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Fear And Change In Macbeth

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Carson Arfaras
Mrs. Stillwagon
English 10
24 February 2023
Fear Causes Change
Change can cause people to act good or bad. It can be the uplifting or the downfall of people. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare a good representation of how fear can cause change is illustrated with characters such as Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Banquo. Banquo and Macbeth Fearless warriors and Lady Macbeth who claims she is fearless in many ways. These characters change due to the fear they feel when encountering a monumental situation. First, Lady Macbeth lets fear change who she is from a once fearless and bold character to a scared and weak one. Lady Macbeth hears Macbeth say he does not intend to murder King Duncan anymore. Lady Macbeth is outraged by …show more content…

Even as far as killing a baby. On the contrary Lady Macbeth later in the story let fear completely change her. Lady Macbeth is caught by the doctor and the Gentlewoman sleepwalking and saying “Wash your hands. Put on your night- / gown. Look not so pale. I tell you yet again, Ban- / quo’s buried; he cannot come out on ‘s grave” (Shakespeare 5, 2, 65-67). She is fearful of the sins that she committed and scared of going to hell for killing Banquo. She is also scared that Banquo's ghost is going to come and haunt her as he did to Macbeth. Lady Macbeth was once fearless and willing to go as far as killing a baby. As the play went on she is fearful of all the deeds she committed and scared that Banquo’s ghost would come out and haunt her and she will go to …show more content…

After a battle King Duncan, Malcolm, and the Captain are talking about the success the nobleman Macbeth had during the battle. The captain tells King Duncan “For brave Mcbeth (well he deserves that name), / Disdaining Fortune, with his brandished steel, / Witch smoked with bloody execution (Shakespeare 1, 2, 18-20). Macbeth is getting praised for being fearless and brave on the battlefield and doing whatever it takes to win. Later on, Macbeth completely changes because of his fear of Banquo's ghost. On the night of the murder, Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost: “[to Lady Macbeth] Sweet remembrancer!- / Now, good digestion wait upon appetite / And health on both” (Shakespeare 3, 4, 42-44). Macbeth is frightened and shocked because of this. This fear indicates that Macbeth is fearful of the deeds he committed and scared of what the ghost can do. Macbeth went from a brave soldier fearless of nobody to a scared paranoid man that is fearful of the decisions he previously

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