Examples Of Selfish In Macbeth

In the play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth can be related to modern day problems. One of the problems present in Macbeth is selfish desires that humans have. While every human can be selfish, Macbeth takes his selfish desires to a whole other level. His selfishness was not created by only himself, but the people around him. Selfish desires can take over a person’s true self, cause them to be someone they are not, and commit acts they would not normally do. Macbeth shows how easily people can be influenced by others that are close to them, and not always in a good way. Macbeth tells his wife, “We will proceed no further in this business. He hath honored me of late, and I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people,” (1.7.31-33). In the beginning of the play, Macbeth showed his kindness towards the king and he was not selfish. As the play progresses, he is constantly getting ideas put into his head by his wife. Just like in Macbeth, people today can have different reasons to act on selfish desires. Relationships can play a big

Macbeth did the unimaginable and killed an entire family, just to remain king. “Seize upon Fife, give to th’ edge o’ th’ sword, his wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls that trace him in his line.” (4.1.152-154). Macbeth was also influenced to kill Macduff’s entire family. The Bible itself even states that, “The other kind of evil behaviour is the natural result of our human nature. It appears whenever people follow their own selfish desires. People may not intend to do anything wrong, but their wrong desires cause them to do evil things (James 1:13-15).” (Simons 2016). The Bible can be related to everyday things, and it can also be related to Macbeth. It confirms that human’s will to get what they want is what can make them evil. Power can make people selfish, and selfishness can make people go insane. Actions always end up having