Macbeth is Not a Monster Would you consider Macbeth a monster or just a man? Even though his violence towards the end, Macbeth is not a monster because his hesitation and fear in the beginning and regarding to him being a tragic hero. Macbeth's hesitation about killing King Duncan allows us to infer that he begins the play as a relatively upright, loyal, and good man. This comes from the fact that he behaves so loyally and bravely in the battles that begin the play; the captain calls him "brave Macbeth" and graphically describes Macbeth's performance in the fight. Macbeth hesitates to kill Duncan because he has a change of mind. He begins thinking about the fact that Duncan has recently honored him by promoting him to the position of Thane of Cawdor. “With his surcease success; that but this blow might be the be-all and the end-all — here, but here, upon this bank and shoal of time, we'ld jump the life to come. But in these cases, we still have judgment here, that we but teach bloody instructions, which, being taught, return to plague the inventor” (Act 1 scene 7, 4-10). Macbeth explains to Lady Macbeth that he has decided not to kill King Duncan. …show more content…
Provoked and tempted by the witches, and cruel support by Lady Macbeth “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty!” (Shakespeare, lines 42-45). Macbeth kills Duncan and takes position of the throne. Macbeth’s first murder is definitely a trying experience for him causing his fear. The witches prophecies and Lady Macbeth’s influence intensifies his ambition and drives Macbeth to obtain and maintain his title of Scotland by whatever means, even murdering the king. He suffers from the pain of conscience, from a sense of insecurity, and from