How Does Macbeth Explore The Nature Of Evil
Explore how the play Macbeth explores the nature of evil.
Macbeth is a play whereby perversion of values take place. Like the witches' chant of "Fair is foul and foul is fair, hover through the fog and filthy air", it suggests that they are chanting the curse on Macbeth- from a good man to an evil man, who thinks that doing good is evil and doing evil is good.
The play is where temptations rule over one's moral values, as supported by the fact that for kingship, Macbeth turned evil to murder the King of Scotland. Macbeth was initially an upright man, a brave warrior. Upon the Witches' prophecy, Macbeth was tempted to murder for the crown. While the Witches' prophecy acts as a catalyst to Macbeth's kingship, it was Macbeth himself who should be responsible for allowing the evil side of him to over-rule the good side of him. Not to exclude that Lady Macbeth was also a catalyst to Macbeth's kingship as she wouldn't stop doubting his manliness and bravery, and would refer his hesitance to murder the King of Scotland as cowardice. As a man who loves his wife, Macbeth would obviously be mentally tortured to prove his manliness and that he has no fear.
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One cannot conclude that Lady Macbeth is evil, as it only showed true in the first part of the play. Towards the end of the play, Lady Macbeth plunged into depression out of guilt. One cannot say that Lady Macbeth is not evil, either, for she was the one who dared Macbeth's manhood, insulted him by referring his hesitance to cowardice and finally managed to convince Macbeth to murder Duncan for kingship. The nature of evil in Lady Macbeth was very strong at the initial stages of the play, but evil transformed to guilt and blame for oneself, causing Lady Macbeth's death. The significance of this play is such that evil will be revenged. It is implied that the evil digs his own
Macbeth is a play whereby perversion of values take place. Like the witches' chant of "Fair is foul and foul is fair, hover through the fog and filthy air", it suggests that they are chanting the curse on Macbeth- from a good man to an evil man, who thinks that doing good is evil and doing evil is good.
The play is where temptations rule over one's moral values, as supported by the fact that for kingship, Macbeth turned evil to murder the King of Scotland. Macbeth was initially an upright man, a brave warrior. Upon the Witches' prophecy, Macbeth was tempted to murder for the crown. While the Witches' prophecy acts as a catalyst to Macbeth's kingship, it was Macbeth himself who should be responsible for allowing the evil side of him to over-rule the good side of him. Not to exclude that Lady Macbeth was also a catalyst to Macbeth's kingship as she wouldn't stop doubting his manliness and bravery, and would refer his hesitance to murder the King of Scotland as cowardice. As a man who loves his wife, Macbeth would obviously be mentally tortured to prove his manliness and that he has no fear.
While the play is filled with …show more content…
One cannot conclude that Lady Macbeth is evil, as it only showed true in the first part of the play. Towards the end of the play, Lady Macbeth plunged into depression out of guilt. One cannot say that Lady Macbeth is not evil, either, for she was the one who dared Macbeth's manhood, insulted him by referring his hesitance to cowardice and finally managed to convince Macbeth to murder Duncan for kingship. The nature of evil in Lady Macbeth was very strong at the initial stages of the play, but evil transformed to guilt and blame for oneself, causing Lady Macbeth's death. The significance of this play is such that evil will be revenged. It is implied that the evil digs his own