Macbeth Succumb To Evil
Yin and Yang
There are two opposing traits inside oneself: good and bad. If one walks into a gas station and decides to steal cash from the register after shooting the cashier, one obviously took a turn to evil; however, if one were to simply walk into the gas station and buy items, as well as tip the cashier, one would be considered good. In the fable, “The Two Wolves,” the mentioned traits are given to each wolf which reside within oneself, and it is for them to choose the yin wolf or the yang wolf. Such a fable applies so well to Macbeth as many characters face this inner struggle, causing some of them to succumb to evil. Macbeth faces many inner struggles throughout his story and ultimately succumbs to evil. After his fate is unveiled by the witches, he is consumed by ambition and greed. When he says to Banquo “your children shall be kings,” Macbeth has already been taken by ambition, as he puts all of his faith in the …show more content…
witches prediction; furthermore, not much later, he also influences his fate by killing Duncan, which is where Macbeth is influenced by greed (1:3:87). Becoming evil, Macbeth's traits resemble that of the evil wolf which is described as “greed, [and] arrogance” (The Two Wolves).
Another character that faces evil, and welcomes its grasp, is Lady Macbeth. When she receives her husband's letter, she nearly immediately agrees that “fate and metaphysical aid doth seem To have thee crowned withal” (1:5:19-20). As shown, lady macbeth instantly succumbs to the wolf of ambition and greed, which she also influences onto Macbeth. One Character that is good is Banquo. He actually questions the witches sincerity by asking Macbeth “were such things here as we do speak about? Or have we eaten on the insane root that takes the reason prisoner” (1:3:84-86)? Here Banquo is patient and holds back his ambition: he doesn’t entirely trust the witches prophecy. So, it can be seen that the inner wolf that controls Banquo is that of “peace… [and] truth” (The Two Wolves). This is where the two paths of Macbeth and Banquo part: one down the road of good and the other down the road of bad. Such paths can be related to that of one at the gas station; hence, Macbeth is the one who shoots the cashier, whereas Banquo is the one who
tips the cashier.
There are two opposing traits inside oneself: good and bad. If one walks into a gas station and decides to steal cash from the register after shooting the cashier, one obviously took a turn to evil; however, if one were to simply walk into the gas station and buy items, as well as tip the cashier, one would be considered good. In the fable, “The Two Wolves,” the mentioned traits are given to each wolf which reside within oneself, and it is for them to choose the yin wolf or the yang wolf. Such a fable applies so well to Macbeth as many characters face this inner struggle, causing some of them to succumb to evil. Macbeth faces many inner struggles throughout his story and ultimately succumbs to evil. After his fate is unveiled by the witches, he is consumed by ambition and greed. When he says to Banquo “your children shall be kings,” Macbeth has already been taken by ambition, as he puts all of his faith in the …show more content…
witches prediction; furthermore, not much later, he also influences his fate by killing Duncan, which is where Macbeth is influenced by greed (1:3:87). Becoming evil, Macbeth's traits resemble that of the evil wolf which is described as “greed, [and] arrogance” (The Two Wolves).
Another character that faces evil, and welcomes its grasp, is Lady Macbeth. When she receives her husband's letter, she nearly immediately agrees that “fate and metaphysical aid doth seem To have thee crowned withal” (1:5:19-20). As shown, lady macbeth instantly succumbs to the wolf of ambition and greed, which she also influences onto Macbeth. One Character that is good is Banquo. He actually questions the witches sincerity by asking Macbeth “were such things here as we do speak about? Or have we eaten on the insane root that takes the reason prisoner” (1:3:84-86)? Here Banquo is patient and holds back his ambition: he doesn’t entirely trust the witches prophecy. So, it can be seen that the inner wolf that controls Banquo is that of “peace… [and] truth” (The Two Wolves). This is where the two paths of Macbeth and Banquo part: one down the road of good and the other down the road of bad. Such paths can be related to that of one at the gas station; hence, Macbeth is the one who shoots the cashier, whereas Banquo is the one who
tips the cashier.