Arrogance In Macbeth
Macbeth is a man whom at one point in his life is predicted by three witches to be the Thane of Cawdor but due to his arrogance and inability to stand up to his wife he falls short of this prophecy. This essay is about a play by the name of Macbeth. This play was written by the playwright, Shakespeare. In this essay I will be analyzing the character Macbeth. We will be analyzing how Macbeth’s personality and reputation changes over the course of the play.
Three witches foretell Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, will “be king hereafter.” “Worthy Macbeth, we stay upon your leisure.” I think this statement means that Banquo thinks that Macbeth is worthy to rule. When King Duncan speaks on Macbeth he says, “What he hath lost noble Macbeth hath won.” He said noble Macbeth hath won. Duncan says that Macbeth is noble. King Duncan also says, “ No …show more content…
Banquo’s life is now in danger because of Macbeth has gone insane. This all came to be true because the witches cursed Macbeth, and this was their plan from the start!
When Macbeth says, “O full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!” is filled with so much hatred from Macbeth toward Banquo. Macbeth says, “My mind is full of scorpions, he and his Fleance are still alive.” Macbeth is definitely planning to assassinate Banquo, and he is now potentially regicidal, that is, a king killer. Is this heroism to regicide? Macbeth has changed so much over the course of this play. In Act 1 Macbeth was a strong leader. But by the end of the play he is a regicidal murderer. The factor that plays a large role in this play is tragedy and a hint of irony at the end. This is a tragedy because Macbeth dies in the end. There is also some irony in this play because Macbeth is murdered at the end of the play. This essay gave factual support on the statement that was how Macbeth had changed over the course of the
Three witches foretell Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, will “be king hereafter.” “Worthy Macbeth, we stay upon your leisure.” I think this statement means that Banquo thinks that Macbeth is worthy to rule. When King Duncan speaks on Macbeth he says, “What he hath lost noble Macbeth hath won.” He said noble Macbeth hath won. Duncan says that Macbeth is noble. King Duncan also says, “ No …show more content…
Banquo’s life is now in danger because of Macbeth has gone insane. This all came to be true because the witches cursed Macbeth, and this was their plan from the start!
When Macbeth says, “O full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!” is filled with so much hatred from Macbeth toward Banquo. Macbeth says, “My mind is full of scorpions, he and his Fleance are still alive.” Macbeth is definitely planning to assassinate Banquo, and he is now potentially regicidal, that is, a king killer. Is this heroism to regicide? Macbeth has changed so much over the course of this play. In Act 1 Macbeth was a strong leader. But by the end of the play he is a regicidal murderer. The factor that plays a large role in this play is tragedy and a hint of irony at the end. This is a tragedy because Macbeth dies in the end. There is also some irony in this play because Macbeth is murdered at the end of the play. This essay gave factual support on the statement that was how Macbeth had changed over the course of the