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Happiness In Macbeth

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“In this life, we have to make many choices. Some are very important choices. Some are not. Many of our choices are between good and evil. The choices we make, however, determine to a large extent our happiness or unhappiness, because we have to live with the consequences of our choices.” - James E. Faust. Many of the characters in Williams Shakespeare's Macbeth, many of the characters’ happiness relies on the choices they make. The pursuit of happiness can lead to a person acting selfishly for their own interests, it can lead them to betray the people in their life, and it can lead to a deterioration of their minds along with their morals. An unhealthy drive to pursue happiness can lead to the downfall of an individual.

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It can lead people to break their trust with people they are close with. The relationship between Macbeth and Banquo is an example of this. They start out as fellow soldiers and friends, but once the witches’ prophecy starts to come true, Macbeth fears that his reign will be overthrown by Banquo’s descendants, so he has them killed. This shows that once people start to gain what they believe to be their happiness, they will stop at nothing to get it. A poisoned mindset toward finding happiness can lead to a betrayal of your own morals. Macbeth is guilty of this kind of betrayal in the play when he starts killing people unnecessarily. This goes against his morals as a soldier and as a person. This shows that when a person is determined enough, their motives start to change, and they can be a danger to themselves. The striving for happiness in an unhealthy way can lead to the betrayal of loyalty. Macbeth’s loyalty to Duncan was betrayed when his want to become king overcame his morals. He betrayed his own king, the one who represented God to the people, was killed because of his drive to be happy. This shows the extent that people will go to in order to find their happiness. This poisoned way of thinking can affect people on layers deeper than just the

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