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The Pros And Cons Of Macbeth's Reputation

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In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macbeth’s reputation takes a drastic change for the worst. At the beginning, Macbeth is perceived as a loyal subject to the crown. A soldier describes him by saying, “For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name/disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel/ Which smoked with bloody execution” (1.2.18-20) He is thought be so wonderful that the king, appoints him a new title, Thane of Cawdor. Even after the king's kind gesture, he decides to kill him. People wonder who actually killed Duncan. Was it truly Malcolm and Donalbain? Or doubtlessly the drunk servants? This is the first hit Macbeth’s reputation takes. Multiples of the nobles get suspicious of Macbeth. Lennox summarizes the overall conception by saying, “How

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