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Macbeth Controversy Analysis

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MacBeth one of Shakespeare’s greatest play leading all plays in controversy, he uses many different form of mind games to create a character's change of action. “Though ancient playwrights believed in different deities and ethical systems, they too depicted humans struggles with the gods, with fate and freewill, crime punishment, guilt and suffering.” (Robert Miola) The recurring theme of a man not being a man resurfaces when MacDuff leaves the country and leaves his wife alone back in the Castle. “Shakespeare's Macbeth is one of his darkest and oddest plays. While none of Shakespeare's great tragedies can be called cheery,” (David Boyles)Then, the question of madness and if MacDuff has gone crazy to leave or has be become a traitor seems to suggest MacDuff …show more content…

It’s such an ironic comment because MacBeth has taken and destroyed all the good from the land by killing Duncan, Banquo, and making MacDuff flee the country. “Human nature is infinitely more complex than this, of course. In human beings, ‘Good’ and ‘evil’ are fluid. People can be a combination of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ qualities. Some people who behave cruelly and brutally can be rehabilitated and eventually display ‘good’ qualities such as empathy and kindness.” (Steve Taylor) In this time you often see more bad than you will ever see good, times have shown that there is bad all over and there is no way to stop it. There are moments of greatness seen everyday, but it seems it is always overshadowed by the fact that there is often twice as much bad going on at the exact moment but somewhere else in the country. Lady MacDuff explains how her husband is a traitor to her and how he betrayed his son by breaking a promise, and in the end he does it to help his family but the bad outweighs the good and MacBeth still has her and the son

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But, Macbeth is stubborn and very strong-willed, so he has proceeds to have them killed. This decision is one that makes Macduff want revenge, and in turn shows the audience that the decision’s Macbeth makes all of his own accord are the ones that lead to his

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Instead, it tears Macbeth and his wife apart, as he slowly descends into madness, haunted by visions born of his misdeeds. Lady Macbeth, consumed by guilt, takes her own life. Macbeth finds himself trapped in a vicious cycle of violence, compelled to commit further atrocities – the murders of Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff's family – to cover his tracks and maintain his ill-gotten power. This downward spiral of dire consequences and poor decisions ultimately alienates him from all he once held dear, transforming the once-honored warrior into a dishonorable tyrant, despised by his subjects until his inevitable demise. The play demonstrates that morality and ethics serve as the best countermeasures to keep ambition in check.

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He is both stunned and inquires as to whether his whole family has been murdered or if, by some marvel, one or more may have gotten away from. MacDuff has understood that Macbeth is terrible news. He has been telling Malcolm of the misery of the country. MacDuff does not consider until the last moment when Ross comes in with the news of his family that MacDuff was leaving his family totally exposed against a despot who will remain absolutely determined to get what he needs. As an aftereffect of his leaving Scotland, his family has been yielded.

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Macduffs family was killed bys Macbeth. “All my pretty ones? Did you say all? O hell-kite! All?

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This written task is based upon the play Macbeth. Though readers identify the titular character of Willian Shakespeare’s Macbeth, another character stands out as a much greater protagonist. While Macbeth is driven towards madness and into committing atrocities as to fulfill his ambitions to the throne, Macduff lacks such a flaw and endures an uncorrupted and loyal behavior throughout the play. As Macbeth strives to gain power and accomplishes his purposes at the expense of King Duncan’s life, Macduff meanwhile endures great personal loss in his attempts to cease Macbeth’s despotic behavior and restore justice and freedom to Scotland.

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When describing Macbeth, Malcolm remarks Macbeth as a “tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongues” - (Act 4, Scene 3, Line 13) and as somebody who “was once thought honest” - (Act 4, Scene 3, Line 14). Then when describing Macbeth as a king, Malcolm believes that “our country sinks beneath the yoke. It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash is added to her wounds" - (Act 4, Scene 3, Line 40-43). Under Macbeth’s authority, Scotland is in pain and each day brings more ache and sorrow. Macduff also thinks that nobody could possibly be worse than him, when he says “Not in the legions of horrid hell can come a devil more damned in evils to top Macbeth”.

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