Trust is what makes the world go round. Without trust, people wouldn’t know how to live. Sometimes trust can cause a person’s downfall. In Macbeth, trust fools plenty of citizens in Scotland. Although some people may become skeptical too quickly, people should be careful who they trust because people can have bad intentions and betray each other no matter what. The intentions of those who have gained trust can be unclear. Some people gain trust in hopes of doing something bad undetected. In Macbeth, King Duncan goes to dinner in the Macbeth household and claims Lady Macbeth as a “Fair and noble hostess” (1.6.30). This is ironic because Lady Macbeth has a large part in King Duncan’s death. King Duncan believes that the Macbeth’s are treating …show more content…
If people are too careful with their trust, paranoia will make good people look bad. Malcolm, the Prince of Cumberland in Macbeth, runs away to England after hearing of his father’s death. This action sparks distrust towards them as Macduff says “Malcolm and Donalbain, the king’s two sons,/Are stol’n away and fled, which puts upon them/ Suspicion of the deed” (2.4.25-27). Later on, it is learned that Malcolm has found help in England to overthrow Macbeth. In fact, after testing Macduff’s loyalty to Scotland, the audience knows that Malcolm hasn’t even lied before as he states “No less in truth than life. My first false speaking/Was this upon myself. What I am truly,/ Is thine and my poor country’s to command./ Whither indeed, before thy here-approach,/ Old Siward, with ten thousand warlike men” (4.3.132-136). This, of course, shows that Malcolm was a good and noble man in which no one truly needed to doubt. Even in this situation though, Malcolm was wary of Macduff. Being suspicious actually helped both Malcolm and Macduff into seeing the clearer picture. A fairly old case has also been solved due to lack of trust also. “Jack Daniel McCullough, a 75-year-old military veteran and former police officer from Seattle, was convicted in 2012 of the abduction and murder of Maria Ridulph.... A judge hearing the case without a jury found McCullough guilty after a weeklong trial” (O’Neill). Jack McCullough wouldn’t be free if it weren’t for Richard Schmack’s, the state attorney, skepticism of the case. Both had reasonable suspicion and that suspicion led to uncovering new details. Don't take mistake careful trust for not trusting anyone at
The Ways Lady Macbeth Lies People fib every single day, consciously and unconsciously. Sometimes the lies are transparent and it is not too difficult to read between the lines to acknowledge the truth. According to Stephanie Ericsson’s The Ways We Lie, there are many subcategories. These include deflection, omission, delusions, stereotypes, dismissal and more. Many of these are present in Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Nevertheless, always remember that trust needs to be earned and not given freely that’s when wrong decision is made in life, being a natural born leader you must use all the resource around you to make the proper choices from one place to another or you’ll be left behind and unable to take care of those who rely on
Because Macbeth’s and Lady Macbeth’s decision to murder Duncan, Both face the guilt of the power they abused portrays on the shadows that reflect on them as well as the natural consequences they will face. During the first half of the play, Lady Macbeth expresses her unnatural feelings and this is demonstrated through the corruption of power when she want’s to hire people to kill Duncan because she thinks that Macbeth is too scared. At first, when Lady Macbeth hinted “Their drenchèd natures lies as in a death”(1.7.78). This demonstrates that Lady Macbeth is characterizing corruption of power due to the fact that she want's to kill Duncan, therefore she can be queen of cawdor while Macbeth is king.
Macbeth’s thoroughly corrupt actions in the play force Malcolm and Donalbain, and Fleance to flee Scotland. Malcolm and Donalbain both flee Scotland after their father, King Duncan, is murdered. Malcolm flees to England and Donalbain flees to Ireland, because they do not feel like they are safe in Scotland anymore. Shakespeare writes, “there’s daggers in men’s smiles; the near in blood, the nearer bloody” (II.iv.135-136). Malcolm and Donalbain feel that they cannot trust anyone in the castle because someone in the castle is guilty.
King Duncan is the type of person who will see you do something amazing and think you are the coolest person ever. Just like a toddler. It isn’t that he has trust issues, but he has issues with who he trust just like he’s really gullible. He trust Macbeth and lady Macbeth, but yet he doesn’t even have a little hint about them planning to kill him.
Malcolm, the rightful king of Scotland, flees to England after his father is slain. While Scotland is slowly deteriorating due to the rule of Macbeth, England remains a gracious, holy country, untouched by the depths of hell. Although the language that originally surrounds Malcom is foul, but as said in the very first act in the play “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” (1.1.12). While speaking to Macduff in England, Malcom lists qualities of a king such as “justice, verity, temperance, stableness, bounty, perseverance, mercy, lowliness, devotion, patience, courage, fortitude” (4.3.108-110). First, Malcolm claims that these qualities are ones that he does contain, causing Macduff to feel desperate for the sake of Scotland.
Sarah Murphy English II Mr. Harris 10/29/16 In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, things are not always as they appear because some people may act differently than what their personality is. Characters might be thinking of doing something or how they should act and then they might execute it so much differently than they planned. It seems like Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are innocent and are good people, but they will do whatever it takes to gain power.
Malcolm deceives Macduff when he states, “But I have none: the king-becoming graces,/As justice, verity, temp’rance, stableness” (4.3.91-92). Malcolm is attempting to trick Macduff that he does not think of himself as a fit king for Scotland because he does not have the king’s graces or is not naturally righteous. Malcolm is trying to test Macduff’s loyalty to Scotland, as he is not sure if Macduff is working with Macbeth or not. Malcolm also deceives Macbeth when he says, “Let every soldier hew him down a bough/ And bear’t before him.
As well as that, Shakespeare uses imagery to show deception. This can be seen in the quote of "To know my deed, 'twere best not know myself." In this quote, it moulds a sense that the character, Macbeth, has betrayed himself, his pride and his ego along with those around him. Moreover, Macbeth states that to acknowledge the awful crimes he has been committing, he would be unsure of his own actions and thoughts, therefore this shows that he has changed dramatically from the previous scenes when he tried to convince himself he has no reasons and motivations to kill Duncan. In the wording of "deed" suggests that Macbeth is still trying to deceive himself that this is something he must accomplish.
In Act 4 of the Tragedy of Macbeth, the character, Malcolm, reveals qualities about human nature throughout his phrases and hesitancy towards siding with Macduff. Scene 3 is when Malcolm and Macduff appear to be talking about plans on how to win back Scotland from Macbeth. Malcolm shows that he is hesitant in joining Macduff because he is afraid Macduff will deceive him. In this quotation Malcolm states,” I am young, but something you may deserve of him through me, and wisdom to offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb t’appease an angry god. ”(Lines 14-17) along these lines, Malcolm is suspicious that Macduff wants to get a reward from Macbeth by using Malcolm in the process.
Actions speak louder than words, on act four lady Macbeth was angry towards her husband. Her husband fled and abandoned his children and her. Lady Macbeth believes her husband is a traitor and coward because he was afraid to own up to the consequences. Macbeth’s fear caused him to betray his children and lady Macbeth which made her furious. The overall meaning of the quote is when one fears it is easy to lose your morals.
King Duncan was just a tragic loss on Macbeth’s forceful rise to power. He is extremely innocent, or righteous, because his death was completely undeserving. He
Trust is a key component in any sport; for example, in football, the quarterback has to trust his lineman, his receivers, and his running back, that they will help him to not get hit and to help him win them the game. Trust is also a major key in relationships with friends and with a significant other. In a relationship, one person must trust the other because they could be put in a situation where they need to rely on one another. With trust being a very strong base, strength and the component of loyalty will be added to any relationship. In my own life, I have seen and experienced how much trust can positively impact a relationship.
We sometimes believe that being betrayed is a sign that we should fear trust because trusting others is a way of getting hurt emotionally. “It’s become more and more difficult to remain vulnerable, trusting, and open to life in this era of uncertainty, global upheaval, divorce, and disrupted family life (Catlett). When we look carefully at fear, we see that it is one aspect of aversion (Goldstein).” Though, we understand what having the fear of trust means, what does trust actually mean? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is it the “firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.”
Macbeth had the option of taking the direction of murder and betrayal, or not. Feeling tricked instead of disappointed in one’s self for not fulfilling the prophecy is a clear indicator that it was his mistake in believing the prophecy that directed his immoral choices and led to his ultimate decline and destruction. In this, there is a representative idea not to trust everything someone, no matter how credible or believable, says or