon originated epic, the ideal of loyalty is portrayed through the main character, Beowulf. Since he is the ideal thane, the failure of other knights to be as extraordinary as Beowulf makes him seem even more faithful and noble. Beowulf was loyal to all of his kin, kingdom, king, country, and his subjects. With this and courage he was a model thane, as well as king, for he was portrayed through the epic as the perfect warrior, and the most idealistic knight of his time. As described in the story, Beowulf is fiercely loyal; he has allegiance with all that are not enemies.
By acting so irrationally, Beowulf not only puts himself at risk, but also his entourage in danger. If Beowulf was a true leader, he would make the decisions that are safe, not the ones that will help him shine the brightest. Incidentally mentioned before, Beowulf makes the decisions that will make him most popular and heroic simply because he is self-centered. When he approached the king, before fighting Grendal’s mother, saying, “My famous sword stay in your hands,”
Macbeth was willing to do anything he could in order to be king. Even if it meant killing those who were next in line and even witnesses. Macbeth is known as a brave and respectable man. Throughout the beginning of the play he is called, Thane of Glamis, Worthy Gentleman, and Valient Cousin. These names show that he is a respected man.
We are able to see from this text that Macbeth is a man who is extremely brave, courageous, valiant, and is also seen in a good light by the people who are around him: “For brave Macbeth – well he deserves that name” Because this quotation does not come from either Macbeth or his wife, we are able to conclude that Macbeth is seen in a good light by others. He must be a man that has done great things in the presence of others and this allows us to believe that at this point in the play Macbeth is a good man. Shakespeare is blunt in his use of words and by using the single word ‘brave’ there is no doubt in the mind of
Othello, the moor of Venice, is a great warrior and a leading general who make his name and glory is war. He finds himself facing not only military problems but domestic ones. Othello becomes jealous, but we can defectively avoid the argument about whether he was naturally jealous or not, by looking for error of judgment rather than moral flaw. Shakespearean tragedies are all concerned with conflict which terminates in catastrophe. In his tragedies Shakespeare is concerned with seeming and being, with appearance versus reality, which in Othello these are epitomized in the hypocrite Iago: Hypocrisy is the only evil that walks invisible except to God alone.
B.L.M.H.S Jordan Nanton Period B 5/27/12 Macbeth Essay : Ambition Ambition can be defined as a desire for some type of achievement such as power , money, or fame , still too much ambition can be a bad thing. Too much ambition in a person can lead to horrible decesion making and eventually there downfall. In the tragic play of Macbeth this theory is evident as Macbeth the protaganist in the play becomes to ambitious which eventually leads to his death. In this paper I will explain to how Macbeth’s ambition directly leads to his downfall. Macbeth started the play as a brave and honourable warrior , which led King Duncan to promote Macbeth from Thane of Glamis to Thane of Cawdor.
However, in a chain of events that status is quickly removed. As the play progresses Macbeth goes from a loyal character to a dangerous on because of his rising ambition for power, and his wife’s influence on his actions. At the beginning of the play Macbeth is seen much differently than he is by the end of the play. His social status is high because he is the Thane of Glamis and Cowder, and people like him because he is trustworthy and proven in battle. The King of Scotland says, “What be hath lost, noble Macbeth hat won” (1.2.