Prediction In Macbeth

Macbeth is an English play written by William Shakespeare. The play is a well known piece of literature that have thousands of admirers. The protagonist, Macbeth is a general in the army. Upon meeting with the witches his life changed completely.The witches predict that Macbeth will be made a thane and then becomes King of Scotland. Macbeth treats the prediction skeptically until some of King Duncan’s men come and inform Macbeth that he has indeed been named Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth is fascinated by the possibility of the witches’ prediction becoming a reality. Macbeth informs his wife, Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth desires the kingship for him. Therefore, they kill Duncan and blame the murder on the chamberlains. Macbeth also hires people to

. .the mentor will present the hero with something that will aid him or her later on his or her quest” (“What Makes a hero?”1). In this case, Macbeth is presented with information from his mentors, the witches. The second and third witches provide specific details that aided Macbeth on his quest. “ Second Witch: All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! Third Witch: All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!” (1-3-52-53). The information the witches provided assist Macbeth in killing the King and becoming the king. Moreover, if Macbeth never met the witches he might have not killed the king. The third stage of a hero is crossing Threshold. In which a hero commence an adventure, a foreign and unknown one (“What Makes a Hero?”1). In the case of Macbeth, this occurs when he meets the witches. They impact Macbeth heavily with the information they presented. As a result, Macbeth venturing into dangerous aspects, a downfall indeed. As an illustration, “They are three sisters who trick Macbeth into believing that he is invincible, which leads to his downfall” (“Macbeth Notes”). Furthermore, Macbeth completes this step

In this stage, a hero complete tasks or commands which assist in transformation (“What Makes a hero?”1). Macbeth kills Duncan, the guards, Banquo, and Macduff’s family. Those are the tasks Macbeth has to complete. Nevertheless, a hero tends to fail one or more of these tasks (“What Makes a Hero”1). This very accurate for Macbeth. As Macbeth fails to kill Banquo’s son, Fleance.“ Banquo: O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly! [Dies. Fleance escapes]”( 3-3-16-18). In addition, a hero achieves this with the help of others. For instance, the murders and Lady Macbeth assist Macbeth. Growth is the fifth stage of creating a hero. “After experiencing trials and sometimes failing, the hero grows; with that growth comes new skills” (“What Makes a Hero”1). As an illustration, Macbeth grows more evil. Additionally, he gains a new skill which is perfecting assassinations. Macbeth mind becomes somewhat numb to the comprehension of crime. In other words, Macbeth becomes less of a conscience. In essence, Macbeth develops a new character, an evil and greedy one. “ This new character of Macbeth contained greed, violence, and power hunger.” (““Macbeth- Tragic