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The Destruction Of The Soul In Macbeth By William Shakespeare

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Macbeth, the brave, humble, courageous and caring protagonist, a true champion to the King with all of his feats of bravery and heroism. Deafening the rebels with little effort and the wave of a sword. All of the kingdom, his friends and the King himself honor Macbeth with titles, land and money as their lionhearted hero. This is how Macbeth is introduced a man with of fame, fortune along with a lovely wife. But then everything changes when Macbeth heard the words, “All Hail Macbeth, that shalt be King.” Macbeth and Lady Macbeth hear the prophecy and stat a journey that will rip and shred their soul with every a step with they take. Once Macbeth takes the King’s life, he falls in to an abyss of guilt and shame the corrupt him and taint his soul. …show more content…

We observe Macbeth make choices that in a way that fractures his soul. The first way is obvious; Macbeth begins to give into the temptation and deception of power and his wife’s wishes to kill the king. Macbeth struggles with visions of a dagger, a dagger that he later uses to kill the King. His mind begins to collapse upon the thought, his soul trembles. This is a test for the story whether he has the temerity to kill, and he does. He stabs the King in his sleep. Then the soul splits he takes a life, something very few people can shake off, and Macbeth begins to break down both mentally and physically. “A sound soul takes place within a sound mind and a sound

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