Quotes Of Pride In Macbeth

In Macbeth act I by Shakespeare, the fault of a man is shown relentlessly. While the story is loosely fictional, Shakespeare demonstrates many true aspects of men, and how easy it is to lose yourself in pride, and corruption.
When the witches approached Macbeth and told him he would become king, the tattoo of pride was ingrained into his heart and soul. After that, encouragement from Lady Macbeth became conspicuous in reality. As time went on, Macbeth's pride grew more, and he longed for more power to keep his pride under control, but he didn’t because deep down, he wanted to do the right thing. From the beginning of act I, Macbeth is presented as a heroic figure, and a brave character. Although, when Macbeth is crowned Thane of Cawdor by

In society it is implicate that the more power a man has, the more he’ll be validated and accepted. Even the men whom are considered the best and most loyal, can drown in ocean of pride. Shakespeare uses Macbeth as a example that pride can be destructive, and can corrupt the mind. All this displays how many of the men in power, or rising to power in the real world, are just looking for a hope of validation. Macbeth originally didn't want to go through with his plans to kill King Duncan, he wasn’t willing to take that risk, but Lady Macbeth pressured him to do otherwise. Macbeth was just trying to be a good partner and person, but that wasn’t enough for Lady Macbeth. Perhaps, Macbeth held onto his pride because he felt like that was the only thing working well for him. Lady Macbeth talked down, and manipulated with her words. She knew that Macbeth was to weak to run because he had nothing else. In any story line, the hero has to sacrifice things in order to save everything.

When Lady Macbeth found out about the predictions the witches had for Macbeth, she started to pressure him, even guilt tripped him about their deceased son, and made him doubt the morals he valued. As act I of Macbeth, carried on, the image and principles Macbeth had for himself began to rot away. While Macbeth desired take King Duncan’s throne, he wanted to do it the in righteous matter. Whenever Macbeth had doubts about killing King Duncan, Lady Macbeth was always there to urge him otherwise, because she cared more about power than him "Great Glamis, worthy Cawdor." (1.5 52). Although in the end it was Macbeth’s actions that were guilty, he wasn’t the only one at fault. Lady Macbeth made Macbeth feel like the cages of his insecurities and morals were mental. Consequently, his potential was induced to waste. Lady Macbeth was his biggest motivator, like anyone’s relationship with their wife. Macbeth loved her, despite the mental abuse she was inducing him in. He always listened, even if her words were an image of a dwindling, mercurial high. While it could be argued that Macbeth was the most powerful, evil influence in the play, it was in no doubt Lady Macbeth. She mentally abused him, and when a person is deeply in love with someone, they’ll continue to put their faithful love into the hoax, not realizing how much its draining them. Macbeth was not a real villain; he was a victim of abuse. Macbeth didn’t realize