Ambition, moral weakness and selective perception, would be the major flaws of our character, Macbeth. These flaws eventually lead to his death in the long run. Macbeth began in a high position and throughout the play, there were losses caused by his own weaknesses in personality. There is pre-evidence of Macbeth’s inborn ambition in the beginning of the play in the fact that he has a future of position as the Thane of Glaims. However, further evidence of this trait comes in his reaction to the prophecies of the three witches, in which many others would have avoided because of their obvious affiliation with evil.
Taylor Hall English 4 Mr. Sinning 7 March 2011 When thinking of a tragic hero one may think of a person who performs noble deeds on a day to day basis then these deeds lead to their eternal downfall. Macbeth is in fact the exact opposite of this; He does many horrible and extremely wrong things that lead to his downfall. All of these horrible crimes that Macbeth performs are for only his well being at the end of the day. He knows that these actions will have consequences and that they are indeed wrong to do but he continues to do them anyways. He commits these several crimes in order to make his way up to the top of the podium but he is a tyrant who lacks the true skills needed to lead the people of England.
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.
‘Abigail Williams is the most important character in The Crucible, whether she is on stage, or not.’ Discuss this statement, with reference to language, structure and dramatic devices. The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller, and is about the persecution of persons falsely accused of being witches in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, based on a true story. Many people died in villages after a series of lies and unjust practices, which is the core foundation of the play, the illusory untruth and the dishonesty of sly females to their male counterparts, and in some extent to other females; trying avoid the unmerited punishment of execution. Abigail Williams, after having had an affair with a married man named John Proctor,
The play “Macbeth” by Shakespeare shows that in extract one Macbeth reacts to death with regret because of his loyalties to the lifeless Duncan. He faces danger in this extract in a fearful and indecisive manner when he felt being found out as the killer of Duncan was too much. Extract two shows that Macbeth becomes distant when the death becomes more personal, such as the death of his wife. Macbeth faces danger of the approaching army with acceptance and eagerness. Macbeth’s character begins to change after the murder of Duncan, and in the early term of his rein.
In William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’, there were numerous factors that accumulated to lead up to the tragedies that occurred. The Weird Sisters were not catalysts for these tragedies, as they only acted as a mirror to reflect and reveal man’s true nature and flaws. A Shakespearean tragedy is when character flaws become so dominant that they lead up to a number of tragic events, and eventually the downfall of the characters themselves. This was demonstrated in the play when, after being foretold by the Weird Sisters that he would soon be King, Macbeth’s true nature began to surface. His desire for power eventually overpowered his morality and caused him to perform a series of violent murderous acts.
He could have chosen to ignore the witches’ prophecy, like Banquo does. He did not have to share his dark desires with his wife either. But once he is bent on becoming king, Macbeth is willing to kill anyone in his way, including women, children, and even his own friends. Macbeth was ultimately responsible for all of his actions, and therefore he must be held to blame for his downfall. Although he was facing pressure from many forces, in the end it was his choice to go ahead with the regicide and his following actions.
“Be innocent of knowledge.”(3.2.51). He also does this so everyone will think good of him, but it does not work very well. Therefore, he started changing during the story. The final stage he is at is that he is a cold hearted tyrant. One reason for this is when he ordered to kill Maduff”s family.
For example, when king Macbeth was ask to take a seat he replied " the table is full ." (Mac 3.4.54) Macbeth's guilt is portrayed through his conscience imaginations of Banquo's ghost which represents his remorse for his vile sin. The regret felt by Macbeth is very unexpected because of his master planning of the murder at first. Moreover, irony is also displayed because Banquo was his dearest and most loyal friend in the inauguration of the story. After confronting Banquo's ghost, Macbeth wails at it " thow canst not say I did it.
The sins that were committed against him were also mainly because of the sins he committed. Such as when he sinned by killing Macduffs family Macduff than sinned against Macbeth by eventually killing him. At the start of the play Macbeth is a very righteous person and is very loyal to King Duncan. As the play progresses however we find that Macbeth begins to sin more and more. The sinning all starts when Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill King Duncan.