Macbeth

In life, it can be said that man is his own worst enemy. An enemy in the mind never rests, but rather grows more and more intense. A disorder of the mind can be an unbearable condition that not even the strongest of man can overcome. However, when a diseased mind is crossed with evil, the effects can be lethal. Once one has crossed over to the dark side, it is nearly impossible to bring oneself back to goodness. This is clearly shown in the tragedy of Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, where the main character Macbeth becomes trapped behind a blanket of evil. In this play, Macbeth is urged onto the dark side by many forces, and can’t bring himself back. Macbeth begins to have hallucinations in which he sees such objects as floating daggers, ghosts, and even witches, or weird sisters. His evil visions, along with his psychosis, get him into a position of power, the King of Scotland, which quickly goes to his head. Once in power, Macbeth quickly finds that evil is firmly implanted within him, and the only way to live is to continue with his evil deeds, until he ultimately meets his death. It is obvious that Macbeth’s plight is represented through his hallucinations. Macbeth’s hallucinations are merely a figment of his disea

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However, this is easily explained, as at the time, it would have been common to see poor men or women on the battlefield looting dead bodies for any possessions they could find. So often, the offering of “trifles” can cloud the voice of reason and it is not until it is too late that one will realize what they have done.

Throughout the play Macbeth, the character of Macbeth experienced countless delusions and hallucinations, all of which were a clear representation of his evil within.

After encountering Macbeth’s imaginary weird sisters, Banquo had hesitations about accepting these predictions almost immediately. It seemed that he recognized the same thing, to some extent, yet didn’t want to believe it, as he says, “This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill, cannot be good; if ill, Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth?” (I, iii). Macbeth’s plight started quite innocently with the wish to become king; nevertheless, once he started to kill, he could not stop, as it was all a vicious cycle. He was so caught up in killing that he didn’t even do it himself anymore. Macbeth brought upon himself the wrath of his own death through his constant evil actions. Here is where Macbeth really broke down. As the play quickly progresses, however, Macbeth will begin to move away from believing that fate will crown him and will begin to take actions into his own hands. Unfortunately, Macbeth did not heed Banquo’s warnings. Moreover, it was very obvious that Macbeth wanted to achieve king, as he was one of Scotland’s most powerful thanes and warriors. Banquo paid the ultimate price for this, as he was one of Macbeth’s prey.

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