and in addition‚ the selfish nature will most likely be present when it is activated or spurred by certain circumstances. My idea about human nature is reflected in Shakespeare’s character‚ Macbeth‚ who initially is a loyal general to his king‚ Duncan‚ and valiantly protects his king and country also showing nobility and little indication of his darker side. In Act 1 Scene 2‚ it is clear that Macbeth was a brave soldier who ignored the danger he was in‚ "[f]or brave Macbeth disdaining Fortune‚
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of these evil acts is the murder of King Duncan. Macbeth is quoted saying “I have no spur
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childbearing and looking pretty for their husbands‚ but Lady Macbeth had to uphold other tasks that Macbeth could not. She has to call upon the scheming spirits to “unsex” her because she knows that Macbeth’s manhood is questionable. After murdering King Duncan‚ Macbeth wishes he were dead from the remorse and guilt he is overcome with. He says that he heard voices saying‚ “Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep”(2.2.3). Macbeth’s actions almost cause him to give himself away until Lady Macbeth has to
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SUMMARY Scene I A doctor and gentlewoman are at the castle watching Lady MacBeth because she has been sleeping walking. When Lady MacBeth enters the scene she washes her hands saying there is blood on them and refers to the murders: Duncan‚ Banquo‚ and Lady MacDuff. Once she leaves the doctor looks stunned at such behavior. Scene II A group of Scottish lords gather together to discuss the military situation. It is decided that the Scottish army will meet the English army led by Malcolm
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instantly visually evident to a conscientious reader. Although it is responsible for MacBeth’s rise to power‚ his "vaulting ambition" is also to blame for MacBeth’s tragic downfall. MacBeth would not have been able to achieve his power as King of Scotland‚ or have been able to carry out his evil deeds‚ if it was not for his ambition. In these instances‚ ambition helped MacBeth achieve his goals to a certain subdued degree. Consequently‚ however‚ MacBeth’s ambition has another face and is what leads
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his wife. I feel his wife Lady Macbeth‚ was the one who actually craved power‚ but she could not get this herself‚ so she resorted to the above. At the beginning of the play‚ Act one Scene one‚ the audience know that a man named Macbeth will meet with three witches in the future. Then in scene two‚ Shakespeare uses a conversation between a soldier and Duncan‚ to introduce Macbeth. The soldier describes Macbeth as “brave Macbeth” who “smok’d with bloody execution” in a battle. Duncan then replies
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characters. The corrupting power of unconstrained ambition causes Macbeth to brutally murder Duncan against his judgement and afterward stew in remorse and distrust as ‘every noise appals’ him. Although‚ once Macbeth had the taste of power‚ he was willing to kill anyone and everyone including the ‘young fry of treachery‚’ who was Malcolm’s son. Macbeth also put his own desires before the good of Scotland‚ and in the end‚ is destroyed by his ambition revealing that power and glory often leaves one
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Macbeth Many types of people exist in this world. A majority of those people believe in either free will or fate/destiny. All of these people make their own decisions‚ but how? Who tells them what to do? Or do they decide on their own? Whether or not fate actually exists is something some people spend their entire lives searching for. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ the Weird Sisters act as agents of fate to show Macbeth the path he is meant to take and they succeed in manipulating him
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what leads him to his downfall. Vaulting Ambition is Macbeth’s only flaw; it disables him to achieve his utmost goals and forces him to face his fate. Without this ambition‚ though‚ Macbeth never would have been able to achieve his power as King of Scotland or have been able to carry out his evil deeds. In these instances‚ ambition helped Macbeth do what he wanted to do. But‚ consequently‚ Macbeth’s ambition has another face and is what leads him to his tragic downfall. Had he not been so enveloped
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“Yet I do fear thy nature; it is too full o’ th’milk of human kindness.” (Shakespeare 16). Lady Macbeth is saying Macbeth is to kind to kill anyone. If Macbeth was such an evil villain‚ then Lady Macbeth wouldn’t be worried. This is another way to see
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