The character Macbeth in Shakespeare's play Macbeth

In 1606 William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) (Truex, 289), the Bard of Avon (Taylor, notes), wrote a tragedy, Macbeth, for his new patron, James I (James VI of Scotland), following the death of Queen Elizabeth (Truex, 289). The play is a tribute to James in the fact that one of the characters, Banqou, was an ancestor of James(Truex, 299). The play itself tells the story of a man (Macbeth), urged by his wife and foretold by prophecy, who commits regicide in order to gain power.

In Shakespeare's play Macbeth, there are many characters with which undergo a character change. The character that changes the most from beginning to end is the tragic hero, Macbeth. At the beginning of the play Macbeth is seen as a courageous solider who is loyal to the King but is corrupted from the witches prophecies and by his and Lady Macbeth's ambition. This is because of the weakness of Macbeth's

Throughout the play we see the character of Macbeth change not from just the way he thinks and what we hear from the play, but from the actions he takes in the play, from killing Banquo (III.3.), then having Lady Macduff and her children murdered, shows the insecurity that was present in Macbeth. After the murder of Duncan, Macbeth becomes quite paranoid and his first step of killing the guards is one of many that Macbeth takes to secure himself. Macbeth is also very superstitious and this is shown when he believes the prophecy the witches told him that Banquo's offspring would become Kings.

character and the strong power of Lady Macbeth and how she is easily able to influence him. Her strength motivates him at the start but after he realizes what he has done it is himself that continues in his murderous, bloody path.

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