Humanity In Macbeth

Macbeth, one of William Shakespeare’s tragic plays, explores the nature of man and their role they must fulfill in order to portray their purpose in society. Macbeth, the loyal war hero of Scotland, is foreseen as the man who has obediently fulfilled his position in his country; it is only when his ambition overtakes his dubious nature that chaos is created. His evil intent is exposed when the witches give him his prophecy, the catalyst to his corrupted transformation. His persona is juxtaposed to other men within the play (Macduff, Duncan, and Banquo) who performed their roles in their community devotedly and do not fall into the traps of temptation and guilt that Macbeth has failed to conquer. William Shakespeare presents the nature of humanity in his play Macbeth and displays the underlying theme of how men who are weak to

The nobleman is formated to be the ideal man of his time: loyal, courageous, morally guided, and obedient. He is the only man to have questioned Macbeth for his suspicious actions, and when he discovers that Macbeth was responsible for the murder of Duncan and the later deaths of his family, he is motivated to avenge his country and kin. Not only is the man known as an obedient citizen to his country, but one of humane characteristics. Once he is given news of the massacre of his family and servants, he breaks down, exclaiming to Malcolm that he will fight and “feel it as a man” (4.3.261). He portrays an emotional trait that has been lost to Macbeth, who has began his desensitization once he obtained the crown. Unlike Macduff, Macbeth simply dismisses the passing of his wife as meaningless, since life’s definition to him is “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing” (5.5.29-31). Yet again, Macbeth demotes the power of man, manifesting him into an image of a devilish creature, a “hell-kite” in Macduff’s words of spite