Jealousy In Macbeth

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

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

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