Macbeth Greedy Quotes

Macbeth is a play that is written by William Shakespeare in 1606 and the main goal is to make the audience members or readers think that excessive ambition will have horrible consequences in the end. Over the course of the book Macbeth receives prophecies from multiple people, his wife tries to make him something that he is not, by getting him to kill anyone that she wants him to. Throughout the book the main character Macbeth drastically changes from being brave to being cowardly. He also changes from being loving to being greedy, and last he changes from being very trustworthy to being very untrustworthy.

As a thane of Scotland, Macbeth loves and serves King Duncan even if it means his own death. The king and his army recognize Macbeth’s

Macbeth shows that he is loving when he explains that he doesn’t want to kill duncan and he doesn’t want everything to result to violence. The following quote shows how Macbeth is loving: “Bloody instructions, which being taught, return / To plague th’ inventor: this even-handed justice / Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice / To our own lips. He’s here in double trust: / First, as i am his kinsman and his subject, / Strong both against the deed; as his host.” (1.7.9-14). This quote shows that Macbeth is loving because he doesn’t want anything to result to violence because the young people will look up to the older people and do the same thing cause they think it’s right. During the book, Macbeth turns greedy because the only thing keeping him motivated is ambition. The following quote that is in Act 1, Scene 7 shows how macbeth has turned greedy: “Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself / And falls on th’ other.” (1.7. 27-28). This quote shows that Macbeth has turned greedy because the only that is motivating Macbeth is his ambition, that makes people rush ahead of themselves toward disaster. The quotes above explain how Macbeth has changed from being loving to being greedy throughout the book

Macbeth shows that he is trustworthy when he takes the opportunity to serve duncan and by doing everything he can to protect him. The following quote that is in Act 1, Scene 4 shows how Macbeth is trustworthy: “The service and the loyalty I owe / In doing it pays itself. Your highness’ part / Is to receive our duties, and out duties / Are to your throne and state children and servants / Which do but what they should, by doing everything / Safe toward you love and honor.” (1.4.23-28). This quote shows that Macbeth is trustworthy because he will give the service and loyalty that he owes and he’ll do anything to protect people. Throughout the book Macbeth changed from being trustworthy to being untrustworthy because he’s starting to grow tired of living and he’d like to see the world plunge into chaos. The following quote from Act 5, Scene 5 shows how macbeth has turned untrustworthy: “There is nor flying hence nor tarrying here. / I ‘gin to be aweary of the sun, / And wish th’ estate o’ th’ world were now undone.-- / Ring the alarum-bell!--Blow, wind! Come, wrack! / At least we’ll die with harness on our back.” (5.5.47-51). This quote shows that Macbeth is untrustworthy because he starting to get tired of living and he hopes to see the world turn to chaos and everyone will at least die with their armor on. The quotes above show how Macbeth has changed from being trustworthy to