To begin, Macbeth is livid that Banquo’s prophecy foretells that he will father Kings; all of his sinning and betrayal (killing Duncan) was done for not even his own children’s advantage, but Banquo’s. He then goes on to yell, “Rather than so, come fate into the list,/ And champion me to th’ utterance” (III.i.75-76). Macbeth is saying that he is willing to challenge fate and fight until death. He is prepared to do anything to change the fate given to Banquo, just to stay in power. Next, when Macbeth meets with the murderers, he begins feeding them lies to feed their anger for Banquo.
He is given hope by the supernatural giving him the dream of once becoming King of Scotland. This hope then turns to greed which turns to ambition leaving Macbeth a murderer and a madman. He is influenced by the people closest to him much too easily to go about killing anyone who is in the way of his original hope
‘why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs against the use of nature.’ This quote tells us that Macbeth has thought up the idea of killing the king and that his ambition is growing so much it is beginning to take over his morals, and is clouding his judgment. Again Shakespeare uses the natural imagery because killing the king is the most unnatural thing you can do as he is omnipotent and it is like killing God, this shows that although Macbeth knows he is thinking of the most unnatural deed on earth he is still contemplating it as his ambition is so strong. This has a worrying effect on the audience as, if Macbeth is so easily manipulated by one thought or idea what is he capable of with other influences. This quote could also illustrate that Macbeth is weak and absent minded as he does not think about what he is doing or about what he is considering
Evil decisions Royalty is not always perfect, the guys who are perceived to be the good may also have the unseen bad guy’s evil decisions resulting in unpleasant consequences. Evil takes part in any decision made, if not the right decision no so good outcomes may occur. Having the good guy label may be helpful to succeeding, but trusting in bad when seen as good is very risky. Never will a poorly chosen decision have a great outcome forever, consequences will come in the future. Act three scene two, Macbeth is telling Lady Macbeth of another dirty deed he is thinking to precede.
This means Macbeth had no other reason for killing Duncan other than wanting to. At this point in the play, Macbeth’s desire for power begins to affect the way he acts and the choices he makes. Next in line for the throne after Duncan’s death would’ve been one of his sons, Malcolm, but he fled with his brother Donalbain after their father’s death. However, the witches prophesized that Banquo would produce a line of kings, so Macbeth hired a group of murderers to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance. Macbeth would not let anyone get
Macbeth’s ambitious nature was the catalyst for the deaths of many characters, including his own. At first, in order to gain absolute power, Macbeth performed regicide to become King and receive the top position on the ‘Great Chain of Being.’ However, it was found that he was afterwards plagued with insecurity, as he claimed, ‘To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus.’ Macbeth would be unsatisfied until he had absolute security over his power. As Macbeth’s insecurity and fear of losing power grew, the degree of his violence amplified. It drove him to the murder of his own friend, Banquo, the murder of the Macduff family, which involved innocent women and children, and in the end, another civil war. In addition, Macbeth’s naivety was also responsible for the tragedies, and his own downfall.
The themes and mood of the play are set here. Macbeth has won the battle and the titles, but in the end he will lose because of his ambition. Banquo is also hero, but not recognized or rewarded as openly and lucratively as Macbeth. However, he is the real winner in this situation...he is not as well ranked as Macbeth, but he is happier and living a more pure and moral life. The witches add a touch of evil and the supernatural to the play.
How are Desire for Power and Macbeth Secret Fears Presented in Macbeth? Taiyo Araki Macbeth realized that he was going to become king after the three witches had told him about his future. He started to ponder if it was his destiny to become the king or if he had to “contribute” and dispatch King Duncan himself, and irresistible desire for power grew within him. At the same time Macbeth had secret fears of killing Duncan. He had a massive inner conflict between his secret fears and desire for power, and they were all presented in his soliloquy in Act 1, scene 7.
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the main character initially demonstrates qualities of being a tragic hero, but by conclusion of the play his deceitfulness and his overwhelming gullibility lead him to be portrayed as a criminal. Macbeth has serious issues with power, greed, and even his own self- esteem and self- conscious. He knows when he kills Duncan and Banquo that it is the wrong thing to do but he still does it anyways. He also becomes obsessed with idea of power and becomes more power hungry as each day passes. He has become an unstoppable killing machine who believes he is invincible once the three witches reveal their prophecies and their apparitions to Macbeth.
Now that Macbeth had already killed once, he feels as if it is the only way to cover up for all of his wrong doing. It was second nature for him to hire murderers to kill Banquo. This is not Lady Macbeth’s idea, however, she is the reason that Macbeth started to kill. This later came to his conscience when he is at the banquet. He sees Banquo’s bloody body and it comes at him.