ons. A soldier on the battlefield must summon up a different type of courage than that of a man about to propose to a woman. All men confront different types and levels of worries. Based on these experiences, a limitation is established within each man. This is why true courage can only be achieved through ones own will. There is no other person that can define another person's limitations for him. By realizing these limitations and confronting them, true courage is displayed. True courage comes with the realization of ones own character, not through the fulfillment of what others believe defines courage. Macbeth, at an early point in the play, shows the very conflict mentioned above with his beloved Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth's definition of courage is attributed to pursuing ones ambition. She believes Macbeth lacks courage because he is unwilling to follow his own ambitions. These beliefs are revealed when she states, "Thou wouldst be great, art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it" (I,v,18-20). Lady Macbeth tries to appeal to Macbeth's ambition by imposing her own definition of manhood on him. However, Macbeth finds himself reluctant to pursue it. The reason is because the limitation that Lady Macbeth asks him to confront is not his own. To Macbeth, her view of courage does not coincide with his view of courage. Committing the murder does not allow him to surpass the limitations to his own view of courage. Rather, he is attempting to confront and fulfill Lady Macbeth's definition of manhood. Macbeth attempts to reassure himself of this when he says, "Prithee peace! I dare do all that may become a man; who dares do more is none" (I,vii,46-8). Macbeth reveals his desire to do all that he is able within hi
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