Macbeth
William Shakespeare play Macbeth is a tragedy. Macbeth=s ambition and greed for power is his eventual undoing. Macbeth being motivated by his dominating wife will stop at nothing for power. In William Shakespeare=s play Macbeth strong character contrasts develop within the play between Macbeth, Banquo, Macduff and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth and Banquo, are the same in some ways, but different in many others. Banquo possessing some of the same character traits as Macbeth, yet he clearly uses them for different purposes. Both Macbeth and Banquo are ambitious, yet their ambition sets them on different paths. Macbeth=s ambition brings him down a path of brutality, murder and betrayal. Banquo=s ambition is not as pressing brutal, or as selfish as Macbeth=s. As soon as Macbeth is greeted as the thane Of Cawdor his ambition is instantly compelling him to murder Duncan. I am thane of Cawdor: If good why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image does unfix my hair... My thought, whose murder yet is fantastical. Banquo is content to let fate play out. He has been promised a line of kings and he will not temp fate.Macbeth and Banquo are greeted by three witches on their journey. The three witches greet Macb
" Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be what thou art promis'd" (Act1, Sc5, 15) Out of all the characters in the play, the only character that can surpass Macbeth's cruelty is Lady Macbeth. (Act1, Sc7, 48)Finally Macbeth, breaks down and agrees to the murder of Duncan. Thou hast it now, king, Cawdor, Glamis, all,As the weird sisters promis'd and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for't(Act 3, Sc1, 1)He desires to speak to Macbeth about the three sisters because he wants a free conscience. William Shakespeare's play Macbeth is a tragedy. eth as the Athan of Glamis@, Athane of Cawdor@ Ahail Macbeth that shalt be king hereafter. Toying with fate and using the supernatural, Macbeth is eventually brought to rest from his ambition. Lady Macbeth, when compared to her husband, is the more ambitious one. She coaches Macbeth so people will not be suspicious. What beast was't then that made you break this enterprise to me? When you durst do it, then you were a man; And, to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man. Macbeth and Macduff show a great contrast towards each other. "Stay you imperfect speakers, tell me more. Macduff puts his country ahead of his family whom he loves dear, when he decides to flee to England to join Malcolm.
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