Macbeth
With enough persuasion a person can get someone else to do virtually anything. He or she can be easily influenced, even by his or her own ambitions. The art of persuasion is profoundly shown in the Shakespearean play Macbeth. Through the main character, Shakespeare shows how Macbeth's actions were easily influenced by the Witches, Banquo, Lady Macbeth, and Macbeth's own ambitions. The witches play an important role in Macbeth's thoughts. They are the ones who gave Macbeth the first thoughts of being king, by telling him their thoughts. Through out the novel the witches tell Macbeth his future and in a sense tell him what to do. "First Witch: All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! Second Witch: All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! Third Witch: All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!"(17). When the witches tell Macbeth he is Thane of Glamis, it does not surprise him because he is Thane of Glamis. When they tell him he is thane of Cawdor he is shocked, but even more so when they tell him he will be king one day. Macbeth does not know what to do or say. He thinks the Thane of Cawdor is alive, so how can he be Thane of Cawdor? The King is also alive so how would Macbeth ever become kin
Throughout the play it is greatly shown that Lady Macbeth exerts the most pressure on Macbeth. He also tells Macbeth that he will honor the King no matter who that may be. If you shall cleave my consent, were 'tis, It shall make honor for you. By telling Macbeth that he will honor any King Banquo is telling Macbeth that he does not care how Macbeth becomes king, he will honor him because he is king. He is a Lord and may be next in line to become king. Why do you dress me in barrowed robes?" (21). After Macbeth starts to think about how good it would be he is pressured even more to actually do something about becoming king. She tells him that he was a man when he said he would do it, but now he is less of a man because he is backing out of killing Duncan. Macbeth now is telling himself that seeing the witches could not be bad, but it could not be good either. Later in the play, after Macbeth kills Duncan, Macbeth's ambition's become a personal desire. In this line Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth that Duncan will never see the light of day again. Macbeth's actions were pushed by the Witches, Banquo, and Lady Macbeth, but most of all Macbeth pushed himself.
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