Macbeth Essay
Neel Chandok
Ms. Alexander
ENG3U1
May 13th 2013
Culminating Activity: Macbeth Essay
“If you do not create change, change will create you”. In other words, if you do not change willingly, change will ultimately modify who you are. The change can be exceptionally superb or awfully terrible. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the character Macbeth drastically changes. As the play goes on, Macbeth transforms from being a loyal warrior to a traitorous murderer, a loved thane to a hated king, and a weak husband to a fearless killer. Initially, Macbeth is a loyal solider for Scotland, but then slowly transforms to become a traitorous murderer. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth proves he is worthy and displays his allegiance to Scotland as a valiant soldier; King Duncan pronounces Macbeth as the new thane of Cawdor. A solider says, “For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name/ Which smoked with bloody execution/ Like valour’s minion carved out his passage/ Till he faced the slave/ Which ne’er shook hands, nor blade farewell to him/ Till he unseam’d him from the name to the chaps/ And fix’d his head upon out battlements” (1,2, 18-25). In this quote a solider is giving Duncan an update on the war. The solider praises Macbeth by stating how brilliant of a fighter he is. The solider also says how gruesome Macbeth is and how he splits the enemies open from the stomach up to their jaws. This quote proves Macbeth was loyal because he risks his own life to fight and win a war for his country. However, throughout the play, Macbeth becomes traitorous, disloyal, and deceiving. For instance, when Macbeth convinced the murderers to kill his best friend, Banquo, and his son by saying they were traitors and foul people. Macbeth mentions, “Both of you/ know Banquo was your enemy” (3,1,125-126). This quote shows how Macbeth betrays his good friend. Macbeth and Banquo were partners in war and looked out for each other. This demonstrates that Macbeth will do
Ms. Alexander
ENG3U1
May 13th 2013
Culminating Activity: Macbeth Essay
“If you do not create change, change will create you”. In other words, if you do not change willingly, change will ultimately modify who you are. The change can be exceptionally superb or awfully terrible. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the character Macbeth drastically changes. As the play goes on, Macbeth transforms from being a loyal warrior to a traitorous murderer, a loved thane to a hated king, and a weak husband to a fearless killer. Initially, Macbeth is a loyal solider for Scotland, but then slowly transforms to become a traitorous murderer. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth proves he is worthy and displays his allegiance to Scotland as a valiant soldier; King Duncan pronounces Macbeth as the new thane of Cawdor. A solider says, “For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name/ Which smoked with bloody execution/ Like valour’s minion carved out his passage/ Till he faced the slave/ Which ne’er shook hands, nor blade farewell to him/ Till he unseam’d him from the name to the chaps/ And fix’d his head upon out battlements” (1,2, 18-25). In this quote a solider is giving Duncan an update on the war. The solider praises Macbeth by stating how brilliant of a fighter he is. The solider also says how gruesome Macbeth is and how he splits the enemies open from the stomach up to their jaws. This quote proves Macbeth was loyal because he risks his own life to fight and win a war for his country. However, throughout the play, Macbeth becomes traitorous, disloyal, and deceiving. For instance, when Macbeth convinced the murderers to kill his best friend, Banquo, and his son by saying they were traitors and foul people. Macbeth mentions, “Both of you/ know Banquo was your enemy” (3,1,125-126). This quote shows how Macbeth betrays his good friend. Macbeth and Banquo were partners in war and looked out for each other. This demonstrates that Macbeth will do