(1.3.71)” Banquo also doubts the intension of the witches, he believes that evil always tells one part of the truth in order to earn one’s trust and lead him to destruction. Banquo warns Macbeth, ”But ‘tis strange./And oftentimes, to win us to our harm,/ the instruments of darkness tell us truths,/win us with honest trifles, to betray’s/In deepest consequence. (1.3.124-128)” On the other hand, Macbeth ignored his friends warning and believes in what the witches say. He is over whelmed by his ambition to be king, he said to himself,”Glamis, and the thane of Cawfor!/The greatest is behind. (1.3.118-119).””Two truths are told/,as happy prologues to the swelling act/of the imperial theme.
The witches god is saying that why are they putting up with Macbeth and that he only cares for himself. She wants the witches to teach him a lesson which will betray Macbeth because he thinks that they are loyal to him. The three witches create an illusion that is like a hint to Macbeth but he takes it a different way, “Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth!
When Macbeth is talking to Lady Macbeth he says, “I will, to the weird sisters: / More shall they speak,” (3.5.134-135). In this context Macbeth is anxious to go to the witches to see if he should fear anyone taking his newfound power from him. This shows that he has acquired what he wanted however he doesn’t feel secure, this shows that he relies on the witches for support and cannot think without first taking into consideration what the witches say. Before this
Shortly after, Banquo warns Macbeth of danger, explaining that the witches may not be trustworthy: And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray's In deepest consequence. By the end of Act I, Banquo still relates to Macbeth as his friend. Banquo has noticed a strangeness in Macbeth's behavior, but assumes it is merely a reaction to the new honor (Thane of Cawdor) he has suddenly received. Macbeth and Banquo maintain their friendship into Act II, when Banquo mentions the witches. Macbeth lies, saying he never thinks of them, but tells Banquo that he would like to discuss them further.
In Macbeth one of the key themes which Shakespeare shows is Ambition. Ambition is the one thing which turns weak minded people like Macbeth from a loyal, good hearted general to a murderous, cold tyrant. This theme is represented through a variety of dramatic devices and characterisation techniques. Shakespeare makes Macbeth an easy victim of ambition. Macbeth himself quotes, "I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting Ambition, which o'er-leaps itself and falls in the other."
In the play Hamlet acts mad. He is not crazy however but is merely pretending to be. Before he begins this act he tells Horatio and Marcellus what he is about to do. Polonius notices that there is too much sense in Hamlets charade for him to be truly crazy. Hamlet makes sure his uncle is guilty of murder before enacting his revenge.
In the play Macbeth, I believe that Macbeth brings about his own downfall and is not a victim of circumstance. Certain traits contribute to his downfall. Three that are apparent are his ambition, the way others can influence him, and his ignorance while making decisions. Vaulting ambition is a very obvious flaw of Macbeths. In part of the play, Macbeth even admits to his ambition, "I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself, and falls on the other."
He steers his course by the tiller of an immediate past and by the stars of an immediate future. It's this synchronizing of nature and fortune that soothsayers study, and that the witches in Macbeth know something about. We call it fate, which over-simplifies it. He pits himself no merely against the threat of hell but also against the enmity of "Fate" (as represented in the prophecies of the Weird Sisters): come, Fate, into the list, And champion me to th' utterance. He brags to his wife: But let the frame of tings disjoint, both the worlds suffer, Ere we will eat our meal in fear [.
At the time of the first soliloquy (I.Vll), Macbeth has already been convinced of the potential of the witches’ prophecies. In contrast to the sociable activity of the banquet- held in the honour of King Duncan’s visit to his castle- presented offstage, Macbeth is still isolated in guilty reflections about the prophesies. This soliloquy, the longest in the play, reveals the nature of his mental conflict with remarkable subtlety and reaffirms that the three witches, by informing him that he will be "king hereafter" (1.3.50), have merely kindled his own innermost desire to obtain the throne. He tells himself that he is concerned only with the practical question of whether or not he can get away with Kind Duncan’s murder. He explicitly and contemptuously dismisses its moral aspects: should the mere act of commission give him supreme power as well as prevent any repercussions on him in this lifetime, he would ignore the possibility of divine retribution.
At first Macbeth is taken back by the Witches’ appearances but when they finish their apparition, Macbeth yearns to know more about his future. When the Witches leave, Macbeth has a soliloquy and describes their prophesies as they “cannot be