MacBeth and Lady MacBeth both met the same dire fate at the end of their tragic saga. Death seemed to be a fitting end for both of them considering the misdeeds they enacted during the course of their self-fulfilling rise to power. In today's world, however, the deaths of the main villains in this play would have most likely been under different auspices.
             The circumstances under which each of them died seemed rather fitting to their own characteristics. Lady MacBeth died from her own insanity, and this was rather fitting because it was her mind which contrived the original plan to murder Duncan. For MacBeth, dying at the hands of a loyal Scottish soldier seemed to be fitting because it showed how MacBeth had come full circle from fighting for the country to committing high crimes against it. The whole play was based upon the change that can come over a person when greed and power are involved. It turned MacBeth from a loyal hero to an evil villain; the perfect antagonist. MacDuff, the loyal soldier whose family and life are ruined by MacBeth's greed, seems to be the stereotypical protagonist. He appears not only to have a desire to finish off MacBeth, but also must complete the task to prove good must triumph over evil. In the romantic world of Shakespearean drama, right almost inevitably prevails over evil, but in the r!
             eal world of today, that outcome is much more questionable. MacBeth's fate seemed to be sealed right from the moment he decided to kill Duncan. The rewards of taking such a tremendous chance to gain power did not seem to be nearly as imposing as the consequences of failure. Failure, in this case, most certainly meant death. The actual death of MacBeth, however, did seem quite noble considering his cruelty during the last portion of his life. He died while fighting, and that appears to indicate some nobility and valor remained with MacBeth, even in his last days. It also showed th...