What Are The Forces That Drive Macbeth's Final Decisions
Everyone comes to a point in life in which they have a big decision to make. This decision is life changing and is not just made out of nowhere; there are many different forces that drive it. Internal forces, like thoughts and ambition, play a part; as well as external forces, like close relative’s thoughts and ideas. All of these are very hard to resist. The character Macbeth comes to this point in Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. He faces a predicament in which he is having urges to kill the king so that he can take the place of the king. He needs to decide whether or not to do so, but there are many forces driving him to commit this crime as he tries his best to resist. His selfish desires to become king along with his wife’s greed and witches
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Macbeth tries his best to convince himself not to do this for many different reasons. One of these is Macbeth “is his kinsman and his subject”(1.7.13), and killing the king is considered the greatest sin of all. A second is the implied host and guest contract, as a host there is a responsibility for the happiness and safety of the guest. A third is the king “hath been so clear in his great office”(1.7.17-18). A final reason is because of the fact the king is so loved his death will be pitied so much it will cause an uprising. Macbeth tries so hard to resist all of these internal and external forces, but in the end he cannot which is due to his ambition. Macbeth is a play that shows how internal and external forces can sometimes be so strong that they trump all resistance. No matter how hard his morals try to bleed through they cannot win when put to the test. Macbeth experiences this when his ambition, his wife, and the witches all get the best of him. The main internal forces that trump all resistance are reason and ambition. The main external forces that overpower resistance are the witches and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth’s final decision was driven by all of these different
Macbeth tries his best to convince himself not to do this for many different reasons. One of these is Macbeth “is his kinsman and his subject”(1.7.13), and killing the king is considered the greatest sin of all. A second is the implied host and guest contract, as a host there is a responsibility for the happiness and safety of the guest. A third is the king “hath been so clear in his great office”(1.7.17-18). A final reason is because of the fact the king is so loved his death will be pitied so much it will cause an uprising. Macbeth tries so hard to resist all of these internal and external forces, but in the end he cannot which is due to his ambition. Macbeth is a play that shows how internal and external forces can sometimes be so strong that they trump all resistance. No matter how hard his morals try to bleed through they cannot win when put to the test. Macbeth experiences this when his ambition, his wife, and the witches all get the best of him. The main internal forces that trump all resistance are reason and ambition. The main external forces that overpower resistance are the witches and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth’s final decision was driven by all of these different