Scotland is devastated due to Macbeth’s actions. He was not afraid of the consequences of his actions even though he knew what they would be. He was loyal to the king in the beginning, but now he is not afraid of anything. Macbeth is a whole different character since the beginning of the play. Macbeth’s decline in status is very clear now. However, Fleance escapes and Macbeth becomes irritated. This means that Banquo’s son, Fleance would be a threat to Macbeth or his descendants. He also, wanted Banquo’s son to be killed, because the prophecy said that Banquo’s sons would be kings. Killing your best friend to remain as a king is not very heroic. But Banquo’s safe?”Īt this point, Macbeth’s position declines even more. Whole as the marble, founded as the rock,īut now I am cabin’d, cribb’d, confined, bound in ” Then comes my fit again: I had else been perfect, Macbeth’s ambition still rules his actions. Therefore, he hires assassins to kill Banquo because he knows about the prophecy, and Banquo may suspect him. Now, he is eager to do anything to keep the name of being the king of Scotland. Even though he became the king, he is worried that someone else might murder him trying to take the throne. Then, Macbeth becomes the King of Scotland. The third prophecy comes true after Malcolm and Dolnalbien runs away from Scotland, scared for their lives. This is called hamartia one of Macbeth’s main tragic hero characteristics according to Aristotle. Macbeth’s craving for power and moral weakness lead him to evil suggestion which inevitably lead to his downfall. Lady Macbeth has an enormous impact on Macbeth of murdering Duncan. The failing of his decision reflects on her when she taunts his manhood. Lady Macbeth decides to be the push which he needs to go through with the plan. However, once Macbeth arrives home his plans change once again. In Act 1 Scene 5, Lady Macbeth is informed about the witches’ prophecies by a messenger sent by Macbeth. However, he still tries to become king as he is influenced by his fatal flaw ambition. Macbeth becomes confused about how he’d be a king when he had no royal blood. Also, Macbeth knows that if Duncan dies for some reason, it would be the princes who’d be the kings afterwards. Therefore, going against God’s will was believed to cause chaos. During the Elizabethan era, killing the king meant killing God’s chosen one. The king is believed to be the God’s appointed representative, so it would be wrong for Macbeth to be the king. The chain of being is the status of god, Jesus, angels and kings. This declines his nobility just by thinking of being the king, which means that he would have to break the chain of being. He thinks that he could become the king of Scotland as well. Macbeth did not believe the witches’ prophecies at first, but after Ross informs Macbeth that the king has just given him the position of Thane of Cawdor he starts to think that the prophecies could be true. “All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Glamis!Īll hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!Īll hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!” When Macbeth and Banquo return to Scotland, Macbeth is greeted by three witches with three different greetings. He is an accomplished killing machine, but because he serves Scotland he is not a butcher even though he has the skills of a butcher. ‘Carved out his passage till he faced the slave’ He is represented as a valiant character who hunts down Scotland’s enemies. Macbeth is seen as a heroic warrior in this act as he is fighting for Scotland. The use of ‘unseamed’ is a metaphor from clothing that shows his precision and expertise. Macdonwald is the opponent warrior who was as violent as well, but Macbeth overpowers Macdonwald which suggests that Macbeth is very brutal. Macbeth is seen to have ‘unseamed him from the nave to the chops.’ Shakespeare creates a violent image of Macbeth brutally killing Macdonwald. Macbeth’s violent nature supports his position as a hero fighting for Scotland. Macbeth being the servant of Valour suggests that Macbeth is a brave warrior. Macbeth is described as ‘Brave Macbeth’ and also as the servant of the God Valour he is ‘Valour’s minion.’ This is hyperbole, because a human being can’t fight as if he was the servant of god Valour. Macbeth’s heroism can be seen by the way Macbeth rejects ‘fortune’ that is personified as a glorious warrior. “Disdaining fortune with his brandished steel” (Act 1, Scene 2, Line 17) A tragic hero’s exceptional nature generally raises him above the average level of humanity. In Act 1 Scene 2, we know that Macbeth is the main character, because of his brave actions in the battle. There's a specialist from your university waiting to help you with that essay.
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