Macbeth's Struggle to Gain and Hold the Crown of Scotland
In his struggle to gain and hold the crown of Scotland, Macbeth is driven from one foul deed to another. Discuss the sequence of events from a cause and effect standpoint.
Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God (Acts 14:22). Strength, growth and power comes only through continuous effort and struggle. Struggle is a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack. In Macbeth’s case it was to get the struggle to get power. In the play, Macbeth by William Shakespeare many characters are seduced by the thought of gaining power. However, no characters more than Macbeth. Throughout the entire play, Macbeth's actions are controlled by his quest to gain more power. As the play begins, Macbeth is already a man of power, as he was a victorious general in Duncan's army and then the Thane of Glamis. Then, almost immediately after hearing the predictions of the three witches he receives more power by being awarded a new title, Thane of Cawdor. Then he has one thing left in mind being the King of Scotland. He first is a bit unsure of whether he needs it or not but the slowly begins to dream about Duncan’s throne. Then begins his struggle to gain and hold the crown of Scotland. He does one foul deed followed by another to get hold of the crown of Scotland. Under the influence of unchecked power which he posses from his kingship, Macbeth takes actions that have serious and devastating consequences for himself and for other characters in the play. Once Macbeth has committed an act in which he uses power for negative ends, he finds it increasingly difficult to restrain him from resorting to the perverted use of power. In his struggle to gain and hold the crown of Scotland, Macbeth is driven by one foul deed followed by another. This is evident by him murdering King Duncan, Banquo and Macduff’s family. Firstly, following the witches third prophecy to Macbeth that he will be a future king of Scotland the first thing that Macbeth
Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God (Acts 14:22). Strength, growth and power comes only through continuous effort and struggle. Struggle is a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack. In Macbeth’s case it was to get the struggle to get power. In the play, Macbeth by William Shakespeare many characters are seduced by the thought of gaining power. However, no characters more than Macbeth. Throughout the entire play, Macbeth's actions are controlled by his quest to gain more power. As the play begins, Macbeth is already a man of power, as he was a victorious general in Duncan's army and then the Thane of Glamis. Then, almost immediately after hearing the predictions of the three witches he receives more power by being awarded a new title, Thane of Cawdor. Then he has one thing left in mind being the King of Scotland. He first is a bit unsure of whether he needs it or not but the slowly begins to dream about Duncan’s throne. Then begins his struggle to gain and hold the crown of Scotland. He does one foul deed followed by another to get hold of the crown of Scotland. Under the influence of unchecked power which he posses from his kingship, Macbeth takes actions that have serious and devastating consequences for himself and for other characters in the play. Once Macbeth has committed an act in which he uses power for negative ends, he finds it increasingly difficult to restrain him from resorting to the perverted use of power. In his struggle to gain and hold the crown of Scotland, Macbeth is driven by one foul deed followed by another. This is evident by him murdering King Duncan, Banquo and Macduff’s family. Firstly, following the witches third prophecy to Macbeth that he will be a future king of Scotland the first thing that Macbeth