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How Does Macbeth Change Throughout The Play

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Macbeth is a man from Scotland that struggles with his emotions. These emotions drive him to make bad decisions later in his life, causing him to go to Hell. Macbeth was a joyful and loving man who loved his wife Lady Macbeth. However, Macbeth becomes sad after he kills Duncan, who was a good king. This leads him to also kill Banquo. Macbeth feared that Banquo's son would tell everyone that Macbeth killed his Father. Macbeth's emotions throughout the play changed all the time, from being joyful, sad, and fearful. Macbeth was a joyful man that loved his life being a hero in many battles. He succeeded on the battlefield and had many good friends like Duncan, Banquo, and his wife Lady Macbeth. Macbeth is joyful when he comes back from war …show more content…

Macbeth didn’t have the desire to become king, but his wife pushed him toward it. Macbeth thought Duncan was doing a great job as king and didn’t think of it until she brought it up. The pressure to have power causes Macbeth to kill Duncan and Banquo so that he will be King of Scotland. He’s sad because he regrets killing Ducnan and Banquo causing him not to go to heaven. It’s obvious that Macbeth is sad over causing Duncan's death because he was such a good king. “I am afraid to think what I have done; Look on't again I dare not.” (Shakespeare 2.2.50-51A). As you can see, Macbeth won’t go back again because he’s afraid to think about what he’s done, but he doesn't dare to look at …show more content…

Macbeth fears Fleance, so he feels that he will have to kill Fleance as well. Macbeth worries that his wife doesn’t support him anymore, and she’s not playing a role in being king anymore. Lady Macbeth supported Macbeth when the witches told Macbeth his prophecy and he feared the prophecy because he didn’t want to be king. As you can see from the various events that have occurred in Macbeth's life; joy, sadness, and fear are the emotions that control Macbeth's life. “I had else been perfect, Whole as the marble, founded as the rock, As broad and general as the casing Air. But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in To saucy doubts and fears. But Banquo's safe.” (Shakespeare 3.4.22-26). As you can see, Macbeth fears Banquo's son will tell everyone that he’s the one that killed his father, and

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Banquo says, “I fear thou play’ds most foully for’t” (Act 3 sc 1 lines 2-3). I feel that Banquo is seeing that Macbeth is getting everything that he wants and Banquo is noticing that it’s out of the ordinary and he ends up getting suspicious of Macbeth. Macbeth notices that Banquo is getting suspicious of him. Also, the weird sister told Macbeth that one of Banquo sons is going to be king one day. Macbeth doesn’t like the idea of both of these, so Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance.

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Macbeth killed King Duncan and many other people so he would become king. According to the play Lady Macbeth told Macbeth,”When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would Be so much more the man.” She commented on his manhood to manipulate him into making an irrational decision. He took that prophecy seriously and wanted to be king by any means possible no matter who had to get hurt. Macbeth knew his time was coming

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Within the storyline Macbeth orders Banquo's death because it is suspected that Banquo believes Macbeth did something dangerous. Macbeth tries to hide the act by setting up and framing the guards. In the play his wife says, “Simply wash your hands of your guilt and wrong doings”. These both support the idea that Macbeth goes to extreme lengths to bury his past, whether by the request of his wife, or for himself. While Banquo is being murdered by the people Macbeth set out for him, he says, “ O treachery, fly good Fleance , Fly, Fly, Fly!

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Greed, death and regret. These are just some of the major emotions going on in Macbeth’s mind during his play. When the play starts, three witches tell Macbeth that he will be king as he is returning from a victorious battle. When he returns the current king of Scotland acknowledges his bravery in battel and commends him. Macbeth then invites the king to his own castle and the king accepts.

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Macbeth is a greedy person like us all but he unlike most of us is willing to cross anyline to get what he wants. Macbeth was willing to kill someone he considered a dear friend to gain more power as well as killing Duncan's servants to frame them. His greed out-weighed his loyalty for his king and friend showing how much he’s willing to do to accomplish his selfish goal. Macbeth is so greedy that he’d turn against his own best friend to keep his position as king.

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He has betrayed the king by killing him, and the greed for power was overbearing. Macbeth is influenced greatly by his wife, Lady Macbeth, who makes him feel bad about himself because he changed his mind about killing Duncan and his wife did not like that

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This fear causes him to overthink the situation and he gets paranoid. Macbeth acts out on this fear without seeing the consequences and kills the guards. When Macbeth thinks this has solved the problem, a new fear comes up. Macbeth begins to be obsessed with Banquo’s prophecy. He fears that if Banquo will become the father and grandfather of many kings to come, that means that Banquo is a threat to him (even though they had been friends).

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Macbeth’s mental condition begins to dwindle as time goes on, starting with the murder of Duncan. At first, Macbeth is seen as a soldier that everyone aspires to be, strong, brave, and compassionate about his duties to the king. In act one scene two, Captain says, “...For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name-...” This shows that he is a likeable person who has only the objective of serving his king. After meeting with the witches and hearing his prophecy, Macbeth starts to think about what it would be like to be king of Scotland.

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He reveals that he is not strong minded and is easily influenced by those around him. It is through Banquo that one can actually identify Macbeth with these traits. If it were not for Banquo’s calm and responsible reaction to the foretelling, it would be difficult to hold Macbeth on a basis on the appropriate way to respond to the situation. Banquo is not after sole success, and still considers himself successful even with his sons being heirs to the kingdom. With this genuine appreciation, we are able to view Macbeth as a greedy and irrational character.

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Shakespeare’s story Macbeth is a play that contains guilt, pleasure, and manipulation. The character Macbeth was always loyal to his king that he had served, King Duncan, until Macbeth’s wife Lady Macbeth manipulated him into killing his king that he has been so loyal to. Macbeth thought that it was absurd to think that way, but she made it possible to make him think that it is a good idea to get him what he wanted, to be king. Macbeth made a deal with three witches to that he could become king if he completed his three prophecies, they gave him. He completed the job of murdering the king and has become king, but he was reminded of something, that his friend Banquo were still here and that he also made a deal with the witches to make his son

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Due to the witches’ prophecy that Banquo’s descendants will come to inherit the throne, Macbeth becomes increasingly paranoid and suspicious of not only Banquo but everyone around him. This fear can is very present in his soliloquy before he orders the murder of Banquo; he states, “He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour…whose being I do fear; and under him my genius is rebuked, as it is said Mark Antony’s was by Caesar” (III.i.54-58). Shakespeare is trying to tell the audience that Macbeth’s psyche fears Banquo because Macbeth knows his kingdom and title are all hollow. He realises that with time he will become irrelevant, his glory overshadowed by those of Banquo’s descendants. As such, he orders the murder of Banquo and his son, Fleance; even when Banquo has been his loyal friend and ally.

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Macbeth was working toward being the king of Scotland in the beginning after meeting the three wired sisters. And being told that he was king to be, so it inspired him to do anything that he had to to become king. It did not matter the circumstances he would do it. Even if that meant killing his best friend. He down was cause by him killing Macduff’s family.

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Macbeth’s ambition is what is causing him to intervene with his prophecy and pursue his goal (rather than leave it to chance). In a way, it is Macbeth’s own “black and deep desires” that make him kill in the first place as the witches never tell him to do so. Furthermore, apart from ambition, it is Macbeth’s own weak will and moral system that causes him to do the actions that result in his downfall. Macbeth’s weak will is undeniable and is illustrated before killing Duncan. “I have of spur/To prick the sides of my intent, but only/Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself/And falls on the other” (I, VII, 25-28).

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I am afraid to think what I have done; Look on 't again I dare not.” (Act II, sc ii, Lines 48-50). Macbeth is getting extremely paranoid and feels bad killing Duncan. Macbeths ambitions caused him to murder Duncan, but he also had Banquo murdered, and wanted to murder Banquo 's son, Fleance. Macbeth wants Banquo killed because he saw him as a threat; however, Banquo had been Macbeth 's friend and thought he could trust him. "

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They told Macbeth that he was going to be king, and told Banquo that his children were going to be king. With the knowledge that there is a possibility to become king, along with the selfish human nature, noble Macbeth was easily swayed by this prophecy. At first, Macbeth’s conscience took care of his ambitions, he was afraid he would betray the king, because he knew that he was “his kinsman and his subject” (1.7.13). However as the three witches continue to encourage Macbeth with carefully chosen words, he eventually pushes his conscience away and committed crimes that were dishonourable. Macbeth, easily controlled by his ambitions, loses his noble and heroic title in fear of losing his power.

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