Macbeth A Tyrant Analysis

In William Shakespeare 's play 'Macbeth ', Macbeth changes dramatically from Act 1 to Act 5. While in Act 1 Macbeth is seen as a noble and loyal warrior which contrasts to Act 5 where he is described as a "coward" and a "tyrant". While Macbeth 's actions are promoted by the witches, Lady Macbeth and his own desire lead them to choosing the actions they undertake which drives Macbeth 's undoing. If it wasn’t for the manipulative behaviour of Lady Macbeth and the impatient ambition Macbeth displays, Macbeth may have never engaged in the actions which led to his own demise.

The witches have the power to tell Macbeth the prophecies but are not the cause for Macbeth 's crimes. After receiving the witch 's prophecies Macbeth falls into his own spiral of his own downfall. The witch 's, in this time, were mainly old, single women and these women were something to be feared and they were known for tricking people. This is what Banquo attempts tell Macbeth but Macbeth does not listen leading to his demise. The power of the witches are shown when the second witch states "by the pricking of my thumbs, something

This desire forces Macbeth to make decisions that lead him to his own downfall. After meeting the witches Banquo starts to become suspicious and asks if Macbeth has been thinking of them and Macbeth quickly responds "I think not of them." In this statement there is dramatic irony as the audience knows he has been contemplating murder. This demonstrates another situation where his downfall could have been avoided. Another example of a situation where Macbeth could have avoided the situation is when Macbeth saw the dagger floating right before he killed Duncan. This was a representation of how this was the final chance for Macbeth to change his fate. Meaning Macbeth always had the choice to change his fate. Therefore, Macbeth always had the choice to