Humanism is when a person believes that the worth of people overall is very important (. Though Macbeth has his moments of "being on the fence" with his religious values and his humanistic thoughts, throughout the play shows many strong examples of humanism to the very end of the play. Demonstrating his shifting of religious values to humanism when he believed that he was the one to rule, everybody was to listen and not question his authority, and lastly how everything was to fall in his favor. In the beginning of the play Macbeth starts off by having very religious values, though he does change his way of thinking and starts having humanistic thoughts. His first humanistic thought is that he is supposed to oversee his ruling as King. This …show more content…
His first example of this is when Banquo questions the fact of how the prophecy was quickly falling into place, Banquo says, "Thou hast it now: king, Cawdor, Glamis, all As the weird women promised, and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't" (Shakespear III. 1. 1-3), after listening to Banquo's remark Macbeth decides that it is best to have him killed so that he will not be in the way of the plan. His second example of this is when he is speaking with the murders about the plan for killing both Banquo and Fleance. In the play their conversation goes as, "Well then, now Have you considered of my speeches? Know That it was he in the times past, which held you So under fortune, which you thought had been Our innocent self …. You made it known to us" (Shakespeare III. 1. 75-84), this encounter between both Macbeth and one of the murder shows that he is very demanding and not letting Banquo and Fleance ruin his plan of staying king. Lastly, near the end of the play when Lady Macbeth dies, Macbeth does not feel much sorrow of the loss of his wife. He then proceeds to say and think that it was going to happen regardless of the situation. Macbeth decides to say, "She should have died hereafter; There would have been a time for such a word. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day" (Shakespear V. 1. 17-19),