Macbeth Paper
In the play "Macbeth", Shakespeare portrays Macbeth as the normal man - at first. Through his skills as a warrior, his friendship with Banquo and his loyalty to Duncan, Macbeth attempts to be the everyday man. As the play develops, however, Macbeth becomes over ambitious and power hungry. Like the book A Simple Plan, where people become so involved in their own greed and self-prosper that they kill people they love, Macbeth gains power through extreme desire and corruption. Macbeth does not set out to possess these characteristics. His "simple plan" for life is to be a normal man, according to society, characterized by power, class, bravery, and pride. The plan goes astray as his greed and immorality destroy his pursuit of normalcy. Shakespeare clearly establishes that as Macbeth becomes immersed in his social goals, he becomes inhuman. Although Macbeth does not appear in the first two scenes of the play, other characters talk about him in very descriptive terms. Macbeth is seen as a very brave and extremely valiant warrior:"For brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name - Disdaining Fortune, with his brandished steel Which smoked with bloody e
This shows that he has lost all sense of humanity. Lady Macbeth, however, urges him to ignore his prior sense of humanity and go forward to commit the crime. Macbeth has served under Duncan for many years as Thane of Glamis. It is in such a man, Shakespeare is saying, that the hope for the future lies" (Ribner 248). After these two deeds are accomplished, Macbeth's feelings towards Lady Macbeth change. Shakespeare depicts Macbeth as linked to humanity, his fellow men, and to God. Macbeth loses his bond to God and therefor becomes inhuman. Early in the play, Macbeth meets the three witches, his first encounter with the supernatural. He says that they will talk about it tomorrow. When Duncan becomes too old to fight, Macbeth takes his place in the front line. Macbeth is losing the ability to appreciate the consequences of his actions.
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