In the tragedy Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, many character traits are portrayed through the various characters throughout the play. Macbeth was one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies. It was completed in 1606 and was most likely first performed before King James I and his royal family at Hampton Court. King James I is believed to be a direct descendent of the character Banquo. Probably the most potent character trait expressed in Macbeth would be integrity or the lack there of. Integrity could be defined as doing the right thing at all costs no matter what the consequences or what would be in the persons best interest. In this play the person that displays the most of this character trait would be Macbeth himself. Macbeth shows his lack of integrity in many ways throughout the entire play through his actions towards the other characte
In another scene in the play Macbeth is forced to kill one of his long time friends Banquo. Instead of doing it himself Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo for him showing once again that he is turning more and more against his values, because this shows in a way that he may be somewhat scared. Another thing that shows that Macbeth is scared is that he is trying everything possible to hide his treachery and even says, "False face must hide what the false heart doth know." (1,7,82) In this line Macbeth tells us that he must lie on the outside to keep the secrets he has inside from getting to other people.
In the beginning of the play Macbeth is portrayed as an upstanding citizen to Scotland and a man with unending courage. He could do no wrong in the eyes of the king and because of this was presented with many honors. As with any person when they are recognized for w
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