Struggles In Macbeth

Macbeth is one of the most famous books in the world. From its old time phrasing to the plot and character twists, it is an instant classic and has been for years. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth seem like any other couple in the beginning. Little do we know they each have their own demons and struggles they deal with throughout the book. Whether it is a personal struggle or a relationship struggle, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are a perfect picture of the phrase do not judge a book by its cover. Normally this phrase is used for someone who seems poor or broken on the outside but are much wealthier than you know. The flip side of this statement though is for the people who seem to have it all together on the outside but are poor and broken more than we

In the end though he dies in battle a confused and broken man. He meets some oracles who prophecy to him that he will become Thane of Cawdor (Shakespeare 19), in Act 1 Scene 3, if all he will do is kill his friend Duncan . He is very confused on this idea. The thought of becoming king is extremely enticing but the idea of killing his friend makes him second guess the idea of being king. Once his wife questions his manhood and his want to be king, Macbeth goes through with the murder. He feels more powerful than ever after the killing and goes on to murder two more of his friends. From feeling overpowered and in control of every situation as a military leader and even a murderer, Macbeth ends up dead, a guilty soul paranoid by the acts he had committed. His ambition also becomes distracted throughout the story. At first, his goal is to become king after hearing the prophecy. Once he murders Duncan though, he gets distracted by trying to prove his manhood by killing Banquo and Macduff’s family. His distractions ultimately lead to his demise and death. He becomes much more self-reliant throughout the story. At first he is full of self-doubt as his wife is the deciding factor of his decision to kill Duncan and his main reason for doing so is not to become king any more but now is to prove his manhood to Lady Macbeth. In Act

From an over controlling wife to not even speaking. There are many twists and turns their relationship takes throughout the story. At first, Macbeth goes to his wife to help with his decision on whether to become king or not. She convinces him that it would be best for him to murder Duncan and take over the thrown but she does so from a very selfish stand point. Macbeth seemed to put all he had into their relationship while Lady Macbeth put what she wanted into it and whatever would make her look better or get richer or more powerful. That is until Macbeth feels the power of murder. After his killing of Duncan, Macbeth starts to feel more prideful and more powerful. He feels like more of a man than he has in a long time and feels like killing and murder will only boost his manhood. We also see from his murder of Banquo and Macduff’s family and not even mentioning to Lady Macbeth of either one that he has now become his own person and is freed from her powerful controlling hand that she held over him for so