Macbeth

A detailed Summary of Macbeth

Macbeth(c.1607), written by William Shakespeare, is the tragic tale of Macbeth, a virtuous man, corrupted

by power and greed. This tagedy could in fact be called "A Tale of Two Theories". One theory suggests

that the tragic hero, Macbeth, is led down an unescapable road of doom by an outside force, namely fate in

the form of the three witches. The second suggests that there is no supernatural force working against

Macbeth, which therefore makes him responsible for his own actions and inevitable downfall. It must be

remembered that Macbethis a literary work of art, and as a peice of art is open to many different

interpretations, none of them right and none of them wrong. But the text of the play seems to imply that

Macbeth is indeed responsible for his own actions which are provoked by an unwillingness to listen to his

own conscience, the witches, and his ambition.

First, Macbeth ignores the voice of his own psyche. He knows what he is doing is wrong even before he

to this terrible feat"(I.vii.79-80). There is nothing supernatural to be found in a man being swayed by the

infamous witches and Macbeth agree upon. Such an element exists in the form of Macbeth's ambiton. In the

the part that is missing, and that is a conn!

to thee Thane of Cawdor!"(I.iii.49), a title which not even Macbeth is aware he has been awarded. Even

considered. It is admittedly strange that the weird sisters first address Macbeth with,"All hail, Macbeth! hail

ection between Macbeth's ambition and some spell cast by the weird sisters which might be said to

stranger is the third witch calling to Macbeth,"All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!"(I.iii.50).

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