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Jealousy In Macbeth

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People will do whatever is necessary to achieve their goals. MacBeth by William Shakespeare which is a play about MacBeth himself and how he lets his emotions control him. He was given a prophecy that he would be king and wanted to fulfill it. He killed and betrayed people who were close to him to get what he wanted. The guilt and greed slowly ate away at him which caused him problems. By the end of the play, MacBeth experienced a large amount of karma which killed him. MacBeth had done whatever was necessary to achieve his goals by letting jealousy, fear and self-centered control him. MacBeth let jealousy control his actions throughout the play. First MacBeth showed jealousy when the witches tell him he's going to be king but Duncan stands …show more content…

Even though MacBeth is king, fear controls him such as when he sees Banquo's ghost after the murderers kill him. “Prithee, see there, behold, look, lo, how say you? [To Banquo’s ghost] Why, what care if thou canst nod, speak too. If charnel-houses and our graves must send Those that we bury back, our monuments Shall be the maws of kites” ( Shakespeare 3.4. 72-76). MacBeth holds a banquet after Banquo's murder when he gets to the table he sees Banquo's ghost. It shocks him and he has a psychotic episode. After Duncan's murder Macbeth lies awake at night worrying about his inability to sleep. An example of this is when MacBeth talks about how he wishes he was Duncan because Duncan can sleep peacefully in his grave. MacBeth is fearful he won't be able to sleep again and he will slowly die. In Conclusion, fear is starting to take over Macbeth and it …show more content…

MacBeth is not only Greedy and Fearful he is very conceited throughout the play. “That will never be. Who can impress the forest, bid the tree Unfix his earth-bound root? Sweet bodements, good. Rebellious dead, rise never till the wood Of Birnam rise; and our high-placed Macbeth'' ( Shakespeare 4.1. 104-108). MacBeth thinks he's invincible and that the woods can't come to him. Later on the woods do move and he is ultimately destroyed. Another way he concedes is that he thinks no one can kill him. “Then live, Macduff. What need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure And take a bond of fate — thou shalt not live — That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies, And sleep in spite of thunder” ( Shakespeare 4.1 90–94). MacBeth thinks hes invincible and doesnt think Macduff can kill him. Later to come find out MacDuff is the one to murder MacBeth. In Conclusion, MacBeth being self-centered is the reason he ends up

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Dismiss me, enough” (V. i. 78-79), “None of woman born / Shall harm Macbeth.” (V. i. 87-89), and Macbeth shall never vanquished be, until / Great Birnam wood / to high Dunsinane hill / Shall come against him. (V. i. 101-103.) These visions lead Macbeth to be so blindsided that he puts himself in danger.

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Macbeth's unwavering belief in his invulnerability deceives him of the true capabilities of his opponents, leading him to underestimate them and make reckless decisions. The quote can also highlight Macbeth's desperation to cling to power. He desperately clings to the witches' words as a source of reassurance, seeking reassurance that he is impossible to harm. However, this turns out not to be accurate as he ends up defeated by Macduff, as his overconfidence becomes his

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Macbeth's desire to "make assurance double sure" by having Macduff killed reveals his paranoia and his willingness to use violence to maintain his power. Macbeth believes that by eliminating all possible threats to his reign, he will be able to sleep peacefully and without fear. However, this ultimately leads to his downfall, as his violent actions bring about his own demise. Additionally, as declared in Document E, "I bear a charmed life, which must not yield to one of woman born. " This augments Macbeth's character flaw of overconfidence because despite the many warnings and signs that his reign is coming to an end, Macbeth remains overconfident and complacent.

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Furthermore, in Act 2 Scene 2, Macbeth states, “Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more!/Macbeth does murder sleep!’ - the innocent sleep.” (Shakespeare 2.2.33-34). Macbeth’s paranoia is once again shown when during the banquet he sees the ghost of his friend Banquo after he is informed that Banquo has been killed and his son, Fleance, has escaped. Banquo’s ghost represents Macbeth’s paranoia because his conscience is active and while on the surface he may seem unremorseful for the killings, deep inside he feels deeply guilty (Shakespeare

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Frantic, he orders a group of murderers to kill Macduff’s family. Consequently, when the time comes for Macbeth to encounter Macduff on the battlefield, he exhibits a moment of hesitation before proceeding to the duel. Feeling remorse for having Macduff’s entire family violently killed, Macbeth admits that he has a guilty conscience that he does not want to kill Macduff as well. “Of all men else I have avoided thee: / But get thee back; my soul is too much charged / With blood of thine already,” (Shakespeare 5. VIII.

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Macbeth is also a power hungry man who would do just about anything to achieve his goal of becoming King. When Macbeth first hears the prophecies from the three witches he instantly became invested with the journey to become king. Similar to Lady Macbeth, nothing was going to come between him and his potential power, “My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, shakes so my single state of man. That function is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is but what is not” (1.3.52-55). This quote exemplifies how Macbeth’s initial solution to becoming king was murder.

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Sleep is one of the purest forms of altered consciousness however, traumatic experiences can impede one’s unconscious thoughts. Macbeth returns after killing Duncan and the guards, grief stricken and afraid. He tells his wife that sleep itself has been murdered and that nobody is immune his treachery (5.1.44). Macbeth’s crime is intensified by the act of murder being done at night and to sleeping rather than awake guards. The moment of guilt that Macbeth felt for his actions represents the hidden innocence behind the crimes.

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