Drive Of Macbeth To Gain Power
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Brett Hammond
Mr. Planisek
English 12
11 Dec. 13th 2013
Literary Analysis Macbeth paper
Often times in history Leaders will do the most devious actions to acquire power for their personal gain. The drive of Macbeth to gain power will ultimately be his down fall. William Shakespeare presents how leaders will do anything to gain power. Macbeth has to alleviate powers of others to maintain power over the kingdom. The desire for Macbeth to gain power involves the type of conflict, characterization, and the plot. For Macbeth to seek power he must first free himself from the powers of others to gain power over others. The first type of conflict Macbeth faces is man vs. supernatural when the witches first tell him of their prophecy that …show more content…
states he will be thane of Cawdor and eventually king of Ireland. For example when the witches say “ All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter” (Act 1, scene 3, line 50). The second conflict Macbeth encounters is man vs. man when he has to kill the king and banquo to secure his right to the throne. The third conflict is man vs. self this id portrayed as Macbeth has to deal with all the murders and the guilt that’s been put on him. Macbeth must free him self from the powers of others to gain power over the
Kingdom.
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Macbeth strives to keep himself in power.
Macbeth will do anything for power even if it means he has to kill people or manipulate everything to seek the power he desires. This changed his character drastically through out the play, from being the hero to now the villain. An example of him becoming the villain is when Lord says [… “ From whom this tyrant holds the due of birth” (Act 3, Scene 6, Lines 25-29). Some other factors that changed his character were the thought of the prophecy, the lack of sleep, and the amount of quilt that he brought upon himself. Men that lust for power will do anything to keep it. The drive of Macbeth to gain power will ultimately be his down fall through out the plot. One way Macbeth tries to keep his power is hiring murders to kill Banquo and his son, explain why his power could be taken by Banquo and his son. Macbeth also has the murders killed to dispose the evidence. This is an example of Macbeth and his insanity […”Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow creeps in this pretty pace from day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time” (Act 5, Scene, Lines 19-21). The last two actions Macbeth tries to do to keep his power is fight and kill Siward, then fight Macduff, but ends up being defeated by him. The downfall of Macbeth changed the plot drastically with his desire for
power. The type of conflict, characterization, and the plot are deeply affected by Macbeths desire for power. Macbeth has conflict with the supernatural, people, and himself to acquire what he wants. His desire for power changed his character to the point where he once was a hero to now the villain. Macbeth’s drive for power and
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devilish actions turns the plot for the worst. Leaders in history will often do any means necessary to gain power.
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Work Cited
Prentice Hall Literature. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005. Print.
Brett Hammond
Mr. Planisek
English 12
11 Dec. 13th 2013
Literary Analysis Macbeth paper
Often times in history Leaders will do the most devious actions to acquire power for their personal gain. The drive of Macbeth to gain power will ultimately be his down fall. William Shakespeare presents how leaders will do anything to gain power. Macbeth has to alleviate powers of others to maintain power over the kingdom. The desire for Macbeth to gain power involves the type of conflict, characterization, and the plot. For Macbeth to seek power he must first free himself from the powers of others to gain power over others. The first type of conflict Macbeth faces is man vs. supernatural when the witches first tell him of their prophecy that …show more content…
states he will be thane of Cawdor and eventually king of Ireland. For example when the witches say “ All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter” (Act 1, scene 3, line 50). The second conflict Macbeth encounters is man vs. man when he has to kill the king and banquo to secure his right to the throne. The third conflict is man vs. self this id portrayed as Macbeth has to deal with all the murders and the guilt that’s been put on him. Macbeth must free him self from the powers of others to gain power over the
Kingdom.
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Macbeth strives to keep himself in power.
Macbeth will do anything for power even if it means he has to kill people or manipulate everything to seek the power he desires. This changed his character drastically through out the play, from being the hero to now the villain. An example of him becoming the villain is when Lord says [… “ From whom this tyrant holds the due of birth” (Act 3, Scene 6, Lines 25-29). Some other factors that changed his character were the thought of the prophecy, the lack of sleep, and the amount of quilt that he brought upon himself. Men that lust for power will do anything to keep it. The drive of Macbeth to gain power will ultimately be his down fall through out the plot. One way Macbeth tries to keep his power is hiring murders to kill Banquo and his son, explain why his power could be taken by Banquo and his son. Macbeth also has the murders killed to dispose the evidence. This is an example of Macbeth and his insanity […”Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow creeps in this pretty pace from day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time” (Act 5, Scene, Lines 19-21). The last two actions Macbeth tries to do to keep his power is fight and kill Siward, then fight Macduff, but ends up being defeated by him. The downfall of Macbeth changed the plot drastically with his desire for
power. The type of conflict, characterization, and the plot are deeply affected by Macbeths desire for power. Macbeth has conflict with the supernatural, people, and himself to acquire what he wants. His desire for power changed his character to the point where he once was a hero to now the villain. Macbeth’s drive for power and
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devilish actions turns the plot for the worst. Leaders in history will often do any means necessary to gain power.
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Work Cited
Prentice Hall Literature. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005. Print.