Macbeth' s Ilusion vs reality
In William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, Macbeth is a character that subconsciously looses his awareness of what is reality and illusion. This is a result of his yearning ambitions. His aspiration to become the King of Scotland brings the worst out of him and makes him oblivious to the truth of reality. If you hurt someone's family member, there is no way they will overlook it. The truth will come out eventually and once you do something wrong, the guilt will always be there. Also, Macbeth shows that his thirst for power blocks him from the realization of what is reality and illusion throughout the play. Having the knowledge of the three apparitions, Macbeth decides to act on one of them. He acts upon the first apparition, " Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff! Beware the Thane of Fife. " (IV, i, 71-73). His action towards this apparition is stated as Macbeth tells himself:Time, thou anticipat'st my dread exploits. The flighty purpose never is o'ertook unless the deed go with it. From this moment the very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand. And even now, to crown my thoughts with acts, be it thoughts with acts, be it thought
Ambitions will either bring the best out of a person or be the reason for a person's downfall, depending on how a person approaches them. Macbeth does not realize this because he is so caught up in his desire for power. No matter what they do, they will always have a guilty conscience within them. However, his wife Lady Macbeth convinces him to go through with it and assures him that the plan is full proof:We fail? But screw your courage to the sticking-place, and we'll not fail. When Duncan is asleep---whereto the rather shall his day's hard journey soundly invite him---his two chamberlains will I with wine and wassail so convince, that memory, the warder of the brain, shall be a fume, and the receipt of reason a limbeck only: when in swinish sleep their drenched nature lies as in a death, what cannot you and I perform upon th' unguarded Duncan, what not put upon his spongy officers, who shall bear the guilt of our great quell? (I, vii, 59-72)Macbeth, being so overpowered by his ambitions, believes that his wife's plan has no faults. No boasting like a fool; this deed I'll do before this purpose cool: But no more sights! (IV, i, 143-155)Macbeth thinks that killing Macduff's family will scare and keep Macduff away from him. Although in reality, if someone harms someone's family member, obviously they will be furious. Despite how full proof Lady Macbeth's plan is, the reality is, the truth will come out no matter what. They will not just let it go but look for revenge and retaliate. and done: The castles of Macduff I will surprise; seize upon Fife; give to th' edge o' th' sword His wife, his babies, and all unfortunate souls That trace him in his line. It can bring out the worse in people and blind them to the reality of things as they are. In Macbeth's case, his overpowering, uncontrolled and desired ambitions led to his downfall and eventually his death. In conclusion, ambitions are not always good. The blood will not be visible but the guilt from the evil doing they have committed will always be present inside of them. Of course they will want justice for their family member(s) who have been harmed.
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