Disorder In Macbeth

Initially, Shakespeare uses nature’s draw to disorder to manifest an escalating cycle to entrap Macbeth and to magnify his inability to satisfy his desires and control his fate. The universe is believed to be “a closed system” that contains “a continuous loss or dissipation of energy” which makes the system naturally gravitate “from a high level of order to a more disordered state” (1). This natural gravitation towards disorder allows Shakespeare to manipulate the character Macbeth into following it. Furthermore, Macbeth decided that he would “exert every muscle in his body” in effort “to commit the crime” of killing King Duncan after hearing the prophecy from the witches (I.vii.79). The supernatural force infects the Macbeth’s universe’s closed

Macbeth undergoes a “spiritual disorder” that is caused by his “immense sense of guilt following the commitment of the crime” (2). After every heinous act he commits, Macbeth is faced with an immense sense of guilt, which culminates more disorder. Furthermore, Macbeth comes to the realization that he has “tortured his conscience and murdered the gracious Duncan for Banquo’s sons” and “handed over his everlasting soul to the devil so that they could be kings” (III.i.65). After being enlightened, Macbeth turns defensive in order to protect his insecurity of his unstable crown. Furthmore, after killing Banquo and seeing Banquo’s ghost, Macbeth claims he is “as brave as any other man” and dares the ghost to “take him at any form” in a duel (III.iv.103). Macbeth’s immense sense of guilt gives him hallucinations into seeing the ghost of Banquo and turns defensive and feels the need to prove his manhood. Additionally after hearing the continuation of his prophecy, Macbeth decides “to do anything the moment he thinks of it” (IV.i.150). Being misguided by the witches, Macbeth acts rationally in effort to do anything to protect his fate. Macbeth’s uncertainty as a result of his episodes of disorder causes him to culminate more disorder in attempt to destroy