Macbeth

             The Change In The Character Of Macbeth Thought The Play
             In the beginning of the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. The main character, Macbeth, is viewed as a heroic soldier who is loyal to the King. Macbeth, however, is influenced by the ugly sister's prophecies and by his wife Lady Macbeth in his motive to kill. Lady Macbeth does not believe that her husband has the "guts" to take the necessary actions in order to become king. She thinks Macbeth is "too full o' the milk of human kindness" (Shakespeare I, v, 17). Macbeth is mentally weak, therefore, Lady Macbeth is easily able to influence him. Her strength motivates him at the start, however, after Macbeth realizes what he has done he continues the murderous acts. Macbeth is a mentally weak character that undergoes a drastic mental change thought the play.
             In the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a strong soldier who fights others without mercy. Macbeth relies on the witches who feed him prophecies and glimpses of the future. After Macbeth hears the witches prophecy, "All hail Macbeth that shalt be king hereafter"(Shakespeare I, iii, 50)! Macbeth immediately thinks that he should be king. When Lady Macbeth finds out about the witches she leads Macbeth into her plan which involves cold blooded murder. Macbeth is a little nervous at first, but Lady Macbeth is able to get Macbeth to agree with her to kill King Duncan. Macbeth still has a conscience because he is very hesitant about killing the King . He has a conscience throughout the entire play. It is Macbeth's conscience talking when he sees the hallucinations of the dagger and the ghost of Banquo, and has a constant worry of being descovered. This is also evident in his terrible dreams in which he hallucinates a voice that cries "Macbeth does murder sleep...Macbeth shall sleep no more"(Shakespeare II, ii,43). Macbeth conscience talks through his hallucinations.
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