Is Macbeth A Typical Criminal?
Criminal minds have always been characterized by having a typical or peculiar behavior that differentiates them from the rest of people. According to experts on criminology such characteristics are: The need of been recognized, generally criminals are impulsive and they want to reach the top quickly, they are contradictories by nature, they see other people like if they were simply objects to be used, often criminals lie and manipulate naturally, they live the present without thinking on the consequences of their acts and they go through stages from the moment they kill by the first time until the moment they can’t´ stop killing. So, do the murder of Duncan convert Macbeth on a typical criminal?
The character of Macbeth also goes through several stages during the play. At the beginning he is just a brave warrior who looks for power and recognition through his performance in the fields of battle. After having heard the witches and their predictions of Macbeth becoming king, he begins to think how it could be possible. The combination of his ambition and the bad influence of his wife lead him to commit the murdered of Duncan in order to fulfill the prophecy of the wishes. One may think of Macbeth as the typical criminal. However he doesn´t have the characteristics that …show more content…
According to experts true criminals should not show any signal of guilt or repentance as Macbeth did, but they should be proud of what they did as if they had won a trophy, or because they are not conscious of the consequences of it or simply because they can´t see the reality as it is. In the case of Macbeth up to this point he can´t be considered to be a criminal mind but a men who committed a crime and suddenly realizes it was horrible and begins to feel ashamed, guilty and condemned. He realizes from that moment on he will live in disgrace and
The character of Macbeth also goes through several stages during the play. At the beginning he is just a brave warrior who looks for power and recognition through his performance in the fields of battle. After having heard the witches and their predictions of Macbeth becoming king, he begins to think how it could be possible. The combination of his ambition and the bad influence of his wife lead him to commit the murdered of Duncan in order to fulfill the prophecy of the wishes. One may think of Macbeth as the typical criminal. However he doesn´t have the characteristics that …show more content…
According to experts true criminals should not show any signal of guilt or repentance as Macbeth did, but they should be proud of what they did as if they had won a trophy, or because they are not conscious of the consequences of it or simply because they can´t see the reality as it is. In the case of Macbeth up to this point he can´t be considered to be a criminal mind but a men who committed a crime and suddenly realizes it was horrible and begins to feel ashamed, guilty and condemned. He realizes from that moment on he will live in disgrace and