Macbeth essay
"Macbeth," a play written by William Shakespeare can be summed up in many words, a few of those words are straight out of the play. "Fair is foul and foul is fair," not only sums up the play but also sets up an on going theme for the play and that theme is stressed through the numerous facades the main character, Macbeth, puts on. The many murders that Macbeth commits are wrong but what is even worse is that he pretends to have nothing to do with any of it. Although he himself does not shed the blood of many of those killed, it is his plans and thoughts that killed numerous people. From one death to another he pretends to be the guiltless party. For example, in the death of Duncan, Macbeth not only blames another but also puts up a mourning guise. In this passage it shows how Macbeth acts as though he is furious with the death of Duncan even though he is the one that killed him and yet he still blames others for the deed, "The expedition of my violent love outrun the pauser, reason...Who could refrain, that had a heart to love, and in th
As the play goes on, Macbeth's thirst for power grows larger and larger, and his need for that power leads him to doing anything to get it. Whether he does something right or wrong, Macbeth no longer cares because every little thing seems petty next to his almighty "power." Macbeth goes from being a genuinely honest and innocent being to a corrupt and evil person. Lady Macbeth also thought that he was innocent, however she felt that it was not for his own good, "Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way."(Act I scene v lines 14-15) As the play continues others notice the change that happens to Macbeth's nature, the witches are some of those who notice, "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes."(Act IV scene i lines 44-45) For the witches to be saying that Macbeth is "wicked" is ironic considering the fact they are some of the most evil beings not only in the play but also in general. The witches were but only a few of those who could see the wickedness in Macbet
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Approximate Word count = 706
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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